Psychology 3325 Lecture : Drugs that modify perceptions or produce hallucinations.docx
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Drugs that affect synapses that use ts seratonin. Seratonin plays important role in control of dreaming (during rem) Lsd, psilocybin, and dmt supress activity of seratonin-secreting neurons permitting dream mechanisms to become active producing hallucinations. Hallucinations take place immediately and are visual. Cocaine and amphetamine also produce hallucinations but take more time to develop and are usually auditory. Thc stimulates thc receptors which react to natural cannabinoid anandamine. Psychotherapeutic drugs antipsychotic drugs such as chlorpromazine (thorazine) and clozapine (clozaril) antidepressants such as fluoxetine (prozac) ssri. Mania inorganic compound called lithium carbonate. Psychological drug addiction true addiction is caused by unpleasant physiological effects when addict tries to stop. Evidence for physiological addiciton tolerance decreased sensitivity to drug resulting from its continued usse. Withdrawal symptoms effect produced by discontinuance of use of a drug after a period of continued use; generally opposite to drug"s primary effects disphoria vs.
