Bath Salts - Commonwealth Prevention Alliance
... unpleasant experience. A survey of UK users, who had previously taken cocaine, found that most users found it produced a better quality and longer lasting high, was less addictive and carried the same risk as using cocaine *The EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) reporte ...
... unpleasant experience. A survey of UK users, who had previously taken cocaine, found that most users found it produced a better quality and longer lasting high, was less addictive and carried the same risk as using cocaine *The EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) reporte ...
Students Convicted of Possession or Sale of Drugs
... sense of time and reduce coordination and energy level. Users often have a lowered immune system and an increased risk of lung cancer. The active ingredient in marijuana, THC, is stored in the fatty tissues of the brain and reproductive system for a minimum of 28 to 30 days. ...
... sense of time and reduce coordination and energy level. Users often have a lowered immune system and an increased risk of lung cancer. The active ingredient in marijuana, THC, is stored in the fatty tissues of the brain and reproductive system for a minimum of 28 to 30 days. ...
The common drugs of abuse in Hong Kong
... derivative. It was originally used as a dissociate anaesthetic in the 1960s. It can be used with MDMA or on its own. It causes a disruption in the flow of information from the conscious to unconscious state. 15 It has a relatively high bioavailability. 16 It can be administered orally, intranasally, ...
... derivative. It was originally used as a dissociate anaesthetic in the 1960s. It can be used with MDMA or on its own. It causes a disruption in the flow of information from the conscious to unconscious state. 15 It has a relatively high bioavailability. 16 It can be administered orally, intranasally, ...
Party Drugs - Youth Support Hub
... sensual, affect capacity to obtain an erection and to reach orgasm for both men and women. Other effects can include confusion, depression, sleep problems, drug craving, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic episodes. Judgment is impaired, problems with arithmetic and there are conflicting reports of ...
... sensual, affect capacity to obtain an erection and to reach orgasm for both men and women. Other effects can include confusion, depression, sleep problems, drug craving, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic episodes. Judgment is impaired, problems with arithmetic and there are conflicting reports of ...
Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body
... effects may be, except, of course, that a problem. Do you really want to reach they rule your behavior. The things that you may overdose. Another risk is a point where you are doing something are normally important to you become that you may love the way it makes only because you cannot stop, as if ...
... effects may be, except, of course, that a problem. Do you really want to reach they rule your behavior. The things that you may overdose. Another risk is a point where you are doing something are normally important to you become that you may love the way it makes only because you cannot stop, as if ...
2008-2-B
... A. Patients with evidence of fluid retention should receive a diuretic. B. Treatment with an ACE inhibitor and a β-R blocker should be initiated and maintained unless specifically contraindicated. C. Digoxin may be added if needed to reduce symptoms or to slow the ventricular repsonse in patients wi ...
... A. Patients with evidence of fluid retention should receive a diuretic. B. Treatment with an ACE inhibitor and a β-R blocker should be initiated and maintained unless specifically contraindicated. C. Digoxin may be added if needed to reduce symptoms or to slow the ventricular repsonse in patients wi ...
NEWER ANTIEPLEPTICS CENTRALLY ACTING MUSCLE
... saturability, which means that increasing the dose does not proportionately increase the amount absorbed. This makes gabapentin relatively safe and free of side effects associated with overdosing. ...
... saturability, which means that increasing the dose does not proportionately increase the amount absorbed. This makes gabapentin relatively safe and free of side effects associated with overdosing. ...
What are designer drugs? - NH Providers Association
... “The Lycæum is committed to supplying honest and unbiased information about all aspects of visionary plants, fungi, and chemicals; as well as providing a virtual meeting place for members of the online psychedelic community. We consider psychedelic drugs to be potentially valuable teachers and allie ...
... “The Lycæum is committed to supplying honest and unbiased information about all aspects of visionary plants, fungi, and chemicals; as well as providing a virtual meeting place for members of the online psychedelic community. We consider psychedelic drugs to be potentially valuable teachers and allie ...
The Pharmaceutical Industry and The Process of Drug Discovery
... Getting a drug to market Disease target - possible drug candidates Pre-clinical testing; R&D (1-3 yrs) Toxicology, “ADME” Clinical R&D (2-10 yrs; Av. 5yrs) Phase 1 – healthy volunteers Phase 2 – small patient group Phase 3 – larger patient group Regulatory approval (2-10(!) yrs) M ...
