Exam 1 lecture 1 Flashcards
Harrison narcotics act
-1915
-narcotics federally regulated
-Non medical use of opioids illegal
Controlled substances act
-Classified into schedules
-5 least bad, freely buy (cough syrup)
-1 worst, no medical use(heroine)
-2 Some medical use (cocaine)
Substance use disorder
-Clinical, cluster of cognitive behavioral, and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the substance despite significant substance-related problems
Receptors
-Way a cell receives info/signal from outside to inside
Homeostasis
-Process in which any biological process is regulated
-Body maintains relatively constant environment
-Negative feedback loops
-Drugs challenge homeostasis balance
Cell parts
-Nucleus
-Membrane
-Mitochondria
-Endoplasmic reticulum
-Ribosomes
-DNA
-Golgi
-Receptors
Cell membrane
-Controls what is going in and out of cell
-Has receptors on the membrane