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Drugs of Dependence and Antidepressants Flashcards

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What is drug dependence?

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Drug taking becomes compulsive

Takes precedence over other needs

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What is drug abuse?

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Use of illicit substances or illicit use of legal substances

Recurrent and clinically significant adverse consequences

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What contributes to psychological dependence?

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Rewarding effect of psychoactive drug

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What is the rewarding effect of the psychoactive drug?

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Positive reinforcement > desire to continue experience

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Does the rewarding effect only happen with drugs?

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No, it can happen with any activity

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What contributes to physical dependence?

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Habituation/adaptation

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What is habituation/adaptation?

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Feeling normal/aversion of negative symptoms

Don’t take drug to feel good but not to feel bad

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What are the reward and salience circuits involved in drug abuse and addiction?

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Nucleus accumbens

Ventral pallidum

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What are the memory and learning circuits involved in drug abuse and addiction?

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Hippocampusw

Amygdala

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What are the motivational drive circuits involved in drug abuse and addiction?

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Orbitofrontal cortex

Subcallosal cortex

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What are the inhibitory control circuits involved in drug abuse and addiction?

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Prefrontal cortex

Anterior cingulate gyrus

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What happens to the inhibitory control circuits in drug abuse and addiction?

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Removed to elicit excitation

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Which circuits have interplay between them in drug abuse and addiction?

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Those for reward and salience, and memory and learning

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Which neurotransmitter is implicated in reward pathways, and how?

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Increased dopamine in nucleus accumbens

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What are the key transmitters modulating dopaminergic transmission?

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Atch
Serotonin
NA
GABA
Glutamate
Opioids
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Which neurotransmitters are targeted by most of the drugs that are used and abused?

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Those that modulate dopaminergic transmission

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17
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Describe the dose-response curve in the CNS

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Bell-shaped rather than sigmoid

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18
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What effects did cocaine have on people with high dopamine receptor levels?

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Aversive effects

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What effects did cocaine have on people with low dopamine receptor levels?

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Pleasant effects

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Do receptor levels change, and if so, what do they change in response to?

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Yes, change in response to

  • Time
  • Disease
  • Drug taking
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21
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How do some tolerance mechanisms work when receptors are involved?

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Receptor levels are too high, so with extended drug use, they’ve been downregulated

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What are two examples of opioids?

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Morphine

Heroin

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What are the CNS effects of opioids?

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Euphoria

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What are two examples of CNS depressants?

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Alcohol

Diazepam

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What are the CNS effects of CNS depressants?

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Reduced anxiety

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What are three examples of CNS stimulants?

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Cocaine
Amphetamine
MDMA

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What are the CNS effects of CNS stimulants?

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Excitement
Euphoria
Reduce fatigue

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28
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What is an example of an hallucinogen?

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LSD

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What are the CNS effects of hallucinogens?

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Altered perception

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What is an example of a cannabinoid?

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D-9-THC

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What are the CNS effects of cannabinoids?

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Altered perception

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32
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What is non-therapeutic drug use?

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Consumption by choice not medical advice

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What are the specific effects of CNS stimulants on CNS transmission>

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NA, dopamine, and serotonin to various degrees

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34
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What does cocaine do at the synapse?

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Block neuronal uptake of NA

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What does amphetamine do at the synapse?

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Utilises uptake carrier for NA to enter pre-synaptic terminal
Displaces NA from synaptic terminal

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What effect do cocaine and amphetamine have on NA at the synapse?

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Increase NA levels in synaptic cleft

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Which neurotransmitters are predominantly affected in the CNS by cocaine and amphetamine?

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Dopamine

Serotonin

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Which neurotransmitters does amphetamine release in the CNS?

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Predominantly NA and dopamine

Also serotonin

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With what do the effects of amphetamine vary?

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Mood
Personality
Environment

40
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What are the CNS effects of amphetamine?

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Mood elevation and euphoria
Increase locomotor activity
Stereotypic behaviour

41
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What effects does amphetamine have on physical and mental performance?

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Fatigue postponed

Confident and speedy performance, but less accurate

42
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What is the possible mechanism for the appetite suppressant activity of amphetamine?

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Serotonin effect

43
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What is a medical application of amphetamine?

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Analogues used for ADHD

44
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Does amphetamine induce tolerance?

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Yes, need larger dose for same effect with long term use

45
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What is the mechanism by which amphetamine induces tolerance?

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Downregulation of receptors over time

46
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Does amphetamine cause psychological dependence?

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Yes, but not as marked as cocaine

47
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Which group of people are more susceptible to amphetamine dependence?

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Depressives

Lonely people

48
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What are the physical withdrawal symptoms of amphetamine?

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Lethargy
Sleep
Desire for food
Depression

49
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What does chronic use or an overdose with amphetamine cause?

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Anxiety
Nervousness
Physically tension
Tremors
Confusion
Dizziness
Time passes quickly
Hyperthermia
Tachycardia
Increased BP
Vascular collapse > death
Psychosis - hallucinations
50
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Compared to amphetamines, what neurotransmitters do cocaine and MDMA targeet?

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Target same ones but cocaine and MDMA have relative selectivity for dopamine, serotonin and NA

51
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What are the cognitive effects of caffeine?

