Chapter 1: General issues, drug history, and legal perspectives

Question 1

study of drugs based on scientific research

Answer 1

Pharmacology

Question 2

effects of drugs on behavior

Answer 2

psychopharmacology

Question 3

effects of drugs on the brain

Answer 3

Neuropharmacology

Question 4

effects of drugs on behavior through the action of the brain

Answer 4

Neuropsychopharmacology

Question 5

a drug that effects mood cognition and behavior. It is not needed for bio functioning

Answer 5

Psychoactive drug

Question 6

These drugs were used to alter states of consciousness (religious) or prepare for battle.

Answer 6

Hashish (opium) and cocaine (stone age)

Question 7

this drug was found through accidental fermentation

Answer 7

alc

Question 8

used on purpose known as the “joy plant”. Found in the Asia Minor

Answer 8

opium poppy

Question 9

this drug was used to treat gout and “absentmindedness”

Answer 9

Cannabis Sativa

Question 10

evidence of this plant was found in Indian burial sites in central and south Africa

Answer 10

coca Leaves (source of cocaine)

Question 11

this is a hallucinogenic cactus

Answer 11

peyote

Question 12

In the 19th century, when drugs were available in grocery stores and mail ordered allowing for a combination od drugs to treat whatever

Answer 12

patent medicines

Question 13

opium mixed with alc was often given to who?

Answer 13

crying babies

Question 14

what is the active ingredient in opium poppy?

Answer 14

morphine

Question 15

what drug makes you sleepy with vivid dreams. named after Morpheus the god of sleep and dreams

Answer 15

morphine

Question 16

what drug was known as the “soldiers’ disease” post civil war bc vets were addicted to it

Answer 16

morphine

Question 17

a liquid extract prescribed as a general all-purpose medication

Answer 17

Mary J

Question 18

this drug was added to tonics and patent medicines and was extracted from a plant. Ex. was this drug in tooth ache drops

Answer 18

cocaine (coca leaf)

Question 19

these are artificially modified drugs from naturally occurring drugs.

Answer 19

Synthetics

Question 20

This drug was used as a treatment for patients with depression and given to soldiers in WW2 to increase alterness (1900’s) this drug was also prescribed for weight control

Answer 20

Amphetamines (ADHD)

Question 21

used by soldiers in the Vietnam war. Popularity and purity of this drug has increased. Bayer use to sell this drug NOT to manage pain but as a sedative for a cough

Answer 21

heroin

Question 22

solvents such as gasoline, glue, paint and aerosols are known as…

Answer 22

inhalants

Question 23

MDMA,GHB<ketamine, royponol LSD. these drugs are commonly seen in raves to enhance feelings

Answer 23

“club drugs”

Question 24

• Egyptian priest degraded alc. users
  -17th century prince in England paid $$ to denounce coffee drinkers
• Russain Tsars executed those found w tobacco
  are examples of ???

Answer 24

penalizing drug use around the world

Question 25

This act made alc too expensive for the poor to buy

Answer 25

1736 Gin Act (England)

Question 26

In 1839, Who (Britain or China) won the war (which war?) and gained rights to the port in Hong Kong

Answer 26

Britain and the 1st opium war

Question 27

This treaty ended the first opium war between B and China

Answer 27

1842 Treaty of Nanking

Question 28

The second opium war between C and B led to what treaty? which did what?

Answer 28

Treaty of Tientsin which led to heavy taxation on opium import and legalized the import of opium into China

Question 29

This act banned foreign and interstate traffic of adultered or mislabeled products. it also required the accurate labeling of quantities and how much of the drug was used. Although it had no effect on drug use of addiction

Answer 29

Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 30

This act was a follow-up to the Pure Food and Drug Act and prohibited labeling medicines with false therapeutic claims that were aimed to defraud the purchasers

Answer 30

Shirley Amendment Act of 1912

Question 31

This law was put in place to control the selling of narcotics

Answer 31

Harrison Narcotic Act 1912

Question 32

The U.S signed the ….. which was the initial agreement to regulate (not prohibit) opium trafficking

Answer 32

Hauge Convention of 1912

Question 33

This act made licensing required to prescribe and market narcotics (mainly opium and morphine). wanted to regulate and track the drug (a hauge Convention of 1912)

Answer 33

Harrison Narcotic Act

Question 34

This act INCORRECTLY included cocaine as a narcotic

Answer 34

Harrison Narcotic Act (1912)

Question 35

While this act tried to control the selling of narcotics to decrease use; it was ineffective as narcotic use did not go down. This may be because the only two drugs labeled as a narcotic was …. and ….

Answer 35

Harrison Narcotic Act (1912)
Morphine and opium

Question 36

Due to this act many people in the U.S began to turn towards heroin use because it was less regulated and easily available

Answer 36

Harrison Narcotic Act (1912)

Question 37

This restriction prohibited the sale, transport, and importing of alc in the U.S

Answer 37

Alc. Prohibition (under the 18th Amendment, 1920)

Question 38

The Alc. Prohibition (18th ammendment) did NOT prohibit alc where?

Answer 38

at home (ppl. began to ferment beverages in home)
did prohibit the selling transporting and importing of alc

Question 39

The Alc. Prohibition (18th amendment) was repealed under what amendment

Answer 39

21st

Question 40

Name some consequences of the Alc Prohibition (18th Amendment)

Answer 40

• ppl drank just to drank
  -changed the way alc was consumed
  -organized crime and smuggling
  -disrespect for the law
• speakeasy
  -drinking by women
  -consumption of distilled spirits
  -consumption of other substances

Question 41

Name some benefits to alc prohibition (18th amendment)

Answer 41

-death from liver cirrhosis declined
-there was a decrease in alc use disorders
- accidents due to alc decreased

Question 42

this places mission is to eradicate mary J use

Answer 42

Federal Bureau of Narcotics (opioids)

Question 43

This man was the first commissioner of the Bureau and often played the “race card”

Answer 43

Harry Anslinger

Question 44

This tax regulated the importation, cultivation,and possession of Mary J. This was implemented under the Federal Bureau of Narcotics

Answer 44

Mary J tax 1937

Question 45

This tax required registered importers to pay an annual tax of $24

Answer 45

Mary J tax under the Federal Bureau of Narcotics

Question 46

This act tried to stop the trafficking and use of a variety of drugs. It was the beginning of law enforcement on drug use and established drug classifications

Answer 46

controlled Substances act (1970)