You and your roommates have decided to go to a fraternity partyon Saturday night. You arrive at the fraternity house and seeanother classmate, Jenn, from your psychology class. You go over tosay hello and see what she thought of the first exam, but Jennseems to be acting very strangely. She starts describing fantasticcolors made by the lights and how the dance floor is a beautifulsea of diamonds. You take a look around and realize the lights arenothing special, while the floor is definitely made of wood. Youtake another look at Jenn; her pupils are dilated and she keepshugging everyone. When she comes over to hug you and tell you howmuch she’s missed you since yesterday, you observe that Jenn issweating and clenching her teeth. Additionally, you can feel herheartbeat when she makes contact with you. What drug has Jenntaken?
1. Determine what neurotransmitter isinvolved with the drug the individual in your case has been usingand what led you to believe this.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â As a bonus, see if youcan identify the particular drug.
2. Determine what the subjectiveeffects of the drug are (i.e., what has a person reported feelingafter using the drug).
3. Determine what receptors,transporters, or neurotransmitters could be involved and how thedrug affects these receptors, transporters, orneurotransmitters.
