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1
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When a bug eats a xanthine what is produced

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Octopamine

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Octopamine is what

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a natural pestacide, it kills bugs and not humans

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3
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methylxanthines founds in plants:

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coffe, tea, yerba mate, guarna, kola nut, cocao

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Yerba mate is similar to ____ and Guarna is similar to ______

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brewing tea; brewing coffee

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5
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Caffeine content in Guarna is ____ x more than in coffeee

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2

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6
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Guarna also contains

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theophylline and theobromine

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7
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Tea dates back to _____

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2737 BC

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8
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First tea shipment to Canada

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Hudson Bay Company in 1700

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1633 Sultan Murad and coffee ban

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2nd time in a coffee house they were to have their head sewn in a leather bag and thrown in a river

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10
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Caffeine in Starbs

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180, 260, 330

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Canadians drink ____ soda a day and US drinks _______

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85L (1can) and 216 (3cans)

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12
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_____ caffeine is added into soft drinks

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95%

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Caffeine BL reach in about ____ , reaching peak at _____ and peak CNS _____

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30-60 min, 1 hour, 2 hour

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14
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Half life of caffeine

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5 hours

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15
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Caffeine is an antagonist at _______ receptors

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Adenosine - which surpresses nural activity - does not actually do an activity

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16
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Lethal dose and toxification dose

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200 mg/kg and 600mg

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17
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Caffeine does not develop tolerance on

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no sleeping effects

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18
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does caffeine create withdrawal symptoms and PD?

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Yes - most common is headache

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19
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SH were originally designed for medical uses -

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relieving anxiety, sleep, seizures

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20
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MOST SH __________ unwanted side effects

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depress CNS, induce sleep (SOPORIFIC EFFECT) and dull awareness (hypnotic)

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21
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Early SH

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  • pottassium bromise, chloral hydrate, paraldehyde
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22
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Potassium Bromide

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calming and soothing effects, until recently was used in meds (from 1800s) discontinued because of its toxicity

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23
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Bromoseltzer

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alcohol hangover remedy because mimmics alcohol

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24
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Potassium BROMIDE TOXICITY

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bromide is slowly excreted by kidneys, half life 12 days, symptoms: impaired thought/memory, delerium, hallucinations, mania and coma

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25
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Chloral Hydrate

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  • MM and Anna Nicole Smith death - combined with alcohol to make KNOCKOUT DROPS or MICKEY FINNS (date rape), Evidence in Journal of inebrity
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26
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Paraldehyde

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Alc withdrawal - similar effects of alcohol but tastes bad - people prefer alcohol and a large percentage is expiredV VIA lungs

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27
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Barbituates were synthesized by

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Adolph Van Bayer in 1864

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28
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Barbituates OG consisted of

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molnic acid and urea

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29
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Said to come from formation on

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St barbras day or a munich waitress who contributed her urine

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30
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1st modification of barbituric acid

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BARBITAL - VERONAL after the peachful and calm city verona, had long onset and duration

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31
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Long lasting barb

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Onset: 1 hour, Duration: atleast 6 hours - PHENOBARB, tablet, liquid or capsul

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32
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Int barb

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Onset: 30 min, Duraction: 4-6 hours, AMOBARBITAL AKA truth serum

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33
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Short acting barb

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onset: 15 min, duration: 1-4 hours, PENTO OR SEC

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34
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ULTRA SHORT Barb

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onset: seconds, duration about 5 minutes hexobarbital and thiopental

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35
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why were barbs made illlegal

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  • more produced than people after HYGIAs second article about the abuse of barbs
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36
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Peak of barbs

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1950’s-60’s then taken over BEN

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37
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typical abuser of barb

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middle (30-50), middle/upper class females

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38
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COLOURS:

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Amo - blue, pento - yellow, seco - red, tunical - red and blue

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39
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Ultra short: propofol

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anasthetic, milk of amnesia, small TI, onet: 1 min, duration: 10

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40
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What did MJ OD on

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propofol and bennies

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41
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What happens when you combine barbs and alcohol

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  • act synergistically, multiplicative manner
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42
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Neurochem effects of barbs

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  1. enhance inhib actions of GABA
  2. decrease glutamate
  3. reinforcing and rewarding is less clear
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43
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Tolerance of barbs?

