PSYC62H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Ephedra Sinica, Methamphetamine, Cathinone
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Psychostimulants: drugs than increase psychomotor and sympathetic nervous system activity as well as improve alertness and positive mood. They are referred to as sympathomimetics because the increase the activities of the sns. Many psychostimulant drugs have therapeutic use such as amphetamines for treating adhd, obesity and narcolepsy. Cocaine used as a local anesthetic for nasal and tear duct surgery. Bath salt contains synthetic cathinones, including methcathinone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone, methylone, methadrone, and mephedrone. Psychostimulants: herbal remedies, prescription drugs, and substances of abuse. Ephedra: 1st amphetamine was derived from this, an extract of the plant ephedra sinica found in the dry climates in north and south america, southern europe, central asia, and northern africa. It contains t2 psychoactive components: ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. Regulating the sale of ephedrine and it deri(cid:448)ati(cid:448)es, the go(cid:448)"t hopes to redu(cid:272)e the (cid:272)la(cid:374)desti(cid:374)e/ se(cid:272)ret produ(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of (cid:373)etha(cid:373)pheta(cid:373)i(cid:374)es. Amphetamines: class of psychostimulant drugs that share a similar structure.
