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DRUGS (prepared by: (class: (11A), Shahad AlShail, Halah Algadi, Reema…

- - - - found in cigarette and cigar smoke
      - increases the amount of dopamine released into synapse
      - constricts blood vessels rising blood pressure casing the heart to work harder
      - cigarette smoking has been linked to about 90% of all lung cancer
    - - found in coffee, tea, soft drinks, and chocolate
      - it works by binding to adenosine receptors on neurons in the brain
      - makes users feel awake and alert
  - - - long term affect
        
        reduction in brain mass, liver damage, stomach and intestinal ulcers, and high blood pressure
      - immediate affect
        
        relaxation, sluggishness, impaired judgment, impaired coordination, and impaired reaction to time
      - Alcohol affects at least four different neurotransmitters, resulting in a feeling of relaxation and sluggishness
    - - Inhalants might produce a short-term effect of intoxication, as well as nausea and vomiting. Death can occu
      - Long- term exposure to inhalants can cause memory loss, hearing loss, vision problems, peripheral nerve damage, and brain damage.
      - Inhalants are chemical fumes that have an influence on the nervous system
    - - Cocaine abuse: disturbance in heart rhythm, heart attack, chest pain, respiratory failure, stroke, seizures, headaches, abdominal pain, and nausea.
      - example: amphetamine and cocaine
      - mood of action:
    - - drugs that tend to slow down the central nervous system
      - causes
        
        lowering blood pressure
        
        interrupt breathing
        
        slow down heart rate
        
        relief anxiety
        
        cause sedation