... Getting a drug to market Disease target - possible drug candidates Pre-clinical testing; R&D (1-3 yrs) Toxicology, “ADME” Clinical R&D (2-10 yrs; Av. 5yrs) Phase 1 – healthy volunteers Phase 2 – small patient group Phase 3 – larger patient group Regulatory approval (2-10(!) yrs) M ...
CHAPTER 11 Cardiovascular Drugs Quiz Yourself 1. Beta
... negative chronotropic effect that causes the heart to beat more slowly. 5. Vincent van Gogh’s painting, The Starry Night, could show evidence that the painter suffered from digitalis toxicity. It is known that he had mania and epilepsy; he may have been treated with digitalis for lack of a more spec ...
... negative chronotropic effect that causes the heart to beat more slowly. 5. Vincent van Gogh’s painting, The Starry Night, could show evidence that the painter suffered from digitalis toxicity. It is known that he had mania and epilepsy; he may have been treated with digitalis for lack of a more spec ...
Prescribing in the Elderly - Benton Franklin County Medical Society
... “Always 15 years older than me” ...
... “Always 15 years older than me” ...
biochem mcq - Pass the FracP
... The oxidative-modification hypothesis of atherosclerosis proposes that atherogenesis is initiated by oxidation of the lipids in low-density lipoprotein (LDL), supported by the epidemiological evidence of an inverse relation between increased intake of antioxidant vitamins such as vitamin E arid vita ...
... The oxidative-modification hypothesis of atherosclerosis proposes that atherogenesis is initiated by oxidation of the lipids in low-density lipoprotein (LDL), supported by the epidemiological evidence of an inverse relation between increased intake of antioxidant vitamins such as vitamin E arid vita ...
The Ups and Downs of Cognitive Enhancers
... represented in the scientific literature. For an overview on these types of substances, it is best to look at the relatively newlyestablished field of “nootropics.” Dwivedi et al. describes nootropics as: “drugs, supplements, nutraceuticals, and functional foods that are purported to improve mental ...
... represented in the scientific literature. For an overview on these types of substances, it is best to look at the relatively newlyestablished field of “nootropics.” Dwivedi et al. describes nootropics as: “drugs, supplements, nutraceuticals, and functional foods that are purported to improve mental ...
Medication Alternatives for the Elderly
... No preferred agents exist within the drug class. Perform risk-benefit determination prior to use. Lower doses should be used and patients should be monitored due to the increased potential for side effects. ...
... No preferred agents exist within the drug class. Perform risk-benefit determination prior to use. Lower doses should be used and patients should be monitored due to the increased potential for side effects. ...
Antiviral and Anti
... a. There are 3 drugs in this class. Focus on these 2: Efavirenz and nevirapine. The other drug, delavirdine, is rarely used anymore. b. Efavirenz is the most commonly used. It is used in comibination with nucleoside analogs and/or protease inhibitors. They are inducers of CYP3A4 (which can created s ...
... a. There are 3 drugs in this class. Focus on these 2: Efavirenz and nevirapine. The other drug, delavirdine, is rarely used anymore. b. Efavirenz is the most commonly used. It is used in comibination with nucleoside analogs and/or protease inhibitors. They are inducers of CYP3A4 (which can created s ...
Drug Safety in the Elderly
... of internal medicine in Sweden are due to drug related problems • In the US it has been estimated that 100 000 persons die per year of drug related problems ...
... of internal medicine in Sweden are due to drug related problems • In the US it has been estimated that 100 000 persons die per year of drug related problems ...
Amphetamine withdrawal
... tine is an effective treatment for the reversed vegetative symptoms of amphetamine withdrawal, including decreased energy, increased appetite, craving for sleep. The significant improvement seen at the end of week 1 also indicates the rapid relief of those symptoms. However, amineptine has no benefi ...
... tine is an effective treatment for the reversed vegetative symptoms of amphetamine withdrawal, including decreased energy, increased appetite, craving for sleep. The significant improvement seen at the end of week 1 also indicates the rapid relief of those symptoms. However, amineptine has no benefi ...
Centrally Acting Agents
... Methyldopa is incompletely absorbed after oral administration and undergoes extensive hepatic and pre-hepatic metabolism to form metabolites, some of which are active. The elimination halflife of the parent drug is about two hours. Moxonidine has pharmacokinetics very similar to those of clonidine b ...
... Methyldopa is incompletely absorbed after oral administration and undergoes extensive hepatic and pre-hepatic metabolism to form metabolites, some of which are active. The elimination halflife of the parent drug is about two hours. Moxonidine has pharmacokinetics very similar to those of clonidine b ...
