3.4 How Drugs Work? (Graded Discussion) – Group 2

How do drugs work?

This discussion is an opportunity to look more closely at a few common psychoactive drugs. What you learned about neurons and neurotransmitters will serve as a foundation for understanding how drugs work, so make sure that you have studied section carefully, including the videos and textbook links.

Instructions:

1. Watch the video

   Choose one of the following topics and watch the video

   • Caffeine, adenosine and why a “coffee nap” might be better than just a nap.
   • How SSRI antidepressants work
   • How naloxone can help with an opioid overdose

2. Respond to the prompt

   Respond to the prompt below by the posted due date so that you will have time to read and respond to your classmates’ posts before the Unit test. Respond to all three questions, writing at least 2-3 sentences per question.

   1. In your own words, briefly summarize the video that you chose.
   2. Ask a question about your topic for classmates to respond to. You can go in different directions with this–for example, you can ask for clarification of some of the technical terms, about possible applications of the information, or general information questions about the topic.
   3. Relate what you saw in the video to one of the concepts from the list below. Give enough detail to show that you understand the concept and to help other classmates understand the concept
   • • agonists and antagonists
     • reuptake inhibitors
     • how neurotransmitters work

3. Reply to classmates

By May 1, please respond to two classmates’ posts. You can either give your answer the question that they asked in their post, or you can give feedback about what they wrote in the other parts of the post.

Grading Rubric

Click on the Options icon (three vertical dots) located in the top right-hand corner and then click on “Show Rubric” to view the grading requirements for this discussion.

Grading Policies

• You are expected to post your initial response to a discussion board prompt by the due date indicated on each discussion board. Late submissions will not receive credit unless you have a valid, documented reason for missing the due date.
• You are also expected to reply to at least two posts on the discussion board. These replies are part of the assignment. You will not receive full credit for the assignment unless you have a meaningful reply to at least two posts.
• Making a submission that is substantially copied from an outside source without acknowledging the source is plagiarism. This is a violation of the student code of conduct. You will receive a zero for the assignment and may face other consequences, depending on the severity of the violation. The syllabus describes in detail the consequences for plagiarism.
• After the discussion board is completed, I will assign grades for the discussion boards based on your initial posts and any corrections that you have made based on feedback from others in the class (me or other students).

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