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• Neurons conduct impulses throughout the nervous system.
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Dendrite
Axon
Myelin sheath
Axon endingsCell body
Nucleus
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• A neuron is a long cell that consists of three regions: a cell body, dendrites, and an axon.
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Dendrite
Axon
Myelin sheath
Axon endingsCell body
Nucleus
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• Dendrites are branchlike extensions of the neuron that receive impulses and carry them toward the cell body.
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Dendrite
Axon
Myelin sheath
Axon endingsCell body
Nucleus
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• The axon is an extension of the neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body and toward other neurons, muscles, or glands.
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Dendrite
Axon
Myelin sheath
Axon endingsCell body
Nucleus
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• Neurons fall into three categories: sensory neurons, motor neurons, and interneurons.
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• Sensory neurons carry impulses from the body to the spinal cord and brain.
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• Interneurons are found within the brain and spinal cord.
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Interneuron
Spinal cord
Receptor in skinMotor neuron
Sensory neuron
Direction of impulse
Muscle contracts
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• Motor neurons carry the response impulses away from the brain and spinal cord to a muscle or gland.
Interneuron
Spinal cord
Receptor in skinMotor neuron
Sensory neuron
Direction of impulse
Muscle contracts
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• The nervous system sorts and interprets incoming information before directing a response.
Relaying an impulseRelaying an impulse
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A neuron at rest
A neuron at rest
Plasma membrane Outside cell
Open ion channel
Gated Na+ channel
Open ion channel
Gated Na+ channel
Na+/K+ pump
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Motor Neuron NA K PumpMotor Neuron NA K Pump
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• Under these conditions, which exist when the cell is at rest, the plasma membrane is said to be polarized.
A neuron at restA neuron at rest
• A polarized membrane has the potential to transmit an impulse.
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• When a stimulus excites a neuron, gated sodium channels in the membrane open up and sodium ions rush into the cell.
How an impulse is transmittedHow an impulse is transmitted
• As the positive sodium ions build up inside the membrane, the inside of the cell becomes more positively charged than the outside.
• This change in charge, called depolarization, moves like a wave down the length of the axon.
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How an impulse is transmittedHow an impulse is transmittedK+ — + + +Gated K+ channel Outside cell
Na+
Na+ Na+ Gated Na+ channel Inside cell
+ + —
—
— —
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How an impulse is transmittedHow an impulse is transmittedK+ —+ + +
Na+
Gated Na+ channel
+ +—
—
— —
+Gated K+ channelGated K+ channelK+
Impulse
—
Gated Na+ channel
Na+ Na+/K+ pump
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How an impulse is transmittedHow an impulse is transmitted+ + ++ + +
—— — — ——
Gated K+ channel
Impulse
Gated Na+ channel
Na+/K+ pump
3Na+
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How an impulse is transmittedHow an impulse is transmitted
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• Most axons are surrounded by a white covering of cells called the myelin sheath.
White matter and gray matterWhite matter and gray matter
Myelin sheath
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• The myelin sheath insulates the axon, hindering the movement of ions across its plasma membrane.
White matter and gray matterWhite matter and gray matter
• The ions move quickly down the axon until they reach a gap in the sheath.
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• Here, the ions pass through the plasma membrane of the nerve cell and depolarization occurs.
White matter and gray matterWhite matter and gray matter
• As a result, the impulse jumps from gap to gap, greatly increasing the speed at which it travels.
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• The myelin sheath gives axons a white appearance.
White matter and gray matterWhite matter and gray matter
• In the brain and spinal cord, masses of myelinated axons make up what is called “white matter.”
• The absence of myelin in masses of neurons accounts for the grayish color of “gray matter” in the brain.
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Connections between neuronsConnections between neurons Dendrite
AxonImpulse
Synapse
Impulse Dendrite
Axon
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Connections between neuronsConnections between neurons
Dendrite
AxonImpulse
Synapse
ImpulseDendrite
Axon
Axon
Dendrite
Vesicle with neurotransmitters inside
Vesicle fuses with
membrane (exocytosis)
Calcium channel
Neurotransmitter diffuses across synapse and binds with receptor on dendrite
Synaptic space
Neurotrans-mitters released into synapse
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The Central Nervous SystemThe Central Nervous SystemCerebrum
Skull
Medulla oblongata
Cerebellum
Spinal cord
Vertebra
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Two systems work togetherTwo systems work together
• Another division of your nervous system, called the peripheral nervous system, is made up of all the nerves that carry messages to and from the central nervous system.
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Two systems work togetherTwo systems work together
• Together, the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) respond to stimuli from the external environment.
