Vocabulary Flashcards
Gap period
Space of time between when a drug is started until full therapeutic effect takes place
Neurotransmitters
Norepinephrine
Acetylcholine
Tolerance
Body’s compensation of a drug so that it becomes habituated and more drug required to reach therapeutic effect
Dependence
Physiological need for a drugs to allow for normal functioning
Addiction
Psychological need for a drug but a person does not physically need it
Withdrawal
The process of detoxification of the body from a drug or alcohol
Ceiling effect
Maximum dose that can be given before no further therapeutic effect will arise
Sedative
Relaxes
Clams
Reduces anxiety
Hypnotic
Produces sleep
Amnesia
Hang over effect
Side effect of sedative hypnotics that causes someone to feel like they have a hangover
Narcotic agonists
Enhance the effects of narcotics
Opioid antagonist
Blocks or displaces an opioid to reverse its effect