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yes, to almost all effects –> behavioural impairing, sleep inducing, reinforcing and lethal (lethal faster than others) increase chance of OD

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44
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Is there PD in Barbs?

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YES, similar with those in alcohol - hypotension, fainting, tremours, muscular faschilations, anorezia, weight loss, confusion, delusion, hallucinations

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45
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How many deaths can occur from barb withdrawal?

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5% death rate

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46
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most sought after

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seconal and tunical

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47
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___ % pregnancies were barb exposed

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10

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48
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rats exposed to barbs in early gest periods

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abnormal neural and biochemical differentiation of the CNS, deficits in learning, delayed milestones, and alteration in behavioural and physiological sex differences

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49
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are drug exposed males less active in open field boxes than females?

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  • no they are more active than non-exposed females

- preexposed rates similar to that of non-exposed females

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50
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Latency period for exposed male barb rats?

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exposed M rodents exhibit shorter latency periods than male control and are not different from unexposed F

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51
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Disrupted sex behaviour in M rates

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  • loridosis - female sex position, fewer ejaculations etc.
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52
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Studies in babies born with barb moms in humans show

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delayed puberty, undescended testies, cross gender identities, M AND F showed lower IQ

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53
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Methaquaalone (Quaalaude) original use

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Malarial - noticed it produced heroin type experience,

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54
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in 1970 lude increased by

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360%

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55
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lude PD and w.drawal symptoms

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similar to barbs

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56
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death of celebs on ludes

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elvis, jimi hendrix, guy from the stones

57
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Propendiols OG use

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to fight of anti-bacterial penacillin but provided a soothing effect - muscle relaxation from which could easily be aroused (good for anxiety and no side effects)

58
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First propendiol produced

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meph carbamate - rapidly metabolized and short lasting - not good for anxiety

59
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meprobramate

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  • first durg to be associated with tranquilizer, ideal anxioltic, but high abuse potential - lethal dose was very high compared to TD (better than barbs)
60
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Benz

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primary anti-axiety, also used for sleep

61
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first benz

A

librium (chlordiazepoxide)

62
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most well known benz

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diazapam (valium)

63
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long lasting benz

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long lasting metabolites (primary for diazapam is nordiazapam)

64
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half life of noradiazapam

65
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intermediate benz

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lorazapam, clonazepam, flunitztrapam (roofie)

66
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short acting benz

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midlazom, oxapam, alpazolan (xanax) - Hancion was used for sleep but people got mean

67
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Are bens reinforcing?

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not really

68
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what happens when taken with alc or opiate? bens

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heightens effects

69
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XANAX is responsble for ___ benz visits to ER

70
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Benz are considered ____ tranquilizers

71
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effect of bens

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  • reduced anxiety, sleep, anticulvulsaants, muscle relation
72
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Does Benz interfear with learning and long term potentiation

73
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Neurochem effects of bens

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  • interfere with gaba via satellite receptors (endogenous)
74
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Ben antagonist

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fumazil - dont exert action

75
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tolerence of BENZ

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  • develops rapidly for muscle relaxing, sedating, sleep infucing, and anticonvulsants – slower for anxiolytic effects
76
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Is there PD evidence and withdrawals?

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YES, in animals and humans - withdrawal - tremor, hot food, walking ridgity (in animals), and increased neuronal excitation, seizures, heightened anxiety, numbess and tingling (in humans)

77
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GHB

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Xyrem, liquid E or easy lay, natures qualude, degreasing solv + floor striper + drain cleaner, mech action similar to benz, PD and withdeawal, DopA reward system

78
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Types of Hallucinogens

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  • cholinergic
  • seratagenic
  • methylated amph, norA
  • other
79
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CHOL agonist hallucinogens

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stim muscarinic cholinergenic receptors to increase chol NS

