THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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hallucinogens
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psychoactive drugs
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opiates
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tranquilizers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Opioids, including codeine, opium, morphine, and heroin, produce euphoria and analgesia by increasing activity in opioid receptor neurons. Hallucinogens, including cannabis, mescaline, and LSD, create an extreme alteration of consciousness as well as the possibility of hallucinations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Psychoactive drugs are chemicals that change our state of consciousness. They work by influencing neurotransmitters in the CNS. Using psychoactive drugs may create tolerance and, when they are no longer used, withdrawal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Psychoactive drugs – chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Psychoactive drugs alter brain functions and act on the brain by altering the neurotransmitter availability at the synapse or by interacting with the neurotransmitter receptor itself.
Detailed explanation-5: -Alcohol. Benzodiazepines. Caffeine. Cannabis. Cocaine. Heroin. LSD. Methamphetamine. More items