Three drugs that I will be discussing are Adderall, Vicodin, and Ambien. The drugs all come in pill form. These drugs affect the nervous system and they all share similar symptoms which causes the user to feel dizziness, nausea, and diarrhea. Although they share similarities, they have differences in term of their impact on different body parts. Ambien and Vicodin are both central nervous depressants, which slows brain activity, and Adderall is a stimulant which increases brain activity. All these drugs have different purposes; users take Adderall as a diet pill to lose weight because amphetamine speeds up the body's metabolism and lowers appetite. They take ambien to treat insomnia and use vicodin to relieve moderate to moderately severe …show more content…
All these drugs affect the brain and the brain is the main system of the whole body because it takes control of all the function the body does. Once the brain is affected it will send messages to the heart or other body organs that can pause their function. Our body is like a machine, when one part of the machine is broken it will spread to other parts and cause the whole machine to stop working, similar to our body when one system is infected it will quickly spread. An example is, vicodin suppress the body’s ability to breathe which causes the heart to lose its job pumping blood and the lung also get affected because it puts oxygen into the blood. Adderall causes the heart to overwork itself and beat faster. This will interfere with your circulation making toes and fingers numb. Ambien on the other hand slows down the brain activity which causes other system to slow down as …show more content…
GABA is one of the oldest-known neurotransmitters, is an inhibitory brain chemical. Ambien allows more of the calming chemical to flood brain synapses — and the brain is littered with GABA receptors. It inhibits the reward pathway.
Drinking alcohol and mixing drugs can be lethal because it can easily result in a life-threatening overdose or negative interaction between the substances. Combining the drugs side effects together with the effects of drinking alcohol can double the consequences. The body won’t be able to handle the amount of side effects happening and it will react dangerously to the amount consumed. Adderall is a stimulant, alcohol is a depressant when these two are mixed instead of canceling each other out they will compete with each other in your body which causes serious and lethal problems to
Each dosage is prescribed s per patient according to their level of neediness and age. One capsule should be consumed daily by mouth unless otherwise told by psychiatrist or physician. There are many side effects for consuming Adderall. One major side effect is a suppressed appetite and headaches. Consitpation, a dry mouth, weight loss, diarrhea, and … is considered a side effect for adderall as well. Some side effects may be severe if a patient contains glaucoma, when the eyesight of an individual decreasing causing a loss of sight; if the patient has a background of dipsomania or any substance that the patient was addicted to would be a contraindication for the use of adderall. Another contraindication is hyperthyroidism, when an individual’s body
Neurotransmitters send messages to different parts of the body that trigger certain behaviors. For example, acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that has an effect on movement by being released to muscle cell receptors that cause muscles to contract. Researchers have found that the brain produces its own opiates and therefore certain drugs can trigger them. The problem with this is that the brain begins to rely on those drugs and stops producing their own natural opiates. This can cause struggle and lead to addiction. Certain drugs alter neurotransmitters by either mimicking or blocking them. Agonist molecules can bind to a similar neurotransmitter to mimic and enhance its effects, while antagonists bind to neurotransmitters but block its
2. What would be the expected outcome when a patient is given gamma-aminobutyric acid? What is this medication prescribed for? What side effects would we teach about? GABA Is a neurotransmitter that helps send messages between the brain and the nervous system. GABA is a mediator of anxiety level therefore it reduces anxiety by suppressing the circuitry in the brain that causes anxiety.
Addiction to these can happen if taken over a long period of time. Also, irritation of the stomach, liver damage and sleep disturbances as some
Adderall is a form of amphetamine, legally used in a limited number of countries, primarily the United States and Canada, for the treatment of: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is available in 2 forms: instant release and extended release. Both forms are suitable for the treatment for ADHD. When used for short periods as prescribed by a physician, Adderall has the positive effect of counteracting symptoms of ADHD. This happens by: Increasing the availability of certain neurotransmitters like norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain. These brain chemicals are responsible for boosting alertness, attention, and energy levels.
When growing up, nothing is more frustrating then giving your best effort in your school work and continuously being unsuccessful. The effect it can have on a child is very damaging. Students may feel inadequate and non-intelligent in the classroom setting growing up, not to mention, being confused all at the same time about why school is such an ongoing battle for them. Why are these children trying so hard and never having any success? It is more and more common today; more than ever we see children having these problems inside and outside of classrooms all over the world. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can become very problematic in a child’s
The prevalence data cannot paint the entire picture of Adderall abuse on college campuses without accounting for correlates that change the frequency of Adderall use. One study performed by Sean McCabe et al., identified two links between the frequency of Adderall abuse and the university a student attended. The first association found by McCabe et al. was a connection between the admission criteria of the university and the frequency of Adderall abuse that was present. The study found that the past-year abuse rate of Adderall was 1.3% at less competitive universities, 4.5% at competitive universities, and 5.9% at the most competitive universities (McCabe et al., 2005). These results led McCabe and his colleagues to conclude that there was
Did you know that college students who were nonmedical users of Adderall are almost 3 times as likely as those who had not used Adderall nonmedical to have used marijuana in the past year, 8 times more likely to have used cocaine and been non users of prescription tranquilizers? Are we trying to promote drug use in are youth by making it so easy to attain Adderall for people who do not really require it.
In the United States, 40 people die across each day due to overdosing on narcotic prescription medicine. One of the most commonly abused prescriptions is opioids painkillers such as Vicodin and codeine. Another medicine to treat anxiety and sleep aids such as Valiums and Xanax. Other abused prescriptions are stimulants to treat Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder (ADHD) like Adderall and Ritalin. When the overdose first became a problem, 60 percent of NC prescription overdose victims were dying before the arrival of emergency medical
Opioids attach themselves to specific proteins called opioid receptors. These opioid receptors are found throughout the body including the brain, spinal cord, and GI tract. When an opioid attaches to a receptor, it can reduce the perception of pain. Through this coupling with receptors, opioids can also produce drowsiness, mental confusion, nausea, constipation, and, depending upon the amount of drug taken, can stop respiration leading to death (overdosing).
Finals week remains a stressful time for college students. A student may have three to five tests in a matter of four days. However, these tests, unlike most, can be worth up to twenty percent of a semester grade. That is a great amount of pressure on a student. With about six hours of sleep a night, eighteen hours of study never seems like enough. Then again, there may be a solution that allows the student to focus on the study so eighteen hours is enough. Better yet, maybe sleep is unnecessary. This is a reality for the 6.4 percent of college students that use unprescribed Adderall. College students all over the country take Adderall everyday to improve performance in school.
Alcohol is a drug; so mixing it with any other drug can be extremely dangerous. Drinking excessively over a period of time can cause problems with relationships, money or the law. It can also cause severe health problems and even death.
At The University of North Dakota, 18 year-old freshman, Zac was stressed about his schedule; balancing academics, work, and athletics all while maintaining a social life. With another busy week ahead and an important exam coming up, he felt the need to do something about his situation. He knew caffeine it wouldn’t be enough this time. Within 10 minutes, he found himself knocking on the dorm two doors down and within 15 minutes had Adderall in his possession. This pill that was supposed to be a one-time thing became a daily ritual in order to make it through the day. Zac, like many others who abused the prescription had become addicted. Adderall is a highly addictive medication most commonly prescribed to those who have ADHD or attention deficit
The availability of prescription painkillers has increased substantially, painkillers are drugs that deal with the nervous system, it blocks pain and the patient will feel a “high”. The most common prescribed drugs
This can make it difficult to tell precisely which drug is affecting an individual’s emotions. Doctors do, however, have a pretty good idea of what each narcotic can do due to research in individuals that have taken one drug at a time.