Test Review 2 Party Drugs: 1. Roofies 2. Ketamine 3. Ecstasy Stimulants: • Methamphetimes o Street names: speed‚ ice‚ smoked‚ crystal meth o Source: man made o MOST POWERFUL STIMULANT o Administration: inject‚ snort‚ smoke‚ oral o Schedule 1 drug—highly addictive and no med use-- (meth) but other amphetimes are schedule 2 drugs since they sometimes have medical use o 50% of drug is removed from body in 12 hours
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of the harmful chemicals used in creating the drug. One of the reasons why crack became popular is because of not needing to inject the drug hence less risks of being infected by the AIDS virus. Carroll (2000) states cocaine is the most powerful stimulant of natural origin. Most users snort or inject the drug to enable a quicker "high." Cocaine use brings on many health problems. Fatal complications occur from regular use‚ for example‚ liver damage‚ seizures‚ elevated blood pressure causing stroke
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New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/10/education/stimulants-student-voices.html?_r=0#/#1 Adderall abuse during exams should be cheating. (2013‚ March 22). The Exponent. Retrieved June 30‚ 2013‚ from http://www.purdueexponent.org/opinion/editorals/article Desantis‚ A. D. (2010). ’ ’Adderall is Definitely Not a Drug ’ ’: Justifications for the Illegal Use of ADHD Stimulants. Substance Use & Misuse‚ 45(1/2)‚ 31-46. Editorial Board. (2012‚ July 19). Use of
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Caffeine effect on Daphnia’s heart rate Prepared for: Androniki Kloni By: Maria Mitsi October 6‚ 2013 Abstract Caffeine is a bitter‚ white crystalline xanthine alkaloid and a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds‚ leaves‚ and fruit of some plants‚ where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants‚ as well as enhancing the reward memory of pollinators. An experiment was held‚ on an aquatic
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PSYC 306 - Week 2 Presentations Hallucinogenics Todd Clements‚ MD Every culture has plants that have psychedelic properties Been used for thousands of years for religious ceremonies and medicinal purposes Now a days we are speaking about chemicals‚ that are much more potent than the plants up to a 1000 times stronger Talk about the “big 4” LSD- Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Ecstasy- MDMA Ketamine PCP Phencyclidine Hydrochloride “Go on a trip” Can be good or bad Good Trip Mellow
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to the drugs. The close parallel between the pharmacokinetic behavior produced by the drugs used in the treatment of ADHD with cocaine‚ methamphetamine and other abused central nervous system stimulants raises concerns about addiction and cross-substitution of addictive properties between different stimulant drugs. For the purpose of this study the term ‘amphetamine class of drugs’ refers to dexamphetamine‚ methylphenidate hydrochloride‚ amphetamine and combined amphetamines used in drug treatments
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Biology 3201 STSE Drugs and Homeostasis  Submitted To: Mr. King Submitted By: Chelsea Hamen Date Due: October 28th Understanding Concepts: 1.) Clinical Depression - is the most frequently encountered mental illness. Clinical depression is now considered a physical condition in which there is a fault in the brain chemistry. It may afflict up to 5% or more of the population. Symptoms of depression include a distinct change in mood accompanied with an extreme feeling of hopelessness. Other symptoms
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checkbook (they also prevent most of us from blurting out spontaneous observations about the boss’s ideas). Medications like Ritalin are thought to increase those chemicals and to stimulate the inhibitory receptors‚ producing the odd result of a stimulant drug’s acting to increase inhibition. Brink explains the drugs enter the body quickly and leave just as quickly‚ curing nothing but letting a child focus on the important work of learning (1998). Ritalin‚ which has a calming effect on people with
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drugs often‚ these people are commonly known as; Druggies‚ Addicts‚ Social climbers‚ Depressed‚ Pushers‚ Junkies‚ Crack heads…. Is this what you want? So what are drugs? Drugs are spilt into 4 categories- depressants‚ hallucinogens‚ opiates and stimulants. Depressants are drugs such as alcohol‚ roofies and valium. They slow normal brain function‚ despite their prescription for treatment for anxiety and sleep disorders‚ and can be highly addictive. The withdrawal affects from long term depressants
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the cans is water‚ either carbonated or not. All of the cans have taurine‚ which is a non-essential amino acid‚ which supposedly increases reaction time. Another main ingredient in all of the drinks is caffeine‚ which is a Central Nervous System Stimulant‚ and may increase productivity. 2. The psychological role of each of these drinks is supposedly to give you energy‚ but I think it is all a placebo effect. 3. The ingredients that provide energy are Fructose‚ Glucose‚ Glucuronolactone‚ Sucrose
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