lecture 1 - intro to psychoactive drugs

Question 1

what is a drug?

Answer 1

chemical substances that influences physiological function

Question 2

what is not included in the chemical substances that are considered drugs?

Answer 2

food

Question 3

what is pharmacology?

Answer 3

the study of drugs and their actions

Question 4

what is neuropharmacology?

Answer 4

concerned with drug induced changes to the nervous system

Question 5

what is psychopharmacology?

Answer 5

concerned with drug induced changes in mood, thinking, and behavior

Question 6

what is neuropsychopharmacology?

Answer 6

concerned with chemicals that can disrupt behavior and uses chemicals to understand the neurobiology of behavior

Question 7

what are psychoactive drugs?

Answer 7

drugs that affect how the brain works and causes changes in mood, awareness, thoughts, feelings, or behavior

Question 8

how many of the US takes prescription drugs?

Answer 8

around 66%

Question 9

how many of the US above (age of 12) use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs in the last year?

Answer 9

20%

Question 10

how many of the US used alcohol and tobacco?

Answer 10

greater than 60%

Question 11

what is the commonly abused drug?

Answer 11

marijuana

Question 12

how are drugs classified by?

Answer 12

• chemical names
• generic names
• trade/brand names
• street names

Question 13

what is a drugs chemical name?

Answer 13

the drug’s atomic and molecular structure

Question 14

what is a drugs generic name?

Answer 14

classified a drug into a given category and distinguishes it from other drugs in that category (ex. ibuprophen)

Question 15

what is a drugs brand name?

Answer 15

a trademarked name for a drug that is assigned by the company that markets it (ex. motrin/advil)

Question 16

what is a drugs street name?

Answer 16

used by individuals who make, use, or sell drugs for recreational purposes

Question 17

how can drugs be used?

Answer 17

• instrumental drug use
• recreational drug use

Question 18

what is instrumental drug use?

Answer 18

taking prescribed or OTC drugs as they are intended, to relieve / treat sysmptoms

Question 19

what is recreational drug use?

Answer 19

using a drug without medical justification for psychoactive effects (for fun)

Question 20

what is a drug use?

Answer 20

therapeutically taking drugs at the correct dosage

Question 21

what is drug misuse?

Answer 21

improper or excessive use of a drug
can be intentional or accidental
potentially harmful to user or those around them

Question 22

what is drug abuse?

Answer 22

improper drug use to achieve pleasurable sensation

Question 23

what can repeated drug misuse/abuse lead to?

Answer 23

drug dependance

Question 24

what is drug dependence?

Answer 24

physiological or psychological reliance on the drug

Question 25

what effects drug experience?

Answer 25

- pharmacological experience - non pharmacological experience

Question 26

what is a pharmacological experience?

Answer 26

factors related to the drug that affects its experience like type of drug, dose, route of admin.

Question 27

what is non-pharmacological experience?

Answer 27

personal factors (age, sex) or environmental factors (family life, peer attitudes) that affect experience

Question 28

what are the 2 main categories of drug classification?

Answer 28

- non legend - legend

Question 29

what are non legend drugs?

Answer 29

over the counter drugs

Question 30

what are legend drugs?

Answer 30

approved by FDA, requires prescription

Question 31

what are the types of legend drugs?

Answer 31

- controlled - non controlled

Question 32

what are controlled drugs?

Answer 32

potential for abuse and regulated by DEA

Question 33

what are non controlled drugs?

Answer 33

no potential for abuse

Question 34

what are the types of controlled drugs?

Answer 34

- licit - illicit

Question 35

what are licit controlled drugs?

Answer 35

legal

Question 36

what are illicit controlled drugs?

Answer 36

illegal

Question 37

what schedule drugs have no accepted medical use and high abuse potential?

Answer 37

schedule 1

Question 38

what schedule drugs have accepted medical use but varies in abuse potential?

Answer 38

schedule 2,3,4

Question 39

what schedule drugs have accepted medical use and the lowest abuse potential?

Answer 39

schedule 5