Stimulants are drugs that tend to increase overall levels of neural activity. Many of these drugs act as agonists of the dopamine neurotransmitter system. Dopamine activity is often associated with reward and craving; therefore, drugs that affect dopamine neurotransmission often have abuse liability. ...
The term 'stimulant' refers to a class of drugs that increase psychophysiological arousal. From the viewpoint of prevention, it is more useful to look primarily at the social consequences and functions of stimulants. Every society has a documented use of stimulants. When planning interventions ...
Stimulants that increase the effects of dopamine can cause addiction when the reward center learns to seek after drugs like it would seek after normal sources of the “feel good” chemical responses. In meth addiction, damaged dopamine receptors can make it difficult to experience pleasure by norm...
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have found that treatment with stimulant drugs does not increase and appears to significantly decrease the risk that girls with ADHD will begin smoking cigarettes or using alcohol or drugs. Their report in the OctoberArchives of Pediatrics and Adolescent ...
Stimulants(or “uppers”) impact the body's central nervous system (CNS), causing the user to feel as if they are “speeding up.” These drugs increase the user's level of alertness, pumping up heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and blood glucose levels. Doctors primarily prescribe st...
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Drugs known to produce physical dependence are the opiates (i.e., opium and its derivatives) and central-nervous-system depressants such as barbiturates and alcohol. Psychological dependence is indicated when the user relies on a drug to produce a feeling of well-being. This type of dependence...
The most commonly used drugs in this class are methylphenidate and amphetamines [1,2,5,6]. Non-psychostimulant medications have a different mechanism to increase free norepinephrine. They make a blockage in the neuronal synapse, resulting in a relative increase of noradrenaline at this level. The...
Do not stop taking clonidine or guanfacine suddenly. This can cause an increase inbloodpressure. These medications must be tapered off gradually. Antidepressant Drugs for ADHD Several types of these can treat the disorder, too. They're sometimes the treatment of choice for children or adults who ...
Stimulants: Stimulants are an extremely diverse group of pharmacological compounds with a wide range of cultural, medical, and recreational roles. These drugs include substances like amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine, caffeine, and MDMA. Although the d...