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Stimulants

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cocaine, amphetamine & methamphetamine, and MDMA (ecstasy)

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Cocaine

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1860s

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cocaine routes of administration

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chew the coca leaves, short powder, injection, freebase, smoke

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short powder

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soak & crush leaves: make a paste

paste is made water soluble with acids = cocaine hydrochloride

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injection cocaine

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intravenous cocaine hydrochloride

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freebase cocaine

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treat cocaine hydrochloride with ether and smoke

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smoke

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crack, cocaine hydrochloride is mixed with baking soda

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cocaine effects

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  • within 5 mins after snorting, feeling of exhilaration, well-being, and energy
  • sensation of clearer-thoughts & perception
  • enhance sexual activity
  • increased heart rate and blood pressure, increased temperature, bronchodilation, decreased appetite
  • motor effects
  • acute tolerance
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cocaine last

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20-30mins

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motor effects

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repetitive movements that have no function, head bobbing, sniffing, rearing, biting

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cocaine withdrawal

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no physical just craving

-depression

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cocaine depression

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depends on length of use & dose, with chronic use, clinical depression may develop, treat with anti-depressants

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Harmful effects of cocaine

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chronic use leads to liver damage in animals

  • inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membrane in the nose (could cause permanent damage to septum)
  • drug runs
  • intense cardiovascular effects that may lead to overdose
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drug runs

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intense compulsion to take drug

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Caine Reaction

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1) initial excitement, headache, nausea, vomiting, convulsion
2) unconsciousness, respiratory depression, cardiac failure

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Where does cocaine work in the brain?

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causes release of dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and serotonin
-blocks dopamine re-uptakes in the nucleus accumbent

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dopamine re-uptakes

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NT gets recycled back and used again

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history of amphetamine

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  • chemically related to ma huang (active ingredient = ephedrine)
  • synthesized in 1887, first tested in 1910
  • used in the mid-1900s as an antidepressant, appetite suppresent, and stimulant for prolonged alertness
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Distribution and excretion of amphetamine

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-easily crosses into brain
-amphetamine has a half life of of 7-14 hours
while meth has a half life of 12 hours

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where does amphetamine work in the brain?

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causes release of dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and serotonin

  • blocks dopamine re-uptakes in the nucleus accumbent
  • causes transmitters to “leak out” (slow trickle of dopamine)
  • increase release of NT
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why does amphetamine last longer

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transmitters leak out

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Effects of amphetamine

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  • people feel a sense of well-being and exhilaration
  • decrease in fatigue & an increase in energy
  • increase in: heart rate, blood pressure, temp
  • bronchodilation, and decreased in appetite
  • motor effects
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sleep and performance amphetamine

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stimulants keep you awake and prolonged use causes insomnia

  • amphetamine reliably improve performance on various task/skills
  • -increased endurance, diminished fatigue
  • amphetamine improves visual acuity and may also improve auditory acuity
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amphetamine tolerance

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acute tolerance develops with IV use

  • chronic tolerance can develop
  • -chronic users can increase their dose over LD50
  • sensitization may occur
  • -motor effects
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amphetamine withdrawal

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“letdown”: after a single dose period of depression and lethery develops

  • -related to dose & route
  • with chronic use, clinical depression may develop
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Methamphetamine

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smoked, injected, snorted, oral, rectally

-people tend to binge, tolerance rapidly develops

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smoked meth

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ICE, may last for 12 hours or more

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injected meth

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IV, intense rush for a few mins

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snorted meth

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effects within 3-5 mins

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oral meth

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effects within 15-20 mins

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rectally meth

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mixed with water, intense rush

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Amphetamine psychosis

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  • high doses of amphetamine can result in amphetamine psychosis
  • indistinguishable from paranoid schizophrenia
  • violent behavior
  • “crank bugs
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Crank bugs

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they think bugs are crawling on them

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Methamphetamine on the brain

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damages axons and terminal buttons

  • dopamine and serotonin containing neurons
  • hippocampus, nucleus accumbens, and frontal cortex
  • continues for @ least 2 years in animal models
  • may result in neuronal death
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hippocampus

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memory and learning

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nucleus accumbens

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reward

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frontal cortex

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decision making

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harmful effects of meth

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  • prolonged use: paranoid psychotic behavior
  • increased blood pressure can cause strokes in susceptible people
  • chronic IV use: irregular heartbeat and increased blood pressure can lead to internal bleeding and strokes
  • problems associated with IV drugs (AIDS/HIV; hepatitis)
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MDMA-“ecstasy”

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*molly (a more pure MDMA)

synthesized in 1914

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Pharmacokinetics

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reaches peak levels in 1-2 hours

  • effects las 3-6 hours
  • takes over 40 hours to be excreted
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half life of MDMA

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8 hours

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MDMA effects

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hallucinations increase with dose

  • enhanced awareness of emotions & sensations
  • euphoria
  • sharpened perceptions
  • greater extraversion & closeness with people
  • rapid tolerance (good for weekends)
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mechanism of action of MDMA

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causes serotonin within 30-45 mins after use

  • continues for about 3 hours until no more serotonin is available for release
  • causes dopamine release
  • causes norepinephrine release
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MDMA withdrawal

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about 60% of people report withdrawal symptoms

-fatigue loss of appetite, depressed feelings, irritability and trouble concentrating

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Serotonin Neuronal damage in primates after MDMA

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5mg/kg twice daily for 4 days caused marked serotonin damage

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PET Scans of MDMA

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14 users who do not use MDMA for at least 3 weeks

  • significant reduction in serotonin “transporters”
  • significant damage to serotonin neurons
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Effects MDMA has on memory

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24 chronic users who had not used in 2 weeks

  • standard memory test
  • significant impairments in visual and verbal memory in users compared to non-users
  • the more MDMA used, the worse the deficits memory
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Addictiveness of MDMA

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physically and psychologically addictive

  • causes a significant & potentially fatal rise in body temp
  • hyperthermia
  • dehydration
  • Do not take with MAO inhibitor (antidepressant)
  • Do not take with HIV medication
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ADHD

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among children with ADHD, 62% were taking ADHD medication

  • the percent of children 2-17 years of age with ADHD who received behavioral treatment was 47%
  • among children 2-17 years of age with current ADHD, about 77% were receiving treatment
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ADHD medication

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methylphenidate (ritalin, concerta, daytrana)

-potency between amphetamine and caffeine

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ADHD mediation that is amphetamine

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adderall, dexedrine, Vyanse, Strattera, nicotine

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adderall

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mixture of different forms of amphetamine

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dexedrine

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d-amphetamine

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vyvanse

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  • inactive form of d-amphetamine

- broke down into amino acids and amphetamine

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Strattera

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  • norepinephrine neuptake inhibitor

- adolescents and adults

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nicotine

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in adults, nicotine patch reduces ADHD symptoms and improves performance on cognitive symptoms

  • nicotine patch & methylphenidate improves ADHD symptoms better than either alone (only tested in adult smokers)
  • nicotine patch is also effective in adolescent smokers (small sample size)
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ongoing research questions ADHD

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what is the cause of ADHD?
what are the long term consequences of early stimulant use?
-neuronal development
-risk for later substance use

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