Drugs and behavior ch 9

• term used because in low to moderate doses these drugs produce heightened mood
• increaced vigilance
• increased altertness
• decreased fatigue
• decreased tendency to fall alseep

• caffine
• amphetamines
• methylphenidate pemoline
• cocaine
• nicotine
• methcathinoe
• modafinil

is the most widely used bahaviorally active drug in the world

caffine has of the several substances reffered to as ....

• raises blood pressure slightly
• variable heart rate change
• increased reactivity

• dose
• task demands
• gender of the subject
• typical level of arousal of the subject

these drugs exert distinct emotional and cognitive effects, which may account for their popluar recreational use and abuse problems

two isomers that amphetamine is made up from

combination of the two isomers that make amphetamine

a minor modification in the amphetamine molecule yeilds the slightly more potent

other compounds with very similar molecule structures to amphetamine have been synthesized

• the task requirements
• the normal frequency of the behavior
• the dose
• individual characterists

• asthma
• narcolepsy
• ADHD

a form of methamphetamine hydrochloride can be inhaled through smoking

amphetamines have neuropharmocological properties that enhance the level of ....in the synaptic cleft

although amphetamine and related psychostimulants enhance monoamine activity throughout the nervous system most studies have indicated that the primary reward properties of these drugs are due to their ability to enhance dopaminergic activity in a part of the limbic system called

when the individual stops taking amphetamine after a few days of moderate to heavy amphetamine exposure they generally ..... that is they experience exhaustion depression, lethargy, and hunger

effects of chronic amphetamine exposure

the earliest leading proponent of cocaine's clinical use for it ......

cocaine was later used as a therapy for .....

high doses of cocaine induce the same psychopathological effects noted earlier with regard to ,,,,

the most common of the perceptual changes and pseudohallucinations are .........in which there is a sensation of bugs running over the skin (.....) and visual disturbances (....)

in north america and other developed countries cocaine hydrochloride is commonly self-admin by ...... so it can be ...........

because cocaine hydrochloride is volatilized at temps. that degrade it in order for it to be effective when smokes it must be reconverted to it.........state

the process of smoking cocaine is called........ and in its crystalline form the compound is commonly referred to as ....

cocaine has....... because of its ability to ....

cocaines .......effects are medicated primarily by its potent ability to ....

when administered intravenously or through ........ aka....... cocaine can induce a very strong psychological dependence