Psychology 2220A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mania, Reward System, Morphine
17 Apr 2015
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Ssri - selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. (agonist to serotonin - prozac, axel and other modern anti depressants) coce is most commonly snort or smoke like crack, the reason is that in those ways the affect is immediate. Eating drugs is slower but longer, snorting is fast and relatively long. The brain has more protection on the blood vessels, it is less easy for molecules to get in and out the blood stream. The liver breaks down a lot of drugs, the metabolized ones. They get excreted into the breath as well as other parts. So the smell and alcohol levels in breath is not from the stomach but from the liver. Vta axones going to nucleus and releasing there. sex, food, sport, shopping and such can cause a release of dopamine. Hangover - gets worst with age because our system get slower. Cannabis - hemp is used for creams. reduce pain, enhance hunger.
