Addiction Quiz Flashcards
All of the following are significant withdrawal symptoms during smoking cessation EXCEPT:
- irritability
- Headaches
- Loss of ability to concentrate
- Craving for cigarettes
- Loss of weight
loss of weight
The total number of nicotinic receptors measured in a smoker’s brain can be twice the number measured in a non-smoker’s brain. This change due to chronic exposure to nicotine is best described by which of the following terms?
- Addiction
- Dependence
- Tolerance
- Withdrawal
tolerance
Which of the following is an effect shared by many addictive drugs?
- Increased activation of nicotinic receptors
- Increased glutamate release in the nucleus accumbens
- Increased dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens
- Increased GABA release in the ventral tegmental area.
- Increased dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens
The endogenous transmitter for nicotinic receptors is:
acetylcholine
Which of the following is FDA approved for use in both smoking cessation and depression?
- Caffeine
- Nicotine skin patch
- Varenicline
- Buproprion
bupoprion
True or False. One function of serotonin is leads to particularly vivid memories of the events that are associated with its release. This is what makes it particularly important in addiction.
false
Mechanism(s) by which addictive drugs usually function is to: (choose all that apply)
- Change the basic function of natural neurotransmitters
- Mimic the action of neurotransmitters
- Change the levels of natural neurotransmitters
- Change the structure of natural neurotransmitters
- Mimic the action of neurotransmitters
- Change the levels of natural neurotransmitters
Opiates have a chemical structure that is similar to _____.
endorphin
Cocaine use leads to increased energy and pleasure by affecting the readsorption of which neurotransmittors?
dopamine and norepinephine
False. Ethyl alcohol binds to only one type of neurotransmitter receptor.
false
