SSE121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Central Nervous System, Pharmacology, Caffeine
2 May 2020
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The effects of specific drugs, the amount of medication that will contribute to behavioral, cognitive, and body changes can not be defined due to the vast number of factors involved. Precise relationship between volume of substance ingested and particular physiological changes, degree of intoxication, and toxicity is difficult to establish. The general rule is that, at all stages, greater quantities should result in more severe changes in functioning. The description and explanation of the particular effects of each medication on the patient found in the pharmacology segment, including acute psychological and bodily effects, allergic reactions, and chronic use symptoms, derives primarily from several sources. Cocaine, amphetamines, and caffeine are common drugs of abuse known as central nervous system (cns) stimulants. Cocaine is derived from the coca leaves found mainly in colombia and other countries of south america. Cocaine is typically marketed in the form of salt (cocaine hcl), and is a pure, water-soluble powder in this form.