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Increases alertness and well being
No euphoria
Delays onset of sleep

52
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In what ways does caffeine stimulate mental activity?

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Postpones boredom, fatigue, and inattentiveness

Enhanced intellectual and motor performance

53
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What do high doses of caffeine cause?

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Anxiety
Tension
Tremors

54
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What is the drug class of caffeine?

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Methylxanthine

55
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What are the targets of caffeine?

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Predominantly an adenosine antagonist
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor > cAMP not broken down
By targeting 2nd messengers, it affects transmission beyond NA, DA and 5-HT

56
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Does caffeine cause dependence?

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Not strongly in animals or humans

Reinforcing behaviour linked with social aspect

57
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What is a withdrawal symptom of caffeine dependence?

58
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What sort of hallucinations does LSD cause?

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Visual
Auditory
Tactile
- Sensory modalities get confused

59
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What happens to your thought processes whilst on LSD?

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Disturbed but aware drug-induced

60
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Does LSD cause dependence?

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Could be aversive rather than reinforcing some people - “bad trip”

61
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How is tolerance to LSD mediated?

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Receptor mediated

62
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How fast does tolerance to LSD happen?

63
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What happens when you take LSD with other psychotomimetics?

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Effects impaired by cross tolerance

64
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What is the target of LSD?

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In CNS agonist at 5-HT2 receptor

Causes inhibition of 5-HT neurons in Raphe

65
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What neurotransmitters does MDMA/ecstacy release?

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Dopamine and serotonin

66
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What are the effects of MDMA?

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Stimulant and hallucinogenic effects

67
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Is MDMA as effective as amphetamine or LSD?

68
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What cognitive effects does MDMA have?

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Feeling of closeness
Empathy
Love
Heightened self-awareness

69
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Does MDMA cause dependence?

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Yes because of rewarding reinforcing effect

70
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What are the effects of MDMA on the cardiovasular system?

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Increases HR

Increases BP

71
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What effect does MDMA have on thermoregulation?

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Disrupts it - causes chills and sweating

72
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What is the effect of the active metabolites of MDMA on the brain?

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Potential degeneration of 5-HT and DA neurons
Affects
- Mood
- Memory
- Sleep
- Appetite
73
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What effect do CNS depressants have?

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Relaxation

Sense of well being

74
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What are two forms of cannabis that are often taken?

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Marijuana
- Dried leaves
-  Flower heads
Hashish
- Extracted resin
75
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What is the active component in cannabis?

76
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What are the cognitive effects of D9-THC?

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Relaxation
Feeling of well being
Sharpened sensory awareness - increased intensity of sounds and sights

77
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What influences the effects of D9-THC?

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Characteristics of drug

Individual

78
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What are the cannabinoid receptors to which D9-THC binds?

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CNS - CB1

PNS - CB2

79
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What type of receptors are CB1 and CB2, and what effect do they have when they’re activated?

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GPCRs

Inhibition of adenylate cyclase > inhibition of transmission

80
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Which other drug can possibly interact with D9-THC?

81
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What is anandamide?

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Endogenous cannabinoid receptor agonist

Unknown physiological role

82
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What is nabilone?

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Synthetic cannabinoid analogue

Being developed as anti-emetic

83
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What is the effect of cannabinoids on neurotransmitters?

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Increase dopamine neuronal firing by decreasing GABAergic inhibition of dopamine neural activity

84
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What are the central effects of D9-THC?

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Impaired short term memory
Impaired motor coordination
Catalepsy
Analgesia
Anti-emetic
Increased appetite
85
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What are the peripheral effects of D9-THC?

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Tachycardia
Vasodilation
Reduced intraocular pressure
Bronchodilation

86
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Does D9-THC cause dependence?

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Some evidence of physical and psychological dependence in heavy users

87
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What are the effects of ethanol on the neuron?

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Inhibit Ca channel opening > stop exocytosis
Enhance GABA action and glycine mediated inhibition
- GABA-A receptors
- Reversal by Flumazenil
Opens some K channels > cell hyperpolarises
Inhibits glutamate receptors
- NMDA channel

88
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How does ethanol bind to the GABA-A receptor?

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Binds in lipid membrane
Changes shape of receptor
Increases GABA binding

89
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What are the behavioural effects of ethanol?

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Subjective

  • Increased self confidence
  • Euphoria
    • Usually loud and outgoing
    • Less often morose and withdrawn
  • At higher doses aggression and mood swings
90
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What are the motor effects of ethanol?

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Loss of motor coordination

Slurred speech

91
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What are the tissue effects of ethanol?

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Liver damage
Neurodegeneration
Foetal impairment

92
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What is the mechanism of tolerance of ethanol?

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Pharmacokinetic mechanism - enhanced clearance

93
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What are the behavioural signs of ethanol withdrawal?

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Anxiety
Insomnia
Nausea
Anorexia
Delusions
Hallucinations
94
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What are the neurological signs of ethanol withdrawal?

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Tremor
Hyperactive reflexes
Agitation
Delirium
Convulsions
Status epilepticus
95
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What are some physical signs of ethanol withdrawal?

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Vomiting
Postural hypotension
Sweating
Hyperpyrexia

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