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Psychoactive Drugs|| 25 QUESTIONS|| CORRECT ANSWERS

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psychoactive drugs - ANSWER chemical substances that act on the brain to create psychological effects psychopharmacology - ANSWER the study of psychoactive drugs and their effects blood-brain barrier - ANSWER a characteristic of blood vessels in the brain that prevents some substances from en...

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Psychoactive Drugs|| 25 QUESTIONS||
CORRECT ANSWERS
psychoactive drugs - ANSWER chemical substances that act on the brain to create psychological effects



psychopharmacology - ANSWER the study of psychoactive drugs and their effects



blood-brain barrier - ANSWER a characteristic of blood vessels in the brain that prevents some
substances from entering brain tissue



agonists - ANSWER drugs that bind to a receptor and mimic the effects of the neurotransmitter that
normally fits that receptor



antagonist - ANSWER drugs that bind to a receptor and prevent the normal neurotransmitter from
binding



drug abuse (substance abuse) - ANSWER the use of psychoactive drugs in ways that deviate from cultural
norms and cause serious problems for the user



addiction - ANSWER development of a physical need for a psychoactive drug



drug withdrawal - ANSWER a set of symptoms associated with ending the use of an addictive substance



drug tolerance - ANSWER a condition in which increasingly larger drug doses are needed to produce a
given effect



CNS depressant drugs - ANSWER psychoactive drugs that inhibit the functioning of the central nervous
system

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