W6 Stimulant and other Depressant Drugs

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STIMULANTS
Name stimulant drugs,
Routes of administration,
Positive acute stimulant effects
6  cards
NICOTINE
Nicotine is a potent parasympathe...,
Main use of nicotine,
Nicotine routes of administration
12  cards
Neurochemical and related effects of Nicotine
Dopamine,
Norepinephrine,
Acetylcholine
7  cards
Long-Term effects of Nicotine
What are the long term effects,
Withdrawal effects
2  cards
Amphetamines
Amphetaminespeed sulph sulphate u...,
Methamphetamine crystal meth yaba...,
Methylphenidated l methylphenidat...
6  cards
How does meth work in the body?
How can meth be taken,
Meth quickly passes the blood bra...,
How long does it take for meth to...
9  cards
Methamphetamine
What areas of the brain are affec...,
In a pet scan mccann et al 1998 t...,
Acute effects
19  cards
Cognitive impairments in meth use disorder
Gray matter reduction associated ...,
Gray matter reduction associated ...,
Frontal parietal and temporal lobes
5  cards
Meth long term effects
Addiction tolerance psychosis inc...,
2  cards
Amphetamine vs Methamphetamine
The effects of methamphetamine ar...,
Methamphetamine breaks down and m...,
Methamphetamine meth generally ac...
8  cards
Cocaine/Crack (Stimulants)
What is the average time cocaine ...,
What cocaine does to your body,
What cocaine does to your brain
6  cards
How does cocaine work in the body?
0  cards
AMPHETAMINES VS COCAINE
Amphetamines stay in the body lon...,
Cocaine has to be used more often...,
Cocaine rush high happens faster ...
5  cards
Problems with Stimulants I
Addiction
Dependence affected by route of a...,
Reward mechanisms naturally act t...,
Other important factors in addict...
3  cards
Problems with Stimulants II 
Stimulants & Health
Neurological damagegeneral poor h...,
General poor healthcardiovascular...,
Self injuryskin crank bugs meth m...
4  cards
METH LONG AND SHORT TERM EFFECTS
Increased risk of cardiovascular ...,
Increased risk of cardiovascular ...,
Greater perceived effects of both...
7  cards
GBH
Ghb is classified as a cns depres...,
Orally most common snort insuffla...,
Some suggest 8hrs some 4hrs singl...
12  cards

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