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How Do Drugs Work?
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3. Space between two neurons
5. Cause for tobacco dependence
7. Brain part for integration of information, planning
8. Chemical signal carried through the blood
9. Amount of drug given
11. Fastest way to get a drug to the brain
12. Agency responsible for regulating pharmaceuticals
15. Where most drugs are broken down
16. Transmitter in the sympathetic branch
20. Transmitter in the mesolimbic system
21. Most widely used depressant
22. Axons, dendrites are part of the nerve
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23. Most rapid method of injection is into a
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24. Potent CNS drugs must be
soluble.
25. Type of modern brain scan using radioactive
chemicals
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1. Reduced effect of a drug after repeated use
2. Opiate-like substance found in the brain
4. Nervous system controlling heart, pupils of the
eye, etc.
6. Chemical that affects a living organism
7. Powerful stimulant derived from a South American
plant
10. An
signal travels along the axon.
13. Drug that makes you drowsy, drunk, uncoordinated
14. Drug name used by several companies
17. Inactive or “fake” drug
18. Common term for opium, morphine, heroin, etc.
19. Neuron part that carries electrical signals to the
terminals
20. Neuron part that picks up signals from other neurons
25. Hallucinogen sometimes smoked on marijuana
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