PSYC 3300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Drug Paraphernalia, Naltrexone, Hydrocodone
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Drug relapse: da stops being released when we know what to expect, drug related stimuli or drug paraphernalia can trigger dopamine release and desire to seek out the. Instead the da release is triggered by stimuli associated with the drug drug. Serious addicts are constantly at rick of relapsing. Drug agonist: agonist: mimics or enhances the effects of a neurotransmitter, has the same effect on a receptor and cell, drug agonists also, blocks reuptake of nt, blocks the breakdown of nt. Interferes with the activity of neurotransmitters: occupies the receptor without activating them, blocks the binding of the nt, drug antagonists, like jamming a lock, reduces production or release of nt from presynaptic cells. What is a drug: a substance that when administered, alters the body or the body functions. Stimulants: increase activity in the central nervous system. Depressants: opiates, drug derived from opium, analgesic: pain relieving, hypnotic: sleep inducing, euphoric, highly addictive.
