Chapter 1: Psychoactive Drugs History and Classification Flashcards
Drug effects on the individual have been intensified due to
A. development of more efficient and faster ways of putting drugs into the body.
B. more people discovering numerous plants that are psychoactive.
C. mixing alkaloids and psychoactive drugs.
D. none of the above.
A. development of a more efficient and faster ways of putting drugs into the body
The most popular psychoactive substance over the millennia has been " A. opium. " B. cocaine. " C. alcohol. " D. tobacco.
c. alcohol
The natural form of the hallucinogen LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is found in
” A. the root of the mandrake plant.
“ B. a moss covering corn plants.
“ C. the seeds of the ephedra shrub.
“ D. a fungus which grows on rye/wheat plants.
d. A fungus which grows on rye/wheat plants
hich of the following plants do not contain caffeine? " A. poppy and hemp " B. coca and kola nut " C. guarana and maté " D. tea and yoco
A. poppy and hemp
Which is not True about tobacco?
” A. Columbus noted that the Native Americans used tobacco as a medicine.
“ B. The Portuguese introduced tobacco to Japan and China
“ C. Sir Walter Raleigh brought “tobacco smoking for recreation” to the court of Queen Elizabeth.
“ D. Even though tobacco was a common plant in Europe before Columbus came to the Americas, no one had ever smoked it.
D. even though it was a common plant in Europe before Columbus came to the Americas, no one had ever smoked it
The London Gin Epidemic was ultimately brought under control by
” A. prohibition of the selling or drinking of gin.
“ B. heavy regulation on the production of alcohol.
“ C. strict regulation of sales and stiff taxes on gin.
“ D. all of the above.
D. All of the above
Morphine is about _________ times more powerful than opium.
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 20
C. 10
One of the earliest Americans to write about the health dangers of drinking and to recommend temperance was
” A. George Washington.
“ B. Benjamin Franklin.
“ C. Thomas Jefferson.
“ D. Dr. Benjamin Rush
D. Dr. Benjamin Rush
Which congressional act (that became the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution) prohibited the manufacture and sale of any alcoholic beverage with above 0.5% alcohol?
” A. The Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
“ B. The Opium Exclusion Act (1909)
“ C. The Harrison Narcotic Act (1914)
“ D. The Volstead Act (1920)
D. The Volstead Act
The sub group of sedative-hypnotics that came to dominate the prescription market because they were safer than barbiturates are called
” A. second-generation barbiturates.
“ B. nonbarbiturate tranquilizers.
“ C. benzodiazepines.
“ D. nonbenzodiazepine tranquilizers.
C. benzodiazepines
The discovery of brain chemicals that acted like psychoactive drugs led to
” A. more understanding of the process of addiction.
“ B. more understanding of the process of mental illness.
“ C. new uses of therapeutic drugs to treat addiction and withdrawal states.
“ D. all of the above.
D. All of the above
A common drug used at parties now, GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate), is classified as a
A. stimulant (upper).
B. sedative (downer).
C. pain killer (opiate downer).
D. psycho-stimulant (all arounder).
B. Sedative (downer)
The most widely abused prescription opiate is
” A. methadone.
“ B. OxyContin®.
“ C. Percodan®.
“ D. Vicodin®.
D. Vicodin
Which of the following is not a stimulant (an “upper”)?
” A. opium
“ B. cocaine
“ C. amphetamines
“ D. caffeine
A. opium
Psychiatric medications
” A. work primarily on the endocrine system.
“ B. are actually powerful pain killers.
“ C. are used to rebalance irregular brain chemistry.
“ D. have no significant side effects.
C. Are used to rebalance irregular brain chemistry
Although Cannabis was used in ancient times as a source for fiber and oil, for its edible seeds, and as a medicine, it was not used for its stupefying and hallucinogenic properties.
A.True
B. False
B. False
The chewing of coca leaves in South America was mostly among the common people since the nobility thought it was a dirty habit.
A.True
B. False
B. False
Although marijuana was used extensively by those in the 1960s “hippie movement” and at the “Summer of Love” in 1967, amphetamines and methamphetamines were not popular yet, so were not used.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Overall illicit drug use has declined since its peak in 1979 and 1980.
A. True
B. False
A. True
The age of first use of almost all psychoactive substances has gone down.
A. True
B. False
A. True
The use of needles to inject street drugs has been one major cause of the spread of the HIV virus that leads to AIDS.
A. True
B. False
A. True
Today’s marijuana is less potent than the marijuana smoked in the 1960s.
A. True
B. False
B. False
MDMA (ecstasy) and LSD act like stimulants as well as hallucinogens.
A. True
B. False
A. true
Inhalants most often cause central nervous system stimulation leading to excitement.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Organic solvents can be toxic to cells and organs.
A. True
B. False
A. True
