{"id":68431,"date":"2019-12-20T01:01:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T06:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/68431"},"modified":"2019-12-20T01:01:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T06:01:03","slug":"pharmacology-stimulants-depressants-and-hallucinogens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/68431","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacology: Stimulants, Depressants and Hallucinogens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pharmacology of Stimulants, Depressants and Hallucinogens | Addiction Counselor Exam Review\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QFiAkkHYQaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>Unlimited Counseling CEUs for $59 https:\/\/www.allceus.com\/\nSpecialty Certificate tracks starting at $89 https:\/\/www.allceus.com\/certificate-tracks\/\nLive Webinars $5\/hour https:\/\/www.allceus.com\/live-interactive-webinars\/\nPatreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/CounselorToolbox  Help us keep the videos free for everyone to learn by becoming a patron.\nPinterest: drsnipes\n\nNurses, addiction and mental health counselors, social workers and marriage and family therapists can earn continuing education credits (CEs) for this and other course at:  https:\/\/www.allceus.com\/member\/cart?c=17\n\nView the New Harbinger Catalog and get your 25% discount on their products by entering coupon code: 1168SNIPES at check out \n\nAllCEUs is also approved as an education provider for NAADAC, the States of Florida and Texas Boards of Social Work and Mental Health\/Professional Counseling, the California Consortium for Addiction Professionals and Professions. Our courses are accepted in most states through those approvals.\n\nDefine stimulants, depressants and hallucinogens \uf07d Discuss their \u25e6 Mechanism of action \u25e6 Symptoms of intoxication \u25e6 Symptoms of withdrawal \u25e6 Short and long term effects \u25e6 Common street names \uf07d Differential diagnosis\n3. \uf07d Method of administration greatly effects the intensity and duration of onset for various drugs \u25e6 Oral (slowest) \u25e6 Inhalation\/Snorting \u25e6 Inhalation\/Smoking \u25e6 Injection \u25e6 Rectal suppository \u25e6 Skin patches AllCEUs.com Unlimited Online CEUs $59 | Interactive Webinars $5\n4. \uf07d Drugas affect everyone differently, based on: \u25e6 Size, weight and health \u25e6 Whether the person is used to taking it \u25e6 Whether other drugs are taken concurrently \u25e6 The amount taken \u25e6 The strength of the drug (varies from batch to batch with illegally produced drugs)\n5. \uf07d Stimulants are substances that act to excite the central nervous system \u25e6 Caffeine \u25e6 Amphetmines \u25e6 Cocaine\n6. \uf07d Stimulants increase alertness, attention, and energy, as well as elevate blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration. \uf07d Used to treat asthma and other respiratory problems, obesity, neurological disorders, ADHD, narcolepsy, and occasionally depression\n7. \uf07d Stimulants enhance norepinephrine and dopamine. \uf07d Increase in dopamine can induce a feeling of euphoria when stimulants are taken nonmedically. \uf07d Norepinepherine also increases blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels, increases blood glucose, and opens up breathing passages.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlimited Counseling CEUs for $59 https:\/\/www.allceus.com\/ Specialty Certificate tracks starting at $89 https:\/\/www.allceus.com\/certificate-tracks\/ Live Webinars $5\/hour https:\/\/www.allceus.com\/live-interactive-webinars\/ Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/CounselorToolbox Help us keep the videos free for everyone to learn by becoming a patron. 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