Brain
Spinal cord
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Motor areaSensory area
Language area
Vision area
General interpretation
area
Cerebrum
Speech area
Taste area
Intellect, learning, and personality
Hearing area
Brain stem Cerebellum
Balance area
Anatomy of the brainAnatomy of the brain
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• The brain stem is made up of the medulla oblongata, the pons, and the midbrain.
Midbrain
Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Pons
Anatomy of the brainAnatomy of the brain
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Anatomy of the brainAnatomy of the brain
• The medulla oblongata is the part of the brain that controls involuntary activities such as breathing and heart rate.
Midbrain
Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Pons
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• The pons and midbrain act as pathways connecting various parts of the brain with each other.
Midbrain
Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Pons
Anatomy of the brainAnatomy of the brain
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The Peripheral Nervous SystemThe Peripheral Nervous System
• The peripheral nervous system can be separated into two divisions—the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
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The somatic nervous system
The somatic nervous system
• The somatic nervous system is made up of 12 pairs of cranial nerves from the brain, 31 pairs of spinal nerves from the spinal cord, and all of their branches.
Brain (CNS)
Spinal cord
(CNS)
Spinal nerves (PNS)
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The somatic nervous system
The somatic nervous system
• The nerves of the somatic system relay information mainly between your skin, the CNS, and skeletal muscles.
Brain (CNS)
Spinal cord
(CNS)
Spinal nerves (PNS)
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The somatic nervous system
The somatic nervous system
• This pathway is voluntary, meaning that you can decide whether or not to move body parts under the control of this system.
Brain (CNS)
Spinal cord
(CNS)
Spinal nerves (PNS)
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Sensory neuron
Direction of impulse
Motor neuron
Flexor muscle contracts and withdraws part
being stimulated
Pain receptors in skin
Reflexes in the somatic systemReflexes in the somatic system
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The autonomic nervous systemThe autonomic nervous system
• The autonomic nervous system carries impulses from the CNS to internal organs.
• These impulses produce responses that are involuntary, or not under conscious control.
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The autonomic nervous systemThe autonomic nervous system
• There are two divisions of the autonomic nervous system—the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.
• The sympathetic nervous system controls many internal functions during times of stress.
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• The sympathetic nervous system causes the release of hormones, such as epinephrine and norepinephrine, that results in the fight-or-flight response.
• A fight-or-flight response can occur when you see a rattlesnake.
The autonomic nervous systemThe autonomic nervous system
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The autonomic nervous systemThe autonomic nervous system
• The parasympathetic nervous system on the other hand, controls many of the body’s internal functions when it is at rest.
• Both the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems send signals to the same internal organs.
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Central Nervous System (CNS)
Peripheral Nervous
System (PNS)
Somatic Nervous System (voluntary)
Relays information to and from skin
and skeletal muscles.
Nervous System
Autonomic Nervous System
(involuntary)
Relays information to internal organs.
Sympathetic Nervous System
Controls organs in times of stress.
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Controls organs when body is at rest
The autonomic nervous system
The autonomic nervous system
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Sensing Chemicals
Sensing Chemicals
Olfactory nerve
Olfactory bulb
Olfactory nerve receptors
Taste bud
Sensory neuron
Smell Molecules
Taste Molecules
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Sensing ChemicalsSensing Chemicals
• Tastes that you experience can be divided into four basic categories: sour, salty, bitter, and sweet.
• As seen with the sequence of electrochemical changes a neuron undergoes as it is depolarized, each of the different tastes produces a similar change in the cells of taste buds.
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Sensing ChemicalsSensing Chemicals
• As these cells are depolarized, signals from your taste buds are sent to the cerebrum.
• There, the signal is interpreted and you notice a particular taste.
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Sensing LightSensing Light
Sclera
Choroid
Retina
Optic nerve
Iris
Lens
Light
Pupil
Cornea
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Sensing LightSensing Light
• The retina contains two types of light receptor cells—rods and cones.
• Rods are receptor cells adapted for vision in dim light. They help you detect shape and movement.
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Sensing LightSensing Light
• At the back of the eye, retinal tissue comes together to form the optic nerve, which leads to the brain, where images are interpreted.
• Cones are receptor cells adapted for sharp vision in bright light. They also help you detect color.
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The EyeThe EyeVisual cortex in cerebrum
Top view of brain
Optic nerve
Lens
Retina
Rod and cone cellsVisual field
Depth perceptionBrain image projections
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Eye Structure and FunctionEye Structure and Function
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Sensing Mechanical StimulationSensing Mechanical Stimulation
• Hearing and touch, depend on receptors that respond to mechanical stimulation.
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Middle ear
Ear canal
Eardrum
Malleus Incus StapesSemicircular canals
Auditory nerve
Oval window
Cochlea
Your sense of hearingYour sense of hearing
Outer ear Inner ear
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Ear Structure and FunctionEar Structure and Function
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Your sense of balanceYour sense of balance
• The inner ear converts information about the position of your head into nerve impulses which travel to your brain, informing it about your body’s equilibrium.
