Action of Barbituates

Homework Assignment Chapter 4 Addiction Studies (BHHS) Sherman Howard 1. Describe, the action of Barbiturates. They reduce afferent sensitivity to pleasure or pain. Replaces the need for sex, food for thought and emotional involvement. 2. Describe the action of benzodiazepines and their insulation symptoms. Benzodiazepines are minor tranquilizers they form dopamine levels to surge producing a pleasurable sensation. Withdrawal involves seizures, convulsions, and even death. 3. What is the biggest insecurity with drug synergism when using two depressant drugs? Overdose 4.What is a paradoxical reaction to tranquilizers? Becoming more active instead of calmer. 5. why is withdrawal so life threatening for alcoholic drink and the barbiturates? Both can buoy lead to Seizures and death. 6. Who is the hidden addict? An unborn Fetus can be, if the return is an addict. ______________________________________________________________________________ Part Two 1. What is the approximate perc entage of alcohol in beer? vino? Whiskey? Beer5% Wine15% Whiskey45% 2. What does BAC stand for? Blood alcoholic drink Concentration. 3. Describe the processing of alcohol from digestion to absorption. 0% is listless by the stomach the remaining 80% is absorbed in the small intestines. 4. What is alcohol effect on digestion and liver? Alcohol can stop digestion and increase hydrochloric acid production. Alcohol also causes a drop in blood sugar which can lead to a hypoglycemic state. 5. Name some factors that often predict alcoholism? little learning ability, poor judgment, short-term memory is affected. 6. After frequent naughty dose use which is more dangerous immediate alcohol withdrawal or immediate heroin withdrawal? Alcohol is more immediate. Sherman Howard