AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Amphetamine has powerful central nervous system (CNS) stimulant actions, in addition to peripheral actions typical of indirect sympathomimetic drugs. Main effects of acute administration are wakefulness, decreased sense of fatigue, elevation of mood, and increased ability to concentrate.

Detailed explanation-2: -They showed that amphetamine enters dopamine neurons through specific entry proteins on the cell surface. Once inside the cells, the drug triggers the internalization of a glutamate transporter from the cell surface, which enhances the excitatory actions of amphetamine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Neurotransmitters send messages between cells in your body to tell the cells how to do their job. Amphetamines make your central nervous system (the hard drive to your brain and spinal cord) work faster by increasing the number of neurotransmitters, specifically: Dopamine.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stimulants stimulate the sympathetic nervous system and increase heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration (dilation of the bronchioles in the lungs). They can cause a dangerously high body temperature, especially if paired with physical exertion. Other serious effects include: Seizures.