PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulant, Pseudoephedrine
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Dr. fleischl was addicted to morphine and then addicted to cocaine (introduced by neurologist, sigmund freud) Psychostimulant drugs activate arousal processes in cns and pns. Psychostimulant: drugs that increase psychomotor and sympathetic nervous system activity as well as improve alertness and positive mood: also referred to as sympathomimetics, e. g. amphetamines methamphetamine, methylphenidate, cathinones pyrovalerone, synthetic cathinones (methcathinone and mephedrone), cocaine. Legitimate therapeutic purposes: amphetamine treats adhd (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), narcolepsy, obesity, cocaine once used as anesthetic for nasal and tear duct surgery. U. s. drug enforcement administration (dea) assigns most psychostimulant drugs below schedule i for medical uses. Level of regulatory control for drugs varies among countries. Psychostimulants are known as drugs of abuse. Bath salts contain synthetic cathinone ( methcathinone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone, methylone, mephedrone) schedule i controlled substances. Psychostimulants: herbal remedies, prescription drugs, and substances of abuse. Ephedra sinica plant found in dry climates in north and south america, southern. 2 psychoactive components: ephedrine and pseudoephedrine (found in cold remedies)
