PSY 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Methylenedioxy, Hypersomnia, Ovulation
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Increase energy and alertness and lower appetite when taken in small doses. Produce a rush, intoxication, and psychosis in high doses. Classified as both stimulant and mind hallucinogen. Produces a euphoric high and can damage serotonin producing neurons. Results in a permanent deflation of mood and impairment of memory. Other kinds of substances can cause problems for users and for society. Hallucinogens: produce delusions, hallucinations, and other sensory changes. Cannabis: produces sensory changes, but has both depressant and stimulant effects. Also known as psychedelics, produce powerful changes in sensory perceptions . Drugs produced from varieties of the hemp plant: Hashish the solidified resin of the cannabis plant. Marijuana a mixture of buds, crushed leaves, and flowering tops. The major active ingredient in cannabis is tetrahydrolcannabinol (thc) The greater the thc content, the more powerful the drug. The marijuana available today is as much as 10x more potent than the drug used in the early 1970s.
