Pharmacology Ch. 7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ethyl alcohol | Substance: Drinking alcohol Medication : OTC |
| Methanol | Substance: Solvents, Varnishes Medication: N/A |
| Caffeine | Substance: Coffee Medication: OTC |
| Nicotine | Stubstance: Tobacco Medication: Smoking Cessation |
| Barbiturates | Rx Medication: Sedative, CNS depressant |
| Denzodiazepines | Rx Medication: Sedative, CNS depressant |
| Opioids | Rx Medication: Pain Therapy |
| Ketamine | Rx Medication: Anesthetic |
| Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) | Rx Medication: Anesthetic |
| Amphetamines, Methamphetamines, and methylphenidate (Ritalin) | Rx Medication: CNS stimulant |
| Anabolic Steroids | Rx Medications: Weight gain; other uses |
| Opioids | Illegal Substance: Opium Medication: Heroine |
| Cannabinoids (THC) | Illegal Substance: Marijuana Medication: Glaucoma therapy |
| LSD | Illegal Substance: Rye/Grain Fungus Medication: Phychiatric therapy |
| Psilocybin | Illegal Substance: Mushrooms Medication: N/A |
| Mescaline | Illegal Substance: Peyote Medication: N/A |
| Phencyclidine (PCP) | Illegal Substance: N/A Medication: Anesthetic |
| MDA | Illegal Designer drug; synthetic; no medical use |
| MMDA (Extacy) | Illegal Designer drug; synthetic; no medical use |
| DOM (STP) | Illegal Designer drug; synthetic; no medical use |
| Cocaine | Illegal Substance: Coca Plant Medication: Local Anesthetic |
| Alcohol (ws) | Tremors, fatigue, anxiety, abdominal cramping, hallucinations, confusion, siezures, delirium |
| Barbiturates & other sedative-hypnotics | Insomnia, anxiety, weakness, abdominal cramps, tremor, anorexia, siezures, hallucinations, delirium |
| Benzodiazepines | Insomnia, restlessness, abdominal pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, headache, fatigue, muscle twitches |
| Cocaine & amphetamines | Mental depression, anxiety, extreme fatigue, huger |
| Hallucinogens | Rarely observed, dependent on specific drug |
| Marijuana | Irritability, reslessness, insomnia, tremor, chills, weight loss |
| Nicotine | Irritability, anxiety, restlessness, headaches, increased appetitie, insomnia, inability to concentrate, decreased heart rate and blood pressure |
| Opioids | Excessive sweating, restlessness, dilated pupils, agitation, goosebumps, tremor, violent yawning, increased heat rate and blood pressure, nausea/vomiting, abdominal cramps and pain, muscle spasms with kicking movements, weight loss |
| Substance abuse | self-administration of a drug in a way that one's culture or society views as abnormal or not acceptable |
| Designer drugs | created in illegal laboratories solely for making money in illegal drug trafficking |
| Addiction | the progressive and chronic abuse of a substance |
| Physcial dependence | an altered physcial condition caused by the nervious system adapting to repeated substance abuse |
| Psychological dependence | No apparent physcial signs of discomfort but will have intense craving and display an overwhelming desire to continue using the substance even if there are obvious negative economic, physical, or social consequences |
| Tolerance | A biological condition that occurs when the body adapts to a substance after it is repeatedly administered. Over time, higher doses of the agent are needed to produce the initial effect |
| Cross-tolerance | Once tolerance develops to one substance, it often also occurs with use of closely related drugs |
| Antidote for Benzodiazepine | Flumazenil |
| Antidote for Opioids | Nalmofine Naltrexine Naltroxine |
| Antidote to alcohol | Disulfiruam |
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