drug abuse

Question 1

Drug vaccines, such as NicVax, are probably most effective at

Answer 1

preventing addiction

Question 2

The biological definition of addiction states that addictive substances

Answer 2

activate the VTA pathway

Question 3

The mesolimbic pathway is made up of neurons that produce

Answer 3

dopamine

Question 4

The mesolimbic pathways begins in the VTA and terminates in the

Answer 4

nucleus accumbens, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex

Question 5

The use of clonidine to treat alcohol/opiate addiction is an example of which pharmaceutical treatment strategy?

Answer 5

withdrawal maintainence

Question 6

Administration of Methadone to heroin addicts is an example of

Answer 6

agonist substitution

Question 7

The reason antagonist administration strategies are often unsuccessful is due to

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patient non-compliance

Question 8

What proportion of patients addicted to alcohol/drugs have also been diagnosed with a psychiatric disease?

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1/3

Question 9

The following are all advantages of the partial-agonist substitution pharmacological approach

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• dec w/d sx
  -does not induce abuse
  -reduces cravings

Question 10

Stress impacts addiction in all of the following ways

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-stress and addiction share similar neurobiological pathways
-stress increases the likelihood of substance abuse
-stress increases the likelihood of craving and relapse

Question 11

The “Rat Park” experiments, by Bruce Alexander, demonstrated that addiction rates are powerfully determined by

Answer 11

Social and environmental factors

Question 12

The use of Chantix to help people stop using nicotine is an example of what kind of pharmaceutical approach?

Answer 12

Partial agonist substitution