EXAM 3 CH5 and CH6 Flashcards
A key enzyme involved in the metabolism of alcohol is ______ and is located in the ______ and the ______.
Alcohol dehydrogenase; stomach; liver
The alcoholic content of most U.S. wines is generally lower than European wines.
True or False
False
Blackouts are caused by an alcohol-induced electrochemical disruption of the brain
True or False
True
When a person who has been drinking can only partially recall the events that occurred after they began drinking, this is known as a…..
Brownout
A person’s reaction to alcohol and level of impairment depends on that person’s drinking history, behavioral tolerance and mood.
True or Flase
True
The effects of alcohol ______negative emotions such as loneliness, depression, and anger.
Deepen
Worldwide approximately what percentage of all diseases and injuries are a direct result of alcohol abuse
10%
Which of the following is the correctly ordered progression for levels of alcohol use.
Abstention, experimentation, social/recreational, habituation, abuse,addiction
Although alcohol is absorbed at different rates, metabolism occurs at a relatively defined continuous rate.
True or False
True
Which of the following statements is true about cirrhosis?
It is easily treated by medication and reversed with abstinence
it is caused by the toxic effects of alcohol, free radicals, and acetaldehyde
it is most prevalent among women
All the above
It is caused by the toxic effects of alcohol, free radicals, and acetaldehyde
Violence will lead to temporary changes in brain chemistry.
True or False
False
Suicide rates are three times higher among alcoholics
True or False
False
Easy access to alcohol, a permissive societal view of drinking, unsafe living conditions, poor nutrition, and limited access to healthcare and drug recovery programs are examples of what factors associated with increased alcohol use.
Environmental
______ tolerance occurs when the body (Liver) physically adapts to alcohol use
Dispositional
Which of the following is not a symptom of DT’s
Vomiting
Seizures
Hallucinations
Insomnia
Vomiting
Alcoholics are likely to experience which of the following problems with their memory?
Retrospective memory (past events) and Prospective memory (day to day)
Binge drinking for women is defined as ____ drinks in one sitting.
Four
The amount of pure alcohol (ethanol) consumed per capita is higher in the United States than in European countries, where the drinking age is 18 or younger.
True or False
False
Which trimester is the hippocampus of the embryo/fetus affected by maternal drinking?
Third
Major alcohol withdrawal symptoms can develop within as short time as 7 consecutive weeks of heavy drinking.
True or False
True
Time seems to go by faster when under the influence of marijuana.
True or False
True
THC concentrations in marijuana have….
Increased
Hyperemesis, brought on by highly potent cannabis, synthetic marijuana, or highly concentrated extracts is characterized by…..
Uncontrolled vomiting
How long does it often take for the sense of novelty to return to chronic marijuana users who have decided to quit?
1 year
People who smoke marijuana commonly present with which physical ailments?
Chronic bronchitis
Hashish is made from
Cannabis resin
Marijuana withdrawal is as rapid as withdrawal from alcohol and heroin
True or False
False
Withdrawal effects of marijuana include all of the above except
Flashbacks
The field sobriety tests used for alcohol are also used for marijuana to determine driver impairment.
True or False
True
California can potentially generate up to 10 million dollars in taxes from marijuana sales.
True or False
False
Which neurochemical is primarily released during ecstasy use
None of the above
Prolonged use of MDMA (ecstasy) has what effect on sexual function?
Decreased orgasm in men and sexual arousal in women
In addition to their psychedelic effects “all arounders” almost always depress the central nervous system
True or False
False
Which of the following most accurately describes the addiction profile for psychedelics such as psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, and peyote?
They do not generally produce compulsive drug-seeking behavior and are not considered addictive
How long after ingestion do the effects of LSD begin to appear?
15 minutes to 60 minutes
Psychedelics come only from natural plant sources.
True or False
False
Hallucinations are common in all of the following except one.
LSD
Which chemical are most responsible for the psychedelic effects of magic mushrooms?
Psilocin and psilocybin
The effects of psychedelic drugs are consistent and predictable.
True or False
False
LSD is a semisynthetic fungal toxin that infects rye and other cereal grasses.
True or False
True
