REAL ES 5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sertraline, Tranquilizer, Brainstem
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Chapter 1 why i had to write this book. Acmd = advisory council on the misuse of drugs. But smaller than then of other drugs in class b e. g. amphetamine which can cause psychosis: message to the public: they want to keep cannabis in class c. Comparing ecstasy to horse riding: a bad fall from a horse. Her impulsive behaviour lead to that children needed to take into care. Brain injury damage affected her life and impose high costs on society. What is ecstasy: ecstasy = colloquial name for chemical compound mdma, commonly sold as a pill or powder like amphetamine ecstasy creates huge amount of energy. People could keep dancing through the whole night its chemical structure is similar to amphetamines and some psychedelics it very rarely produces hallucinations: creates feelings of warmth and empathy towards others, as well as a euphoric rush . How does it work: creates its effects by releasing serotonin in the brain and cns.
