Transcript Diseases and Dependencies

Diseases and Dependencies
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Alzheimer Disease
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Parkinsons Disease
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Drugs
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Alcohol
Alzheimer Disease
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Plaque
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Nerve tangles
Parkinson’s Disease
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Decrease CNS dopamine secretion
General drug actions
Cocaine: stimulant
Cocaine
Coca Plant
Increases dopamine
Cocaine
Cocaine
What are the short-term effects of Cocaine Use?
•Increased energy
•Decreased appetite
•Mental alertness
•Increased heart rate and blood pressure
•Constricted blood vessels
•Increased temperature
•Dilated pupils
Cocaine
What are the long-term effects of Cocaine Use?
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Addiction
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Irritability and mood disturbances
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Restlessness
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Paranoia
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Auditory hallucinations
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Numerous effects on
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HEART
RESPIRATION
Examples of some drug opiates
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Morphine
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Heroine
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Codeine
Heroine
Heroin is processed from
morphine, a naturally
occurring substance
extracted from the seed pod
of the Asian poppy plant.
Poppy Plant
Street names associated with heroin include "smack," "H," "skag," and "junk."
Heroine
Soon after injection (or
inhalation), heroin crosses the
blood-brain barrier. In the brain,
heroin is converted to morphine
and binds rapidly to opioid
receptors.
Methampethamines
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street names: Chalk, Crank, Croak,
Crypto, Crystal, Fire, Glass, Meth, Tweek ,
White Cross.
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Methamphetamine can be taken orally,
injected, snorted, or smoked.
Methampethamines
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It rapidly enters the brain and
causes a cascading release of
norepinephrine and dopamine
(and to a lesser extent,
serotonin) resulting in euphoria
and the availability of undirected
energy.
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
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LSD:
has a chemical structure that is very similar to the
neurotransmitter called serotonin.
Originally from fungus of rye
Plants: 1938
Cannabis
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) stimulates receptors of pain and appetite
Ectasy
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
Street Names: X, XTC, E, Adam, Lovers Speed,
Eve, Beans, Clarity, Essence, etc.
Potential to damage the serotonin receptor sites as
well as the serotonin neurons of the brain
Alcohol
Stimulates inhibitory receptors at high doses
Can be excitatory at low doses
Stimulant
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Binds to acetylcholine receptors
Acetylcholine receptor