PSYC62H3 Chapter 6: PSYC62 Chapter 6
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Given it, and pain stopped but returned in a week. Had a tumor down his spine and developed a morphine addiction for relief. Ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hosti(cid:373)ula(cid:374)t d(cid:396)ugs a(cid:272)t o(cid:374) the sa(cid:373)e (cid:374)e(cid:396)(cid:448)ous s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) p(cid:396)o(cid:272)esses that (cid:373)ake (cid:455)ou e(cid:454)hila(cid:396)ated et(cid:272) Psychostimulants are aka sympathomimetics (increase nervous system activity) Many psychostimulant drugs have therapeutic purposes methamphetamine use. Psychostimulants = known as drugs of abuse. Amphetamines can be used to treat adhd, narcolepsy and obesity. Cocaine = nasal and tear duct surgery anesthetic. Common psychostimulants: amphetamines, methylphenidate, cathinones, and cocaine. Canada has methamphetamine to the schedule 1 category, which prevents medicinal. Bath salts have no legit use in bathing and have synthetic cathinones like methcathinone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone, methylone, and mephedrone. Psychostimulants: herbal remedies, prescription drugs, and substances of abuse. Ephedra has 2 active ingredients: ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. Class of psychostimulant drugs that share a similar structure. Drug is pulled from the market, but aderall still remains on the market for treatment of.
