Uppers Downers and all Arounders chapter 1/2
a persons level of emotional and physical stress can increase the
ability of psychoactive drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier
how many plans yield psychoactive substances
about 4,000 and most are not illegal
as of 2010 what country was growing 90% of the worlds illicit opium supply
afghanistan
a psychoactive drug is defined as
any substance that directly alters the normal functioning of the central nervous system
human brain chemistry can be affected by
behavioral addictions, psychoactive drugs, and mental illness to induce an altered state of consciousness
most of the worlds cocaine trade is controlled by
colombia
historical and moral conflicts between doing what a person wants to do and doing whats right is similar to the
conflict between old brain and new brain when addictive drugs and behaviors are involved
to titrate a drug means to
continuously regulate the amount of drug you are receving
cocaine, cannabis, and opium are still out of control even though
drug police are in place and law enforcement
Cannabus and its derivatives have been illegal since the mid 1600's
false
in the united states drinking age varies from state to state
false
true or false contact absorption allow erratic amounts of the drugs to be passively absorbed into the body
false
true or false: dendritic spines grow in the synapse when the nerve is stimulated by sensory input
false
true or false: passive transport occurs when water soluble drugs cross the blood brain barrier by hitching a rid on molecules that cross the blood brain barrier
false
true or false: psychoactive drugs promote homeostatic conditions in the central nervous system
false
true or false: the more rapidly a psychoactive drug reaches its central nervous system target, the less the reward and the lower the reinforcing effect
false
what two drugs fuel much of the global unrest
heroin and cocaine
act transport occurs when fat soluble drugs pass from an area where this is a high concentration to an area of
low concentration
the physical, mental, and emotional effects a person experiences from taking psychoactive drugs are caused by
modification or mimicking of the neurotransmitters function
what order was the opiate family discovered in
opium, heroin, morphine
compulsive behaviors affect many of the same areas of the brain that are influenced by
psychoactive drugs
limiting the places where tobacco smoking is permitted has
reduced the use
the compulsive gambler's reward/control pathway in the brain becomes hijacked similar to the ways the brain becomes
rewired from alcohol and other drug addictions
what is the fastest way to administer a drug to the brain
snorting
the monetary value of drugs has been in legitimate government economic plans through
taxation
the potency of drugs today is due to
technological advance in refining, synthesizing and manufacturing methods
regardless of which method a person uses to consume a psychoactive drug the reaches the brain through
the bloodstream
policy decisions regarding drugs and alcohol have been made based on
the political climate rather than/because of scientific and social research
who has controlled the trade of psychoactive drugs
the ruling classes, governments, industry and criminal organizations
the central nervous system is composed of what
the spinal cord and the brain
the British encouraged the planting of hemp in the new american colonies for what reason
to provide England with strong fibers from which it could make rope and sails for its ships
the american revolution was supported by exploration and taxation of
tobacco, hemp, rum, and whiskey
for centuries government have used the sale of addictive substances and government sponsored lotteries to fund
wars and acquire colonial empires
the gin epidemic
was brought under control through high taxes and the strict regulation of the sale of gin