Drug and Alcohol Dependence and Related Disorders Flashcards
Classification of Psychoactive
substances??
• Depressants
• Stimulants
• Hallucinogens
• Solvents***
Classification - Depressants
• Depress the ______
• Decrease __________________/_________________
• Decrease HR, BP, slow RR
• Cause lack of coordination
•__________ of speech
CNS
level of consciousness/arousal
Slurring
Examples of depressants
Barbiturates (Tranquilizers)
benzodiazepines
alcohol
cannabis
opiates
Examples of Stimulants
• E.g. ??????? kola nut
Amphetamines, methamphetamines,
ecstasy, cocaine, caffeine,
Examples of Hallucinogens
List 9
LSD, psilocybin, magic mushrooms,
ecstasy, peyote, PCP, marijuana, synthetic
cannabinoids, ketamine
Tolerance
• Is a state in which after ____________________, a drug produces a ____________ effect, or ___________
doses are required to produce same effect
repeated administration
decreased; increasing
Withdrawal
• A group of symptoms and signs that occur when a __________________________________________
drug is reduced in amount or withdrawn
Most commonly used illicit drug was ____________
cannabis
Many earlier studies in Nigeria have showed that most commonly abuse drug is ____________, followed by _______________
alcohol (licit)
cannabis (illicit)
Children of smoker parents are ________ likely to become smokers
twice
Safe drinking
Not more than _______units a week
on a regular basis , spread
drinking evenly over _________ or
more days
14
three
CANNABIS
Derived from plant ______________
• Consumed as either
– Dried vegetative parts –______________
– _________ – secreted by the
flowering shoots of the
female part
Cannabis Sativa
Marijuana/grasss ; resin
Cannabis
Several pharmacologically
active chemicals
• D-9 ______ Is the most powerful
• Effects exerted by interacting with
____________ receptors in the
CNS
THC
cannabinoid
