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Prelim | Drug Classification (Source) Flashcards

1
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Oldest source

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Plants

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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

MR PAMS

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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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Anything that has been created (in a lab) to mimic naturally occuring drugs

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New Psychoactive Substances

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

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Opioids

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

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

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Opioids

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CNS depressamts

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Alcohol

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Cause severe long-term damage

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Alcohol

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Function by interacting with neurotransmitter called GABA

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Benzodiazepine and Barbiturates

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

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Benzodiazepine and Barbiturates

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GABA

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Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

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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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Cocaine and other stimulants converse reaction

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Feels paranoid and angry

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

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Inhalants

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Tend to be less addictive than other substances but are dangerous

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Inhalants

17
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Interacts with the CNS and alters perception of time, reality, and space

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Hallucinogen

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Affects cannabinoid recepriors in the brain and comes in diff forms

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Cannabis

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Rrelaxes patients with involuntatry mocements

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Cannabis

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