Classes of substances w. abuse Potential (5+examples)

What does the effectiveness
of a drug as a reinforcing stimulus depend on?

What is drug tolerance?
What does it lead to?

What is withdrawal?

Name the catecholamines; what substance are the synthesized from?

Which substance belongs to the indolamines; what substance is it synthesized from?

What functions is dopamine (among others) involved in?

Name the three mentioned systems influenced by dopamine + small description.

Which Dopamine receptors exist, are they located pre/postsynaptically and do they increase or prevent cyclic AMP production?

Dopamine Antagonists mentioned (2) and their effect.

Dopamine Agonists mentioned (3) and their effect.

What Function does MAO fulfill normally?

Which two methods where used in rats self-stimulation mapping studies, to map the reward circuit? Which area had a high influence on self-stimulation

What areas does the MFB connect?

What are the connections and functions of the nucleus accumbens?