80
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Amanita Muscaria

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Fly argaric mushroom

81
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Fly agaric mushroom

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  • red and white
  • place in milk to kill flies
  • vikings use - Beserkers
  • consumed when others are scarce
  • ibotonic acid and muscimole
  • excreted and unchanged in urine - siberians
82
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symptosm of FA mushroom

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  • humour, euphoria, detachment and unreality, increased power, agitation, trembling, cvisions of supernatural
  • unpleasant = lacrimation, salvation, sweating, diarrhea, pains coma, and lungs can fill with liquid and death
83
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Ibogaine

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CHOL

  • yellow root chew
  • used by hunters to endure trecks and suppress appetites
  • effects can last up to 30 hours
  • sold in france for fatigue in 1960s
  • alleviate repressed childhood memories
  • heroine addict felt it was healing - gov didnt think so
84
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Atropa Belladona

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  • purple flowers with black berries = deadly night shade
  • atropine
  • tomato potato family
  • ATROPA - greek cut threat of life at time of persons death
  • belladona - pretty with big pupils (put berry juice in eyes
85
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Atropa B effects

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  • blocks receptors (CHOL) reduces neural activity, rapid HB, dilated puils, loss of balance, blurred vision, dry throat
  • semi-awake dream like, weightlessness and flying,
86
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Datura stamonium

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  • atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine
  • similar to jimson weed
  • witches
  • leaves into cigars - sold for asthma
  • purple and white flowers - devils trumpet
  • low doses: euphoria, dream, amnesia (10-20 seeds)
  • higher doses - unpleasant hallucinations, delirium, mental confusions (50)
87
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Hebane

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used in orgies
scopolamine and hyoscamine
hairy leaves

88
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Manfragora officnarum

A
  • hanged mans semen
  • all 3
  • looks like person, says plant shrieks when u pick it
  • low doses = depressant and sedative
  • higher doses = hallucinogens, delerium and all the affects from above
89
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Seratonergic

A

typically produce hallucinogens

90
Q

LSD

A

Hoffman who was studying vasoconstriction and muscle tone of uterus

91
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Lyserigic acid from

A

ergot = parasit fungus on grains and wheat

92
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HYMPHREY OSMOND

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coined term psychadellic

93
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LSD was used in

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psychotherapy and interrogations

94
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LSD IS a what schedule drug

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1 meaning low medical use high abuse

95
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PEAK OF LSD IN

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1960s and 70s went from 1% of uni students to 20%

96
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Street dose

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50 micrograms

97
Q

typical dose of peak period

98
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LSD oral ingestions

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effectds: 60 min, peak: 90, duration 5-12 hours,

99
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LSD first imapcts

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SNS: tachycardia, increase BP and body temp, dilated pupils, increased salvation, analgesia

100
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Sought out affects

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1-2 hours post ingestions

101
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Tolerance

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  • occurs rapidly to seratogeric and noradrenergic hallucinations
  • PC
102
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PD of LSD?

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no evidence

103
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does LSD do tetralogical damage?

104
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Neurochemical actions of LSD

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supress firing seratonin neurons in ralphe nuclei which affects to ARAS which filters sensory information - AGONISM at 5HT1

105
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LAA

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1/10 potency 
found in ergot 
HOLY FIRE/ST ANTHONYS FIRE 
from ergot 
vasocontstriction - russia and france 
- tingling of skin, convulsion and disordered thinking
106
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PSILOCYBIN

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  • HOFFMAN
  • mushrooms
  • 1000 BC
  • onset: 30 mins, duration: 2-6 hours
  • tolerance and cross tolerance
  • find it better than LSD
107
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Typtamine

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occurs in plants, similar to tryptophan

108
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DMT

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  • virola and piptadenia peregrina
  • enthegeon (relgious and mystical purpose)
  • red bark - snuff
  • onset: 10 seconds, peak: 10-15 mins, duration: 60 minutes
  • taken orally monoamine oxidase breaks it down but ingested with harmaline alkoids its fine
109
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AYAHUASCA

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most common drink with DMT

110
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DMT has been used to help people with

111
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effects of DMT

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nausea, excitability,numbness, twitch of face, hallucinations

112
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Bufotine

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plants, fish, toads, cyanosis - purple skin –> snuff

