PSYC62H3 Chapter 10: PSYC62 Chapter 10
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Chapter 10: the term opioids referred to other opioid drugs, ex. Morphine is an opiate whereas heroin is an opioid: these conventions never persisted. 1/23/17: opioids can be administered through: inhalation, oral administration, or intravenous administration, to achieve reinforcing effects, users prefer intravenous injection or inhalation. Opioid drug interactions with the endogenous opioid system: endogenous opioid system= opioid neurotransmitters and receptors. Chapter 10: opioids differ in opioid receptors actions, which in turn accounts for different pharmacological effects, opioids are also classified by their receptor actions (mostly drugs acting on opioid receptors). Opioid system interactions with reward, pain, and stress systems: endogenous and exogenous opioids produce reinforcing effects by affecting dopamine and. Gaba neurotransmission: opioids increase dopamine release primarily by binding to opioid receptors on. Gaba neurons in the ventral tegmental area: first, opioids inhibit the activity of gaba neurons in the ventral tegmental area. In this case, animals avoid the drug-paired side.
