Chapter 8a - Drugs

Question 0

Occurs when someone can no longer function normally without the drug, needed for physical and psychological well being

Answer 0

Drug dependence

Question 1

Alters one’s mood or emotional state

Answer 1

Psychoactive drug

Question 2

Occurs when higher and higher doses of a drug are needed to generate a response

Answer 2

Tolerance

Question 3

When tolerance to one drug results in a lessened response to another, usually similar, drug

Answer 3

Cross-tolerance

Question 4

America’s number one drug problem

Answer 4

Alcohol

Question 5

1 g alcohol/100mL

Answer 5

BAC level of 1%

Question 6

100 proof

Answer 6

50% alcohol

Question 7

Converts alcohol to carbon dioxide and water

Answer 7

Liver

Question 8

Alcohol is…

Answer 8

A depressant and slows neuron’s activity

Question 9

Most widely used “illegal” drug in the US today

Answer 9

Marijuana

Question 10

Patterns of growth abnormalities and birth defects common among children of women who drink alcohol during pregnancy

Answer 10

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

Question 11

Drugs that excite the CNS

Answer 11

Stimulants

Question 12

Extracted from leaves of the coca plant

Answer 12

Cocaine

Question 13

Synthetically produced stimulants that closely resemble dopamine and norepinephrine

Answer 13

Amphetamine

Question 14

Psychoactive ingredient in tobacco products

Answer 14

Nicotine

Question 15

Nicotine increases…

Answer 15

Heart rate, blood pressure, stickiness of platelets

Question 16

Act of augmenting the action of serotonin, norepinephrine, or acetylcholine

Answer 16

Hallucinogens

Question 17

Effects of hallucinogenic drugs

Answer 17

Alter sensory perception, produce unusual changes in thought and emotions

Question 18

Natural or synthetic drugs that are medically important but have high potential for abuse

Answer 18

Opiates