113
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Phenethylamine: NE and meth amphetamines

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  • modifications of amphetamines which resemble NE - stimulant and hallucinogen products
114
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Mescaline

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  • naturally occuring NE, peyote cactus
  • carrot shaped root
  • readily absorbed in digestive tract but doesnt pass BBB well
  • 3mg/kg - euphoria and stim
  • 5mg/kg - hallucinogen
  • peak: 60 min, duration 4-16 hours (10 normally)
115
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effects of mascaline

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  • coloured vision like klydoscope, with auditory, taste, olfactory and tactile hallucinations
  • weightlessness, depersonalization and time perception alt
  • naursea, vomitting, headaches, hangover
  • tolerance occurs to psych effects
116
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Hallucinogenic effects of phenethylamine from

117
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DOM/STP

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  • sereniyu, tranquility, peache, super terrific psych,
  • app supressant
    3-5 euphoria
    10 hallucinogen
    16-25 hours!!! - bad trips because long
118
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MDA

A

metabolite of MDMA, accounts for its ffects
usual dose 80 mg - 160 lasting 8-12 hours
emotions and empathy with other people present
from sassafras tree - formerly used from production of root beer
used to be for app supressant, antidepressant and parkinsons

119
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Myristicin and elemicin

A
  • found in fruit myristica fragans
  • nutmeg and mace
  • people get sick and then are discouraged - weak ass effects
  • tea - 1-2 TSP
    2 hours lasting
120
Q

MDMA founder

121
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MDMA OG USE

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app supressant

122
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Absorption of MDMA

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effects: 1 hour, duration: 4-6 hours
dose: 50-200 mg

123
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MDMA effects

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positive, openness, serenity, caring, energy and at high dosed hallucinations

undesriable: jaw, sweat, vision, dry mouth, and thirst
- DEATH: high body temp and dehydration

124
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PEAK USE

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1980 becuase MDMA legal

125
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MDMA causes release of

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5HT and Da, blcoks reuptake of 5HT causes prolonged seratonin

126
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extremely bad SE of MDMA

A
  • neurotoxin in rates, reduced seratonin binding, more pronounced in women, learning and mem nerves dammaged,
127
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Chronic use of MDMA causes

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memory impairment, decision making deficits, loss of impulse control, panick attacks

128
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MISC

A

PCP, KET, DEX, SALVIA, THUJONE

129
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PCP and KET bind to what receptors

A

SIGMA OPIATE to produce hallucinations, glutamate antagonist increases DA in brain - rewarding

130
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PCP

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  • phenocyclidine
  • did not produce low BP (+) but undesirable hallucinations and seizures (-)
  • can be added to MJ
  • 1-10 mg = euphira, numbess (anasthesia), loss of motor control, catatonia, nystagmus to fixed doll stare, distortion of body parts, agressive
  • 4-6 hour duration but can persist for days
  • large doses - psychosis and convulsions
131
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bad trips in PCP

132
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tolerance and PD of PCP

A

in lab animals w/drawal - tremours, oculomotor hyperactivity, fearfulness, convulsions
and been noted in humans

133
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Ket

A
  • snorted, smoked, oral, injection
  • khole
  • 2 hours
  • model of schizo and psychosis
134
Q

dextromethorphan

A

cough supressant
sigma opiate receptors and blocks glutamate
less potent to ket and pcp

135
Q

robocopping, roboing, robotripping, chugtussin

A

street for dex

136
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medical dose and abuse doses

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  • 15-30mg
  • one bottle - 250 mg
  • 200 mg - euphoric
  • 400 intense euphoria, dysphoria, vivid imagination, hallucination (close eyed)
  • 600 - strong alteration in conciousness, out o fbody experience, psychotic reactions
137
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salvia

A

mint fam
schedule 4 drug - possession in moderate quantity is not prohibited by law
AGONISTIC KAPPA OPIOD
hallucinatory few mins of smoking or hour of oral

138
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thujone

A 
saje, wormwood
produce absinthe 
GABA antagonist - increase neural activity - 5HT3 receptors 
GREEN FAIRY 
bev 50-75%

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