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... years, other medicines that are more effective and with fewer side effects have almost eliminated cocaine's use for medicinal purposes. Cocaine is a powerful, short-acting stimulant that affects the central nervous system. Its effects, which include increased heart rate, blood pressure and respirati ...
... years, other medicines that are more effective and with fewer side effects have almost eliminated cocaine's use for medicinal purposes. Cocaine is a powerful, short-acting stimulant that affects the central nervous system. Its effects, which include increased heart rate, blood pressure and respirati ...
Ecstasy - IrishHealth
... These may include intense sweating, dry mouth, loss of appetite, increase in heart rate and blood pressure, nausea, and sometimes pain and stiffness in arms, legs and jaws. This pressure on the heart and respiratory system can kill after a single dose. Anyone suffering from epilepsy , diabetes, asth ...
... These may include intense sweating, dry mouth, loss of appetite, increase in heart rate and blood pressure, nausea, and sometimes pain and stiffness in arms, legs and jaws. This pressure on the heart and respiratory system can kill after a single dose. Anyone suffering from epilepsy , diabetes, asth ...
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... ecstasy (MDMA) and LSD, or have a chemical structure very similar to existing illicit substances. • Other names given to this group of drugs include: research chemicals, analogues, legal highs, herbal highs, bath salts, party pills and synthetic drugs. The latter term derives from the fact that EPS ...
... ecstasy (MDMA) and LSD, or have a chemical structure very similar to existing illicit substances. • Other names given to this group of drugs include: research chemicals, analogues, legal highs, herbal highs, bath salts, party pills and synthetic drugs. The latter term derives from the fact that EPS ...
Sympathomimetics
... autonomic nervous system function. Although the drug has efficacy in diminishing the fall of blood pressure when the patient is standing, it may cause hypertension when the subject is supine. ...
... autonomic nervous system function. Although the drug has efficacy in diminishing the fall of blood pressure when the patient is standing, it may cause hypertension when the subject is supine. ...
Clinical and Pharmacological Aspects of Bath Salt Use Karen Miotto
... “Classic” Stimulants Direct action on synapse Amphetamine, cathinone: induce dopamine release Cocaine, methylphenidate (Ritalin): block dopamine removal MDMA: additional effects on serotonin Dopamine effects less, so less “rewarding,” in animal self administration Synthetic stimulants are variation ...
... “Classic” Stimulants Direct action on synapse Amphetamine, cathinone: induce dopamine release Cocaine, methylphenidate (Ritalin): block dopamine removal MDMA: additional effects on serotonin Dopamine effects less, so less “rewarding,” in animal self administration Synthetic stimulants are variation ...
T5_a: High resolution copy of the slides of the talk
... Chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Psychological dependence is the subjective feeling that the user needs the drug to maintain a feeling of well‐being; physical dependence is characterized by tolerance (t ...
... Chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Psychological dependence is the subjective feeling that the user needs the drug to maintain a feeling of well‐being; physical dependence is characterized by tolerance (t ...
Chapter 12 - Stimulants
... dilated pupils; increased temp, heart rate, blood pressure; sometimes bizarre, erratic, violent behavior Restlessness, irritability; anxiety; panic; paranoia; tremors; vertigo; twitches ...
... dilated pupils; increased temp, heart rate, blood pressure; sometimes bizarre, erratic, violent behavior Restlessness, irritability; anxiety; panic; paranoia; tremors; vertigo; twitches ...
Instructor`s Guide
... What is crack? What adverse side effects are associated with using crack? Crack is a form of cocaine that is mixed with baking soda and heated into a smokable form. Crack is 90% pure cocaine, while powder cocaine is only 15% to 25% pure. Crack can cause high blood pressure, brain damage, heart attac ...
... What is crack? What adverse side effects are associated with using crack? Crack is a form of cocaine that is mixed with baking soda and heated into a smokable form. Crack is 90% pure cocaine, while powder cocaine is only 15% to 25% pure. Crack can cause high blood pressure, brain damage, heart attac ...
Uncovering the Mysteries of Psychiatry
... Monitor for respiratory depression Antipsychotics Physical restraints may be necessary Lab work may show elevated liver enzymes Inderal for BP, tachycardia, tremors, sweating ...
... Monitor for respiratory depression Antipsychotics Physical restraints may be necessary Lab work may show elevated liver enzymes Inderal for BP, tachycardia, tremors, sweating ...
Psychoactive drugs • Drugs which affect mental processes • May be
... can affect brain functioning: involves disruption of the mechanisms by which neurotransmitters are deactivated • Neurotransmitters normally have only limited period of time to bind to receptors • Shortly after being released • will either be broken down by enzymes (e.g. MAO) ...
... can affect brain functioning: involves disruption of the mechanisms by which neurotransmitters are deactivated • Neurotransmitters normally have only limited period of time to bind to receptors • Shortly after being released • will either be broken down by enzymes (e.g. MAO) ...
Principles of Pharmacolgy
... Study of actions of the drug & changes that drugs undergo from absorption to excretion Receptor, Agonist, Antagonist propranolol (Inderal) beta adrenergic antagonist ...