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Your sense of balance
Your sense of balance
Body upright Head upright
Body rotating Head tilted
Semicircular canals
Gel-like fluid
Hair cells
Crista ampullaris
Maculae
Gel-like fluid
Fluid Fluid
Hair cells
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Your sense of touchYour sense of touch
Free nerve ending
HeatLight Touch
Cold
Hair Shaft
Opening of sweat
gland
Heavy pressure
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• A drug is a chemical that affects the body’s functions.
Drugs Act on the Body
• Most drugs interact with receptor sites on cells.
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Drugs Act on the Body
Axon
Dendrite
Increased synthesis
Increased release
Synaptic space
Decreased enzymatic breakdown
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• A medicine is a drug that, when taken into the body, helps prevent, cure, or relieve a medical problem.
Medicinal Uses of Drugs
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• Medicines that relieve pain manipulate either the receptors that initiate the impulses or the central nervous system that receives them.
Relieving pain
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• Pain relievers that do not cause a loss of consciousness are called analgesics.
Relieving pain
• Some analgesics, like aspirin, work by inhibiting receptors at the site of pain from producing nerve impulses.
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• Analgesics that work on the central nervous system are called narcotics.
• Many narcotics are made from the opium poppy flower.
Relieving pain
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• Opiates, as they are called, can be useful in controlled medical therapy because these drugs are able to relieve severe pain from illness or injury.
Relieving pain
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• Many drugs have been developed to treat heart and circulatory problems such as high blood pressure.
Treating circulatory problems
• These medicines are called cardiovascular drugs.
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Treating circulatory problems
• In addition to treating high blood pressure, cardiovascular drugs may be used to normalize an irregular heartbeat, increase the heart’s pumping capacity, or enlarge small blood vessels.
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Treating nervous disorders
• Drugs that increase the activity of the central and sympathetic nervous systems are called stimulants.
• Amphetamines (am FE tuh meenz) are synthetic stimulants that increase the output of CNS neurotransmitters.
• Because they increase wakefulness and alertness, amphetamines are sometimes used to treat patients with sleep disorders.
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Treating nervous disorders
• Drugs that lower, or depress, the activity of the nervous system are called depressants, or sedatives.
• The primary medicinal uses of depressants are to encourage calmness and produce sleep.
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The Misuse and Abuse of Drugs
• Drug misuse occurs when a medicine is taken for an unintended use.
• Giving your prescription medicine to someone else, not following the prescribed dosage by taking too much or too little, and mixing medicines, are all instances of drug misuse.
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The Misuse and Abuse of Drugs
• Drug abuse is the inappropriate self-administration of a drug for non medical purposes.
• Drug abuse may involve use of an illegal drug, such as cocaine; use of an illegally obtained medicine, such as someone else’s prescribed drugs; or excessive use of a legal drug, such as alcohol or nicotine.
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Addiction to drugs• When a person believes he or she needs a drug
in order to feel good or function normally, that person is psychologically dependent on the drug.
• When a person’s body develops a chemical need for the drug in order to function normally, the person is physiologically dependent.
• Psychological and physiological dependence are both forms of addiction.
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Tolerance and withdrawal• Tolerance occurs when a person needs larger
or more frequent doses of a drug to achieve the same effect.
• The dosage increases are necessary because the body becomes less responsive to the drug.
• Withdrawal occurs when the person stops taking the drug and actually becomes ill.
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Classes of Commonly Abused Drugs
• Each class of drug produces its own special effect on the body, and its own particular symptoms of withdrawal.
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Table 36.1 Commonly Abused Drugs
Category • Substance Commercial or Street Name Potential Health Hazard
Cannabinoid
Stimulants
Depressants
Hallucinogens
Opioids
Other
• Marijuana
• Cocaine• Methylphenidate • Nicotine• Methamphetamine• MDMA
• Benzodiazepines
• Barbiturates
• LSD
• Heroin
• Inhalants
• Anabolic steroids• Ketamine
• Grass, joints, pot, reefer, weed
• Blow, coke, crack, rock• Ritalin, Skippy, vitamin R• Chew, cigarettes, cigars• Ice, speed, glass• Ecstasy, Eve
• Librium, Valium, Xanax, downers, sleeping pills• Barbs, red birds, yellows
• Cubes, microdot
• H, junk, skag, smack
• Paint thinners, gasoline, butane, nitrates, laughing gas• Juice• Special K, vitamin K
Respiratory problems, impaired learning
Increased heart rate and blood pressure, irregular heart beat, heart failure, and weight loss
Respiratory depression and arrest, lowered blood pressure, poor concentration
Chronic mental disorders, nausea, flashbacks
Respiratory depression and arrest, collapsed veins
Headache, nausea, vomiting, unconsciousness, sudden deathLiver and kidney cancer, acne, high blood pressureRespiratory depression and arrest, nausea, vomiting
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• Cocaine stimulates the CNS by working on the part of the inner brain that governs emotions and basic drives, such as hunger and thirst.
