Prelim | Drug Classification (Source) Flashcards

1
Q

Oldest source

A

Plants

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2
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Drugs are obtained from 6 major sources

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  1. Plant
  2. Animal
  3. Mineral/ Earth
  4. Microbiological
  5. Recombinant DNA Technology
  6. Semi-synthetic/ Synthetic

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3
Q

Drugs from (1) are made in laboratories. Some drugs are (2) and used to treat specific diseases

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  1. synthetic materials
  2. genetically engineered
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4
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Anything that has been created (in a lab) to mimic naturally occuring drugs

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New Psychoactive Substances

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5
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Derived from drug opium or synthetic versions that mimic chemical structure of opium

A

Opioids

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6
Q

Opioid interacts with (1) in brain to (2)

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  1. neurotransmitters
  2. block signals
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7
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Can cause both intense feelings of pleasure and can block pain

A

Opioids

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8
Q

CNS depressamts

A

Alcohol

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9
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Cause severe long-term damage

A

Alcohol

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10
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Function by interacting with neurotransmitter called GABA

A

Benzodiazepine and Barbiturates

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11
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Impact the body and mind differently but generally create calming and sedative effects

A

Benzodiazepine and Barbiturates

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12
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GABA

A

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

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13
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Accelerate CNS activity, making a person feel energized, focused and alert for a long period of time

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Cocaine and other stimulants

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14
Q

Cocaine and other stimulants converse reaction

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Feels paranoid and angry

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15
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Mostly consumed through breathing and can exist in vapour form at room temperature

A

Inhalants

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16
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Tend to be less addictive than other substances but are dangerous

A

Inhalants

17
Q

Interacts with the CNS and alters perception of time, reality, and space

A

Hallucinogen

18
Q

Affects cannabinoid recepriors in the brain and comes in diff forms

A

Cannabis

19
Q

Rrelaxes patients with involuntatry mocements

A

Cannabis