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Drug addiction

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Name 3 stimulants

Back (Answer)

Amphetamine, Cocaine, Nicotine

#2
Front (Question)

Name 3 Depressants

Back (Answer)

Alcohol, Opiates & Sedatives

#3
Front (Question)

Name 3 Hallucinogens

Back (Answer)

LSD, Magic Mushrooms, & Mescaline

#4
Front (Question)

What two groups does Ecstasy (MDMA) fall under?

Back (Answer)

Stimulants & Hallucinogens

#5
Front (Question)

What neurotransmitters do stimulants affect? (2)

Back (Answer)

Dopamine & Noradrenaline activity (increases)

#6
Front (Question)

What neurotransmitters do depressants affect? (3)

Back (Answer)

GABA, Dopamine & Serotonin activity (increases)

#7
Front (Question)

What neurotransmitters do hallucinogens affect? (2)

Back (Answer)

Serotonin & Acetylcholine activity (increases)

#8
Front (Question)

What are the subjective effects of stimulants? (4)

Back (Answer)

Energy, Euphoria, Alertness & Confidence

#9
Front (Question)

What subjective effects do depressants have? (4)

Back (Answer)

Sleepiness, Confusion, Euphoria, Warmth

#10
Front (Question)

What subjective effects do hallucinogens have? (3)

Back (Answer)

Altered Perception, Thoughts & Feelings

#11
Front (Question)

Addictive potential of stimulants

Back (Answer)

HIGH

#12
Front (Question)

Addictive potential of depressants

Back (Answer)

HIGH

#13
Front (Question)

Addictive potential of hallucinogens

Back (Answer)

LOW

#14
Front (Question)

What can Ecstasy (MDMA) do?

Back (Answer)

Increase alertness, talkativeness & affection. Music & colours seem more intense.

#15
Front (Question)

The biological reward pathway is:

Back (Answer)

The Medial Forebrain Bundle (MFB)

#16
Front (Question)

In order to have direct effects on the Central Nervous System, drugs must be able to cross the…?

Back (Answer)

Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)

#17
Front (Question)

What is the Blood Brain Barrier?

Back (Answer)

A protective layer that lines the inner surfaces of the blood vessels inside your brain. (Basically a filter)

#18
Front (Question)

What does the BBB control?

Back (Answer)

Substances that can enter or leave the nervous tissue

#19
Front (Question)

What is the BBB a barrier between?

Back (Answer)

The bloodstream and the extra cellular space of the brain

#20
Front (Question)

What is unique about the BBB’s Endothelial cells?

Back (Answer)

The cells that make up the BBB are tightly-fused together to restrict diffusion across the vessel lining

#21
Front (Question)

What is involved with signalling the Endothelial cells to tighten in the BBB?

Back (Answer)

The Astrocytic End-Feet

#22
Front (Question)

What does Epigenetic mean?

Back (Answer)

The environment can influence genetics

#23
Front (Question)

What do we call it when individuals are unable to produce the same ‘reward’ feeling others get when taking drugs?

Back (Answer)

Reward Deficiency Syndrome

#24
Front (Question)

What causes Reward Deficiency Syndrome?

Back (Answer)

Insufficient monoaminergic neurotransmitter turnover