In my first lesson of my ASD 275 class, I had been asked to write a summary about eight videos I viewed in my first lesson. These eight videos include sedatives, narcotics, stimulants, psychedelics and hallucinogens, inhalants, THC, PCP, and ketamine, and steroids. After viewing each video I have been asked to write a summary and include how the information I obtained will help me when working with clients.
The first video I viewed was “Sedatives.” Sedatives affect the central nervous system and in turn they relieve anxiety lower the heart rate, and can also depress breathing. The video describes how these chemicals affect our neurotransmitters in our central nervous system. These transmitters include dopamine, GABA, epinephrine, and norepinephrine.
Sedatives…show more content… This stimulant puts the reward center of the brain on overload makes a person feel as if they have accomplished something incredible or that the world is in their hands. Methamphetamine also has lasting side effects they could go on for a lifetime, after use, is discontinued.
Nicotine and caffeine are both stimulants that can be abused. They both pose similar threats to a person’s mind and body. Both raise the heart rate and blood pressure, which, after long periods of time could be detrimental to one’s health. As far as trying to abstain from either one, after having used for so long, can be very taxing and withdrawal will occur.
Cocaine is another illegal stimulant that poses the same kind danger for abuse as methamphetamine. Most commonly administered by snorting or injecting, crack cocaine is smoked. It is a feel-good drug and makes everything around you, all right, which is where the intrigue comes from. The downfall to this particular stimulant, among being bad for you as that the high and euphoria that one achieves is fleeting in nature, which means it does not
