Test 2 vocab Flashcards
drug with high potential for abuse
schedule 2 drug
drugs with no currently accepted medical use and high potential for abuse
schedule 1 drug
drugs with moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence
schedule 3 drug
drugs with low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence
Schedule 4 drugs
drugs with lower potential for abuse than schedule 4 and consists of preparations containing limited quantities or certain narcotics
schedule 5 drugs
substances that can keep a person going mentally and physically
stimulants
bush that grows in the Andes and produces cocaine
coca
crude extract created during the manufacture of cocaine
coca paste
most common form of pure cocaine
cocaine hydrochloride
extraction of the cocaine base with a solvent, can be heated and the vapors inhalved
freebase
lumps of cocaine base prepared by mixing cocaine with water and baking soda
crack cocaine
absorption through nasal mucous membranes
insufflation
condition caused from snorting or sniffing cocaine through the nose
septal perforation
cocaine metabolized by enzymes in the blood and liver
cocaine elimination
event caused by a problem with the heart’s electrical system, occurs when heart suddenly stops beating
sudden cardiac arrest
drug is taken repeatedly at a high dose
binge use
uncontrolled daytime episodes of muscular weakness and falling asleep
narcolepsy
the active chemical in the coca plant
cocaine
to making something poorer in quality by adding another substance
adulterated
chemical form when cocaine and ethanol are co-administered
cocaethlyne
drug that stimulates the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system
sympathomimetic
synthetic CNS stimulant and sympathomimetic
amphetamine
mixture of amphetamine salts that is used to treat ADHD
adderall
street name for amphetamine
speed
treatment used together with the primary treatment
adjunctive therapy
a stimulant used in treating ADHD
methylphedinate
class of drugs that decrease CNS activity
depressant
drug that treats anxiety
sedatives
drug that treats insomnia
hypnotics
knockout drops that can induce sleep in less than an hour
chloral hydrate
the first CNS depressant medications to be used and abused
barbiturates
drug used to induce sleep and often prescribed in high doses
short acting and rapid onset
drug used to reduce anxiety and often prescribed in low doses
long acting and delayed onset
drugs used in the treatment of anxiety
anxiolytic
most widely prescribed hypnotic with short duration and rapid onset
zolpidem
an illness of the mind that can affect thoughts, feelings and behaviors of a person
mental disorder
disorder characterized by worry, fear, and avoidance
anxiety disorder
recurrent, unwanted thoughts or impulses that aren’t ordinary concerns
obsessions
repetitive, difficult to resist actions
compulsions
reaction to a severely traumatic event
post traumatic stress disorder
fear of something definite
specific phobia
fear of humiliation or embarrassment while being observed by others
social anxiety disorder
sudden unexpected surges in anxiety
panic disorders
reaction to future events is to worry
generalized anxiety disorder
feelings of sadness and hopelessness, loss of pleasure in usual activities
major depressive disordefr
people who swing between depressive and manic states
bipolar disorder
a serious mental disorder involving loss of contact with reality
psychosis
psychosis that has a known physical cause, tumor, infection neurological disease
organic psychoses
psychosis that has no known physical cause:schizophrenia
functional psychoses
chronic psychosis characterized by at least two symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, and lack of emotional response
schizophrenia
syphilitic infection of the nervous system that causes psychosis
General paresis
depressants used to induce sleep for a week or more
narcosis therapy
used during psychotherapy to help patients express repressed thoughts
intravenous thiopental sodium
ineffective therapy used to treat schizophrenia
insulin-shock therapy
ineffective treatment for schizophrenia, now used to treat severe depression that doesn’t respond to medication
electroconvulsive therapy
early group of drugs used to treat psychosis, reduces symptoms without sedation
phenthiazines
all antipsychotics introduced in the last 10 years, treat positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, less adverse side effects
atypical
antipsychotics introduced before mid 1990, aim to treat positive symptoms of schizophrenia, more adverse side effects
conventional/typical
tremors, muscle rigidity, shuffling walk, masklike face
pseudoparkonism
movement of muscle control problems
extrapyramidal symptoms
drug used to treat mania and bipolar disorder
lithium
