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Here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by lovey dovey

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feelings they're the result of untreated cootie infection we've been there [Doctor talking to young boy]

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alright here's today's question stimulants such as nicotine and

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amphetamines can be characterized by which of the following and here are your

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potential answers..

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well in case you haven't heard

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it enough yet in your life don't do drugs kids and for good measure don't

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smoke don't be mean to each other and don't double dip, yeah seriously [Person dipping bread into sauce]

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one and done guys that's it okay back to our question so you know not to take

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stimulants but if you did hypothetically speaking of course what would they do to

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you would they give you A - frequent night terrors, well night terrors are somewhat

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common in children and have a whole host of causes sleep deprivation, stress, fever [Boy terrified laying in bed]

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and overfull bladder, migraines, head injuries and even some

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drugs well drugs that cause night terrors include some antidepressants and

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blood pressure medications believe it or not they can even come from withdrawal

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from things like alcohol that's a whole bunch of stuff but none of it is [Person pouring wine into glass]

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stimulant related sleep apnea a disorder that causes irregular shallow breathing [Boy breathing heavily while sleeping]

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while asleep is caused by obstructed airways or relaxed throat muscles

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obesity is a big cause of this one as fat deposits around the neck can

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obstruct breathing yep neck fat.. the use of alcohol

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sedatives and other depressant can also relax throat muscles and lead to sleep

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apnea, well sleep apnea has even been linked to smoking cigarettes as the [Man smoking and drinking]

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harsh smoke can inflame the inside of the throat but that's because the smoke

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not the nicotine so we can cross out B...

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how about D euphoria and lovey-dovey feelings well that sounds fun but second

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you hear euphoria within the context of drug classifications you should be

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thinking opiates made with or made to mimic extracts from the poppy plant [Lots of poppy plants in a field]

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opiates like morphine and codeine are known for their endorphin releasing

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euphoric effect which is why they're often used as painkillers but stimulants [Man taking opiates after injury]

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they are not and that means that stimulants

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cause C - increased brain activity and severe addiction after all stimulants

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are often referred to as uppers for their ability to increase mental [Man focused on work]

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awareness focus and ability and when a drug can increase your cognitive

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performance it's a pretty safe bet that it's going to be highly addictive too so

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C is the correct answer but more importantly none of you

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have double dipped since this video started right okay good our work here is done [Boy single dips a chip]

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