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What is the definition of a drug

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A substance which has a physiological effect when deliberately introduced into the body

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What is a psychoactive drug

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Changes the cognition,emotion and/or behaviour by changing the function of the CNS

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What are some examples of psychoactive drugs

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-Heroin
-Nicotine
-Cocaine
-Caffeine
-LSD
-Alcohol

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What are Non-Psychoactive drugs

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Don’t change the cognition,emotion,and/or behaviour by changing the function of the CNS

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What are examples of Non-Psychoactive drugs

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-Aspirin
-Penicillin

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What are recreational drugs

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Used by users who choose to take because they want to experience its effects

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What are examples of Recreational drugs

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-Alcohol
-LSD
-Cocaine

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What are Therapeutic drugs

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Taken to treat a symptom or problem or disease

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What are examples of Therapeutic drugs

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-Penicillin
-LSD
-Cocaine

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What are illegal drugs

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When possession of the drug is against the criminal law of a given country

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What are some examples of illegal drugs

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-LSD
-Heroine
-Cocaine

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What are four reasons why people take recreational drugs

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-Social
-Psychological
-Cultural
-Enhancements

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What kind of system is the brain

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A homeostatic system(homeostasis)

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What can recreational drugs officially alter

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Neurotransmitter levels

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What sustained changes can neurotransmitters cause

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-Production of neurotransmitter
-Number of receptors
-Sensitivity of receptors

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What responses may the brain have to cocaine

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-Removing dopamine receptors
-Reducing dopamine produced

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What responses does the brain have to alcohol

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-Produce less GABA
-Reduce levels of GABA receptors

18
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What is the first step of addiction

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Tolerance

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What does tolerance mean

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The user has to take a higher quantity of the drug to gain the same effect

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What may withdrawal of cocaine lead to

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The things that people would normally do to feel happy,wont make them happy anymore

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What may withdrawal of alcohol lead to

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Agitation,stress and anxiousness.As GABA calms us down and this is reduced

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What kind of response may withdrawal symptoms lead to the addict doing

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A person would go back to the recreational drug as they experience withdrawal

23
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Why may addiction be a continuum

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Addiction and abstinence doesn’t have a clear divide

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What are the symptoms of addiction

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-Tolerance and withdrawal
-Impaired control
-Social or work problems
-Risky usage

25
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What can risky use lead to

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Increased levels of poisoning and overdose

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What is DRT

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Drug replacement therapy

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What does DRT entail

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Replacing one drug with another,a harm reducing strategy

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What are some examples of opioids

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-Heroin
-Morphine
-Codene
-Fentanyl

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What kind of pain killers are released by the brain when we experience pain

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Endogenous opioids

30
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What drug is often used to treat people with a heroin addiction

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Methadone

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