PSYC62H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6-10: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, Smokeless Tobacco, Nucleus Accumbens
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Psychostimulants large variety of substances: psychostimulant = inc psychomotor and sns act as well as improve alertness and positive mood aka sympathomitmetics. Ex. methylpenidate, cathinones (cathinones and pyrovalerone, synthetic: methcathinone and mephedrone), cocaine and amphetamines (in this class there is amphetamine and metamphetamine). Therapeutic purposes of some psychostimulants: some amphetamines treat for adhd, narcolepsy and obesity. Cocaine was commonly used as local anesthetic for nasal/tear duct surgery. Most psychostim drugs = below schedule 1 because of these uses. Psychostim = drugs of abuse, cathinones = bath salts. Psychostimulants: herbal remedies, prescriptions drugs and sub of abuse: Ephedra: first amphetamines derived from this, extract of plant found in dry climates = 2 psychoact comp = Amphetamines: class of stim drugs that share a similar structure 2 optical isomers = + pseudoephedrine. forms that are mirror images of each other designated as d or l. the drug amphetamine (benzedrine) = racemic amphetamine = mix of both d and l optical isomers. chem.
