Across
- 3. Reduced self-awareness is a major effect of this drug
- 4. Which of the following psychoactive drugs produces the quickest and most powerful rush of euphoria?
- 6. Depressants, hallucinogenics and ___ make up the three category of drugs.
- 7. Soon after taking a psychoactive drug, Larisa's breathing slowed, her pupils constricted, and her feelings of anxiety were replaced by blissful pleasure. Larisa most likely experienced the effects of
- 11. Regular users of ________ may achieve a high with smaller amounts of the drug than occasional users
- 15. Drugs such as alcohol and opiates that calm neural activity and slow body functions are called
- 16. Morphine and heroin are
- 17. As drug users experience neuroadaptation, they demonstrate signs of
Down
- 1. LSD and other powerful hallucinogens are chemically similar to, and therefore block the actions of, a subtype of the neurotransmitter serotonin. At the synapse, these drugs act as a(n)
- 2. Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods are called ________ drugs.
- 5. LSD is most likely to produce
- 8. When oxygen deprivation just prior to death turns off the brain's inhibitory cells, neural activity increases in the
- 9. Nembutal, Seconal, and Amytal, drugs prescribed to reduce insomnia, are
- 10. One of the deadly effects of Ecstasy is
- 12. A common symptom of nicotine withdrawal is
- 13. By triggering the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine, ________ boosts alertness and diminishes appetite.
- 14. Contrary to popular opinion this does not help end tobacco addiction