and CNS depressants the risk can be very high. CNS depressants have a high risk also. Stopping or reducing them too quick can lead to seizures. Prescription painkillers‚ some over-the-counter cold‚ and allergy medications‚ or alcohol can slow a person’s heartbeat‚ and breathing when taking CNS depressants with other medications. CNS depressants can even cause death. The abuse of stimulants‚ like ADHD drugs‚ may cause heart failure‚ or even seizures. These risks increase when stimulants are mixed
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substances that change our mood‚ thoughts‚ behavior‚ and consciousness. It affects the central nervous system‚ which alters the brains functions. From mild to more severe drugs have different categories they are placed under. These include: stimulants‚ depressants‚ and hallucinogens. Psychoactive drugs‚ also known as psychotropic drugs‚ have been used since the prehistoric times. Over 8‚000 years ago chewing Coca leaves was popular‚ and psychoactive drugs were mainly based from plants. They are chemicals
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misuse and their effects There is a whole range of different substances and they all create different effects. Substances fit into three different categories‚ with more than one category fitting some substances. The three categories are: Stimulants‚ Depressants and Hallucinogens. I will proceed to list the main substances‚ their effects‚ how they are taken and the category they fit into: Alkyl Nitrates (poppers‚ amyl nitrate‚ butyl nitrate‚ isobutyl nitrate): Category: Hallucinogens Effect:
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mixtures of the drug and additives such as poisons‚ caffeine or even talcum powder. Effects on the central nervous system There are three main types of drug affecting the central nervous system. Depressants Depressants are drugs that slow down the functions of the central nervous system. Depressant drugs do not necessarily make a person feel depressed. They include: Alcohol ("booze"‚ "grog") Cannabis ("pot"‚ "dope"‚ "mull") Barbiturates‚ including Seconal‚ Tuinal and Amytal Benzodiazepines
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taking prescription drugs for the first time are women‚ ‚and about a third were aged 12-17. Prescription drug abuse is highest among young adults‚ ages 18-25. According to the NSDUH the most commonly abused prescription drugs are opiods‚ CNS depressants‚ and stimulants. Opiods are prescribed with the intention of helping to reduce/treat serious short term pain‚ chronic pain‚ osteoarthritis‚ and neuropathic pain. Opiods are related to opium‚ a natural pain-killing substance taken from poppy plants. These
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Mountain View College Academy College Heights‚ Mt. Nebo‚ Valencia City Robert Chris V. Flores A Day Lesson Plan in MAPEH Grade 7 I. Objectives: within the given session‚ the students are expected to: 1. Identify the important kinds of drugs and their uses; 2. Discuss the common effects and risks of abusing drugs. II. Subject Matter: Classification of drugs according to use and effect Reference: MAPEH-I textbook‚ pp. 370-372PSSLC # 1.1‚ pp. 25 Materials: Charts‚ Strips‚ Video clips
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Submitted by: Submitted to: Angelo D. Alfaro Mrs. Salome D. Uy Drug A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human body or the body of another animal and is not considered a food or exclusively a food. What is considered a drug rather than a food varies between cultures‚ and distinctions between drugs and foods and between kinds of drug are enshrined in laws which vary between jurisdictions and
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effects and actions on the mind and body. Example: Depressants‚ Hallucinogens‚ opiates and stimulants. Depressants (sometimes called downers) are a class of drugs that slow normal brain function. It acts on the central nervous system because of this effect on GABA activity that produces a drowsy or calming effect. GABA works to decrease brain activity. Depressants also carry high addictive potential. The withdrawal effects from long-term depressant use can be life- threatening and produce some of
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explanation of my statement. This explanation is a given by one of my friends in Pune. Sadness: One has to understand that brain is a set of chemicals and sparks‚ nothing else. Love and sadness are just chemicals that get released as stimulants or depressants‚ which we classify as emotions. Memory: a neural pathway through which charge flows without effort. Habit: a neural pathway through which charge flows a few times‚ it gets strengthened‚ and then whenever charge flows in the brain‚
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_Daphnia_ was examined. It was investigated which substances act as stimulants and which substances act as depressant. Initially‚ _Daphnia_ was placed on depression slide under the microscope and the average heart rate was determined. Subsequently‚ _Daphnia_ was treated with different type of hormone and the effect on Daphnia heart rate was observed. It was investigated which substances act as stimulants and which substances act as depressant. Daphnia was treated with aged water‚ caffeine‚ ethyl alcohol
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