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Addiction & the brain

This class was created by Brainscape user Ella Stainton. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Ella Stainton
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Decks in this class (13)

Lecture 1- Transmission
What is a neuron 1,
What are neurons responsible for 2,
What are neurotransmitters 3
14  cards
Lecture 2- Brain substrates
What are catecholamines name 4 1,
What are neurotransmitters and ho...,
What do enzymes do to the catecho...
25  cards
Lecture 3- Exposure models
What are 6 patterns of drug use 1,
What do exposure models suggest 2,
Why do exposure models suggests a...
19  cards
Lecture 4- Susceptibility models
What do susceptibility models sug...,
What is addiction actually caused...,
How does susceptibility vary 3
20  cards
Lecture 5- Cannabis
What are the background uses of c...,
What is the psychoactive agent 9t...,
What are the 4 forms of cannabis 3
45  cards
Lecture 6- Caffeine
What is the background of caffeine 1,
What is the pharmacology of caffe...,
What is the half life of caffeine 3
7  cards
Lecture 7/8- Alcohol
What are the 2 distinguishing fac...,
What did the 2007 criteria say ab...,
What improvements did the 2010 cr...
32  cards
Lecture 9/10- Opioids
What is the definition of analges...,
What is the definition of anaesth...,
What are narcotic analgesics 3
49  cards
Lecture 11/12- Hallucinogens
What are hallucinogens 1,
What can hallucinogens also be re...,
What are the 2 types of hallucino...
34  cards
Lecture 13- Cocaine
What is cocaine 1,
Where does cocaine originate 2,
What are the consumption origins ...
26  cards
Lecture 14- Amphetamines
What are amphetamines 1,
Where can you get amphetamines 2,
What are the origins of amphetami...
27  cards
Lecture 15- Inhalants and GHB
What are inhalants 1,
What are the 3 types of inhalant ...,
What are the acute effects of inh...
29  cards
Lecture 16- Steroids
What are steroids 1,
What does anabolic do 2,
What does androgenic do 3
24  cards

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