PSYC62H3 Chapter 6: Psychostimulants
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Psychostimulant: drugs that increase psychomotor and sympathetic nervous system as well as improve alertness and positive mood: aka. Sympathominetics: because they also increase sympathetic nervous system. Amphetamine: class of drugs, including amphetamine and methamphetamine: can be used to treat adhd, narcolepsy, obesity medicinally. Cathinones: includes many drugs: cathinones, pyrovalerone, sythetnic cathinones like methcathinone & mephedrone: cathinones like bath salts (designer drug) contains variety of synthetic cathinones. Psychostimulants: herbal remedies, prescription drugs, & substance abuse. Ephedra: a plant used to make amphetamines; contains 2 psychoactive components: ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, found in cold medicine which the us has restricted to 1 unit/purchase. Methylphenidate: prescription psychostimulant used to treat adhd, weak; may be crushed and snorted, aka kiddie coke. Cathinones: derived from leaves of catha edulis, aka khat, chewing leaves, or brewing tea; fresh has the most potent effects, derivatives also used for psychostimulant effects such as methcathinone, methadrone, pyrovalerones, bath salts.
