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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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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