Midterm 2 Flashcards
Arecoline
4th most commonly used drug
comes from betel nut (fruit)
consumed by taking a piece of nut wrapped in betel leaf
chronic betel nut chewing may produce physical dependence with accompanying withdrawal: mood swings, anxiety, irritability, insomnia.
prepared betel nut chews-> paan
Anti Cigarette League was formed by who and when?
Lucy Gatson in 1899
She said cigs were coffin nails
Metabolite of Nicotine
Cotinine
Nicotine activates which receptors on which location?
Nicotinic receptors on dopaminergic neurons
Cigarette contains how much nicotine?
0.5-2.0 mg
What percent of nicotine is actually inhaled and reaches the blood stream?
20%
Lethal dose of nicotine?
60 mg
How many lethal doses of nicotine does a cigar contain?
2 lethal doses but not all is inhaled.
What happens when nicotine gets into the brain?
When nicotine gets into the brain, it attaches to acetylcholine receptors and mimics the actions of acetylcholine.
What is Acetylcholine?
Most common neurotransmitter in cholinergic nervous system. Plays a role in learning and memory.
Stroop Task and Nicotine
had to name color of the word. Nicotine reduces the semantic content so naming the colors was faster.
Nicotine Self Administration and CPP
both
Nicotine Tolerance and Physical dependence
no tolerance, but there is physical dependence: cravings and trouble sleeping
Bupropion
Nicotinic receptor ANTAGONIST. blocks dopamine re uptake. used for smoking treatment
Varenicline
nicotinic receptor AGONIST. attaches to nicotinic receptor but doesn’t produce same level of activation
Cannabis plant contains how many cannabinoids?
60-80
THC
active ingredient in MJ. delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
Hashish, THC content of hash oil is __%?
dried up leaves of the plant, 40%
How much THC in a joint is absorbed?
50% or 5-10mg in 60mg joint
Cannabinoids
very lipid soluble. poorly absorbed in digestive tract. only 20% of ingested amount is entering the blood.
8 Arm Radial Maze Task
8 arms, food is placed at the end of 4 arms but not the other 4. If the rat returns to the baited arm after it already ate the food, its a working memory error. If it goes to a non baited arm, its a reference memory error(forgot general rules).
results: animals given THC are slower to learn the task
DMTS study (Delayed matching to sample task study)
showed stimulus, stimulus left, two choice of stimulus to choose from. working memory involved. significant impairment with the dose of THC.