... Study of actions of the drug & changes that drugs undergo from absorption to excretion Receptor, Agonist, Antagonist propranolol (Inderal) beta adrenergic antagonist ...
presentation source
... smoking: freebase - powder and ether crack - dissolve cocaine salt in baking soda solution, boil off water, left with rock ...
... smoking: freebase - powder and ether crack - dissolve cocaine salt in baking soda solution, boil off water, left with rock ...
Substance Use Disorders
... – Males use and abuse alcohol more than females – Violence is associated with alcohol – Alcohol alone does not cause aggression ...
... – Males use and abuse alcohol more than females – Violence is associated with alcohol – Alcohol alone does not cause aggression ...
Definitions to Know
... Digestion - The breakdown of food into molecules that can be utilized by individual cells in the body Ecstasy - A designer drug which relieves Parkinson’s disease but is frequently abused Gastric juices - Mucus, pepsinogen, and hydrochloric acid Heartburn - When stomach acid rises up the esophagus ...
... Digestion - The breakdown of food into molecules that can be utilized by individual cells in the body Ecstasy - A designer drug which relieves Parkinson’s disease but is frequently abused Gastric juices - Mucus, pepsinogen, and hydrochloric acid Heartburn - When stomach acid rises up the esophagus ...
Erythroxylum coca
... 4. Cannabinoid receptors Cannabinoid receptor knockouts have little overt differences to normal mice. They don’t show these effects of THC and anandamide: (1) decreased pain responses and (2) decreased heart rate. --------------------------------------------------5. But NMDA receptor knockouts die a ...
... 4. Cannabinoid receptors Cannabinoid receptor knockouts have little overt differences to normal mice. They don’t show these effects of THC and anandamide: (1) decreased pain responses and (2) decreased heart rate. --------------------------------------------------5. But NMDA receptor knockouts die a ...
Prescription Drug Abuse Part I Introduction By James
... and a variety of other ailments. But as their potential for abuse and addiction became apparent, the medical use of stimulants began to wane. Now, stimulants are prescribed for the treatment of only a few health conditions, including narcolepsy, ADHD, and depression that has not responded to other t ...
... and a variety of other ailments. But as their potential for abuse and addiction became apparent, the medical use of stimulants began to wane. Now, stimulants are prescribed for the treatment of only a few health conditions, including narcolepsy, ADHD, and depression that has not responded to other t ...
Personal Health 2002 Chapter 5 Human Sexuality
... Physical Side Effects Heart failure, heart attack, seizures, kidney and liver failure, severe blood disorders, birth defects, blindness, memory problems, and ...
... Physical Side Effects Heart failure, heart attack, seizures, kidney and liver failure, severe blood disorders, birth defects, blindness, memory problems, and ...
clinical pharmacology of drugs affecting the nervous system
... • Minor Tranquiliers are the more common of the tranquilizers. These include the Benzodiazepines, known by trade names such as Valium, Xanax, Serax, Ativan, Klonopin, Librium and Tranxene. There are also combination drugs such as Librax. These drugs are very commonly prescribed as anti-anxiety drugs ...
... • Minor Tranquiliers are the more common of the tranquilizers. These include the Benzodiazepines, known by trade names such as Valium, Xanax, Serax, Ativan, Klonopin, Librium and Tranxene. There are also combination drugs such as Librax. These drugs are very commonly prescribed as anti-anxiety drugs ...
Mephedrone Information Sheet
... As a result in the change in legislation around this substance people found in possession or selling this substance now face the same penalties as any other Class B drug: Possession – up to a Maximum of 5 years imprisonment and/or unlimited fine Supply (selling) – up to a Maximum of 14 years impriso ...
... As a result in the change in legislation around this substance people found in possession or selling this substance now face the same penalties as any other Class B drug: Possession – up to a Maximum of 5 years imprisonment and/or unlimited fine Supply (selling) – up to a Maximum of 14 years impriso ...
What do you know about Drugs
... meaning that it has no current acceptable medical use in the United States. • It was given that ranking in 1998. ...
... meaning that it has no current acceptable medical use in the United States. • It was given that ranking in 1998. ...
Drugs:Uses and Abuses— Stimulants
... craving: A powerful, often uncontrollable desire. cutting agents: Various powders that are used to dilute cocaine, heroin, and other drugs that are used in powder form. Lactose (“milk sugar”) is an example; another is mannitol. dopamine: A brain chemical, classified as a neurotransmitter, found in r ...
... craving: A powerful, often uncontrollable desire. cutting agents: Various powders that are used to dilute cocaine, heroin, and other drugs that are used in powder form. Lactose (“milk sugar”) is an example; another is mannitol. dopamine: A brain chemical, classified as a neurotransmitter, found in r ...
my chemical romance? - Union of Brunel Students
... powder. It’s increasingly sold as a powder but can also be available as a pressed tablet or capsule. The tablet is often branded with an image or symbol. ...
... powder. It’s increasingly sold as a powder but can also be available as a pressed tablet or capsule. The tablet is often branded with an image or symbol. ...
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.