• Cocaine artificially increases levels of neurotransmitters in the brain.
Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
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• The user quickly feels a euphoric high called a rush. This sense of intense pleasure and satisfaction cannot be maintained, however, and soon the effects of the drug change.
• As a result, false messages are sent to reward centers indicating that a basic drive has been satisfied.
Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
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• Cocaine also disrupts the body’s circulatory system by interfering with the sympathetic nervous system.
• Physical hyperactivity follows. Often, anxiety and depression set in.
Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
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• The result is high blood pressure.
• Although initially causing a slowing of the heart rate, it soon produces a great increase in heart rate and a narrowing of blood vessels, known as vasoconstriction.
Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
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• Other adverse side effects of amphetamine abuse include irregular heartbeat, chest pain, paranoia, hallucinations, and convulsions.
Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
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• Caffeine—a substance found in coffee, some carbonated soft drinks, cocoa, and tea—is a CNS stimulant.
Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
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• Caffeine also causes an increase in heart rate and urine production, which can lead to dehydration.
Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
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• Nicotine, a substance found in tobacco, is also a stimulant.
Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
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• By increasing the release of the hormone epinephrine, nicotine increases heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and stomach acid secretion.
Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
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• Although nicotine is the addictive substance in tobacco, there are many other harmful chemicals found in tobacco products. Smoking cigarettes leads to an increased risk of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Stimulants: Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
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Depressants: Alcohol and barbiturates
• One of the most widely abused drugs in the world today is alcohol.
• This depressant is distributed throughout a person’s body via the bloodstream.
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• Alcohol also appears to block the movement of sodium and calcium ions across the cell membrane, a process that is important in the transmission of impulses and the release of neurotransmitters.
Depressants: Alcohol and barbiturates
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• Addiction to alcohol—alcoholism—can cause the destruction of nerve cells and brain damage.
• Cirrhosis, a hardening of the tissues of the liver, is a common affliction of alcoholics.
Depressants: Alcohol and barbiturates
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• Barbiturates (bar BIH chuh ruts) are sedatives and anti-anxiety drugs.
• When barbiturates are used in excess, the user’s respiratory and circulatory systems become depressed.
• Chronic use results in addiction.
Depressants: Alcohol and barbiturates
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• Most narcotics are opiates.
Narcotics: Opiates
• They act directly on the brain.
• The most abused narcotic in the United States is heroin. It depresses the CNS, slows breathing, and lowers heart rate.
• Tolerance develops quickly, and withdrawal from heroin is painful.
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• Hallucinogens stimulate the CNS—altering moods, thoughts, and sensory perceptions.
Hallucinogens: Natural and synthetic
• Some hallucinogens are found in nature.
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• This disorientation can impair the user’s judgment and place him or her in a potentially dangerous situation.
• The user sees, hears, feels, tastes, or smells things that are not actually there.
Hallucinogens: Natural and synthetic
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• Hallucinogens also increase heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and body temperature, and sometimes cause sweating, salivation, nausea, and vomiting.
• After large enough doses, convulsions of the body may even occur.
Hallucinogens: Natural and synthetic
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• LSD—or acid—is a synthetic drug.
• The mechanism by which LSD produces hallucinations is still debated, but it may involve the blocking of a CNS neurotransmitter.
Hallucinogens: Natural and synthetic
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• Anabolic steroids are synthetic drugs that are similar to the hormone testosterone.
Anabolic steroids
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Anabolic steroids
• Anabolic steroids stimulate muscles to increase in size.
• Physicians use anabolic steroids in the treatment of hormone imbalances or diseases that result in a loss of muscle mass.
• Abuse of anabolic steroids is associated with infertility in men, high cholesterol, and extreme mood swings.
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Breaking the Habit
• Once a person has become addicted to a drug, breaking the habit can be very difficult.
• Besides the desire to break the addiction, studies have shown that people usually need both medical and psychological therapy—such as counseling—to be successful in their treatment.
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Nicotine replacement therapy
• Nicotine replacement therapy is one example of a relatively successful drug treatment approach.
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Nicotine replacement therapy
• To ease the intensity of the withdrawal symptoms, patients wear adhesive patches that slowly release small amounts of nicotine into their bloodstream.
• Alternatively, pieces of nicotine-containing gum are chewed periodically to temporarily relieve cravings.