Internal Medicine Morning Report
... • Generally, lower drug doses are required to achieve the same effect with advancing age – Receptor numbers, affinity, or postreceptor cellular effects may change – Changes in homeostatic mechanisms can increase or decrease drug sensitivity ...
... • Generally, lower drug doses are required to achieve the same effect with advancing age – Receptor numbers, affinity, or postreceptor cellular effects may change – Changes in homeostatic mechanisms can increase or decrease drug sensitivity ...
Leslie Clark Fact Sheet: Sedative Hypnotics Definition/Description of
... `In clinical therapeutics, sedative-hypnotics are useful for treatment of a variety of diseases related to the central nervous system, such as acute and chronic anxiety, anesthesia, seizure control, and insomnia. Sedative-hypnotic drugs have a sedative, calming, and anxiolytic effect on patients, es ...
... `In clinical therapeutics, sedative-hypnotics are useful for treatment of a variety of diseases related to the central nervous system, such as acute and chronic anxiety, anesthesia, seizure control, and insomnia. Sedative-hypnotic drugs have a sedative, calming, and anxiolytic effect on patients, es ...
NEW Psychoactive DRUGS
... existing legislation and vendors are able to avoid existing laws by labelling these drugs with terms such as ‘not for human consumption’. However this can cause greater harm as it prevents the shop employees from giving out information regarding the product. By law they cannot disclose what the effe ...
... existing legislation and vendors are able to avoid existing laws by labelling these drugs with terms such as ‘not for human consumption’. However this can cause greater harm as it prevents the shop employees from giving out information regarding the product. By law they cannot disclose what the effe ...
Exam-Objectives
... 23. 3 models of drug abuse and what treatment options follow from each. Include some variables that explain drug use in the behavioral model. 24. What are at least 2 ways of assaying the reinforcing value of a drug? 25. Siegel’s theory of morphine tolerance. Be able to diagram it to explain toleran ...
... 23. 3 models of drug abuse and what treatment options follow from each. Include some variables that explain drug use in the behavioral model. 24. What are at least 2 ways of assaying the reinforcing value of a drug? 25. Siegel’s theory of morphine tolerance. Be able to diagram it to explain toleran ...
Cocaine - drug info @ your library
... Cocaine is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant, but it can also be chemically synthesised. It is a stimulant drug (see definition on page 2), as well as a potent local anaesthetic. Coca leaves have been used for thousands of years in South America for religious, mystical, social and medicinal ...
... Cocaine is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant, but it can also be chemically synthesised. It is a stimulant drug (see definition on page 2), as well as a potent local anaesthetic. Coca leaves have been used for thousands of years in South America for religious, mystical, social and medicinal ...
Volume 1, Number7
... primates lead to a long-lasting depletion of forebrain serotonin as well as reductions in other biochemical markers of serotonergic neurons such as tryptophan hydroxylase and the plasma membrane serotonin transporter (SERT). Brain imaging studies have shown that SERT binding potential is also signif ...
... primates lead to a long-lasting depletion of forebrain serotonin as well as reductions in other biochemical markers of serotonergic neurons such as tryptophan hydroxylase and the plasma membrane serotonin transporter (SERT). Brain imaging studies have shown that SERT binding potential is also signif ...
Getting Off Tranquilizers and Antidepressants
... Escitalopram (Lexapro), to name the most popular. Even more difficult are the SNRI or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, such as Venlafaxine (brand names: Effexor, Effexor XR). Experts assert that technically, none of these are addictive. However, there are definite issues of tolerance an ...
... Escitalopram (Lexapro), to name the most popular. Even more difficult are the SNRI or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, such as Venlafaxine (brand names: Effexor, Effexor XR). Experts assert that technically, none of these are addictive. However, there are definite issues of tolerance an ...
Stimulant
Stimulants (also referred to as psychostimulants) are psychoactive drugs that induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical functions or both. Examples of these kinds of effects may include enhanced alertness, wakefulness, and locomotion, among others. Due to their rendering a characteristic ""up"" feeling, stimulants are also occasionally referred to as ""uppers"". Depressants or ""downers"", which decrease mental and/or physical function, are in stark contrast to stimulants and are considered to be their functional opposites. Stimulants are widely used throughout the world as prescription medicines and without prescription both as legal substances and illicit substances of recreational use or abuse.