Drugs

Question 1

What are the methods of administration?

Answer 1

IV – fast, smaller dose, more invasive
Oral – slower, processed by liver initially, need a larger dose
IM/SubQ – less involved than IV administration, but still not particularly
easy/desirable

Question 2

Metabolic tolerance

Answer 2

Body gets better at
breaking down the drug
* People who drink more alcohol tend to be
better at breaking it down

Question 3

Functional tolerance

Answer 3

decreased sensitivity to
the substance

Question 4

Conditional tolerance

Answer 4

context may influence
sensitivity
* Body may respond to cues that indicate
physiological changes associated with drug
are coming
Tolerance