Psychoactive drugs Flashcards
Psychoactive drugs
chemicals that alter our brain’s neurotransmitters
Addiction
the impulse to consume a drug that causes maladaptive patterns of behaviors and changes in physical responses
Tolerance
the physical dependence on a drug in which a person needs to take higher and higher doses to get the same effect
Withdrawal
unpleasant and dangerous side effects that occur when an addicted person comes off drugs
Depressants
slow the activity of the central nervous system
Alcohol
beverages that contain ethyl alcohol and slow the neural transmissions of GABA receptors
Sedativite-hypnotic drugs
relaxant drugs like benzodiazepines
Opioids
drugs derived from opium and depress the central nervous system
Stimulants
drugs that speed up the central nervous system
caffeine
The most popular drug
Nicotine
most highly addictive substances
Cocaine
drug that brings a rush of euphoria
amphetamines
purely synthetic drug
hallucinogens
substances that change one’s state of awareness
LSD
Causes vivid hallucinations and flashbacks,
