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| Ecstasy | (MDMA) A chemically modified amphetamine that has hallucinogenic as well as stimulant properties. |
| | enabling | Things that people who are close to addicts do unconsciously that either encourage, or at least do not interfere with, the addict's drug use. |
| | endogenous | Something produced by the brain or body. |
| | endorphins | Peptides with opiate-like effects that are made by neurons and used as neurotransmitters; one of the endogenous opioids that binds to opiate receptors. |
| | enkephalins | Peptides with opiate-like effects that are made by neurons and used as neurotransmitters; one of the endogenous opioids that binds to opiate receptors. |
| | enzyme | A large molecule that living organisms use to facilitate the transition from one form of a chemical to another. Enzymes are used to build, modify, or break down different molecules. |
| | Ether | An inhalant. Ether was one of the first anesthetics to be used in surgery, but has been replaced by more effective, safer anesthetics. |
| | euphoria | Intense pleasure. Drug-induced euphoria is a "rush" or pleasurable feeling. It is caused by the release of the neurotransmitter, dopamine, within the brain reward system. |
| | excitatory neurotransmitter | A neurotransmitter that acts to elicit an action potential or make it more likely that one will be elicited. |
| | explicit memory | Memories derived from conscious learning, using our senses and attention to store information about what is in the world and where and when events have occurred. |
| Special Thanks:
Addiction Studies Program - Wake Forest University School of Medicine
False Messengers: How Addictive Drugs Change the Brain by David Friedman, PhD, and Sue Rusche, Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1999. [www.addictionstudies.org]
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