Chapter 9 Drugs To Know

Question 1

amphetamines

Answer 1

stimulants - treatment for ADHD, appetite suppressants, and drugs like “meth”

Question 2

cocaine

Answer 2

stimulant - to include “crack”; inexpensive, highly addictive form of the powdered cocaine

Question 3

hallucinogens

Answer 3

LSD (lysergic acid or just “acid”), peyote (cactus plant), mescaline, and alkaloids found in “shrooms” (some)

Question 4

cannabinoids

Answer 4

mimic the action of similar endogenous substances (endocannabinoids) that bind to recently discovered cannainoid receptors in hamans and other animals

Question 5

nicotine

Answer 5

inhalant - tobacco, by far the most common drug of abuse and addiction worldwide

Question 6

Nitrous oxide

Answer 6

inhalant - laughing gas

Question 7

volatile solvents

Answer 7

inhalants - “glue”, gasoline, & paint thinners

Question 8

alcohol

Answer 8

depressant - diethyl alcohol or ethanol; second to tobacco as the most common drug of abuse and addiction worldwide

Question 9

Valium

Answer 9

depressant - diazepam (benzodiazepine)

Question 10

Xanax

Answer 10

depressant - alprazolam (benzodiazepine)

Question 11

opioids

Answer 11

depressants which bind to an opioid receptor

Question 12

naloxone (Narcan)

Answer 12

depressant - pure mu rc antagonists used only for emergency resuscitation in cases of overdose

Question 13

naltrexone

Answer 13

depressant - mu rc antagonist; longer acting than naloxone - used by people trying to stay sober from opioids and alcohol - can be taken orally

Question 14

mu rc agonists

Answer 14

depressants - methadone, heroin, & morphine (prototype drug in this class)