Week 5-Psychoactive drugs Flashcards
____ ____ is a chemical that alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness, or behavior; can be legal or illegal, or for medicine in treating neurological disorders
Psychoactive drug
____ mimic neurotransmitter
Agonists
____ block receptors
Antagonists
Psychoactive drugs work by ____ chemical neurotransmission via a variety of different mechanisms, such as…
- Mimic neurotransmitter (agonists)
- Block receptors (Antagonists)
- Block reuptake transporters
- Block enzymatic degradation
- Increase synthesis of neurotransmitter
Heroin is a ____ at ____ receptors that ____ the receptors.
Agonist; opioid; stimulates
Marijuana (THC) is an ____ at ____ receptors
Agonist; cannabinoid
Naltrexone is a competitive ____ at ____ receptors (used to treat ____)
Antagonist; opioid; alcoholism
SSRIs and ecstacy blocks ____ transporter, while ritalin and cocaine blocks ____ transporter
serotonin; dopamine
____ ____ ____ (MAOI) is used to treat ____
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor; Depression
__-____ is used to treat Parkinson’s disease
L-DOPA
____ blocks dopamine transporter protein, while _____ reverses dopamine transporter protein.
Cocaine; methamphatemine
____ blocks the serotonin transporter protein
Ecstasy
____ is an opioid receptor agonist
Heroin
____ is an agonist a the cannabinoid receptor
Marijuana
____ is an agonist at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Nicotine
____ is a GABA agonist, glutamate antagonist, and has many other pharmacodynamics
Alcohol
Of the therapeutic drugs, ____ blocks the dopamine transporter protein, ____ (abv.) block the serotonin transporter protein, and ____ acts as a GABA agonist
Ritalin; SSRIs; Valium
____ is the timing of the drug effects that influence the pharmacological effect of a drug.
Pharmacokinetics
Alcohol in the body is first metabolized into ____ through ____ ____ (ADH), and then further broken down into ____ ____ through ____ ____ (ALDH)
Acetaldehyde; alcohol dehydrogenase; acetic acid; aldehyde dehydrogenase
Stimulants include ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____ (CAMRCN)
Cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, Ritalin, caffeine, nicotine
Narcotics include ____, ____, _____ and ____ (HOMC)
Heroin, opium, morphine, codeine
Hallucinogens include magic ____ and ____ (drug name)
Mushrooms; LSD
Therapeutics are classified into Anti-____ medications, anti-____ and anti-____
Anxiety; depressants; psychotics
While alcohol is classified as a ____, low doses has a ____-like effect
Depressant; stimulant
