NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Detailed explanation-1: -Health symptoms reported more often by stimulant users included depression, diarrhea, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, dizziness, difficulty concentrating, and nicotine craving. Health care providers of college students should query these patients about symptoms that could be related to depression and amphetamine use.
Detailed explanation-2: -The longer the study duration the smaller the efficacy of pharmacological treatment for reducing ADHD symptoms [18]. These studies demonstrate that there can be a gradual loss of benefit from stimulant medicines over time with treatment.
Detailed explanation-3: -They can make a person feel more awake, alert, confident or energetic. 1. Stimulants include caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines and cocaine. Large doses can cause over-stimulation, resulting in anxiety, panic, seizures, headaches, stomach cramps, aggression and paranoia.