PSY 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Liver Disease, Mannitol, Panic Disorder
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Stimulants: drugs of arousal, cocaine, amphetamine, prescription weight reducing products, amphetamine like drugs (methylphenidate), over the counters, nicotine, caffeine. Cocaine: causes strong cns arousal, processed from the coca leaf in s. a, several processing stages, often diluted with additives (sugar, mannitol, flour, talcum powder, create crack from cocaine. Cook the cocaine with additives (h20, ammonia, baking soda, liquid drain opener) Incidence: cocaine: peaked in the mid-80"s, crack: remained stable between 80"s and 90"s, psychoactive effects, dependent on drug and environment factors. Lecture 4: smoking, freebasing or crack, effects on the body, heart muscle effects (inefficient beating, circulatory constriction, increased bp) May lead to stroke, heart attack, paralysis: seizures, physiological addiction, panic attacks, obsessions, tolerance and dependence, addictive properties related to route of administration. Increased da in mesolimbic system: overtime da stores are depleted (blocks further packaging & depletes stores, may lead to depression, fetal effects, low birth weight, reduces blood supply to fetus.
