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Physiologic Effects of Substance Use
Brian Patrick Murray1, Emily Anne Kiernan2
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2555 University Boulevard, Suite 110, Dayton, OH 45324, USA.
Abstract:
Physiologic and psychological effects of substance use are common occurrences. They may be the proximate purpose of the exposure or related to an unintended complication. Acute short-term exposure effects may not be the same as long-term effects. These effects are mediated by different receptors they act on and the homeostatic changes that occur due to repeat exposure. We review in this article the physiologic and psychological effects from exposure to commonly encountered drugs, ethanol, sedative hypnotics, cocaine, amphetamines, marijuana, opioids, nicotine, hydrocarbons (halogenated and non-halogenated), and nitrous oxide.
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