Final 2012 Flashcards
The natural form of the hallucinogen LSD is found in:
the root of the mandrake plant
The most commonly used hallucinogen (all-around) is which of the following?
marijuana
The symptom of severe withdrawal from chronic alcohol abuse is:
convulsions
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
Which of the following routes of administration acts the fastest upon the brain?
a. injecting
b. inhaling
c. oral
d. transdermal
b. inhaling
Wernicke encephalopathy is a consequence of chronic abuse of which of the following:
a. marijuana
b. inhalants
c. ethyl alcohol
d. atropin
c. ethyl alcohol
What is the name of the metabolite produced when alcohol and cocaine are used together?
a. delta-9 THC
b. cocaethylene
c. ascorbic acid
d. oxygenated cocaine
b. cocaethylene
Which of the following is true of crack cocaine?
a. it has a higher melting point than powered cocaine
b. it is more water soluble than powdered cocaine
c. users are able to get a much higher dose into their brain over a short period of time than with powdered cocaine
d. none of the above
c. users are able to get a much higher dose into their brain over a short period of time than with powdered cocaine
Which of the following is NOT true concerning nicotine?
a. Nicotine suppresses appetite
b. Nicotine increases metabolism
c. Nicotine produces a rapid tolerance response
d. A chew of tobacco puts less nicotine into the bloodstream than one smoked cigarette
d. A chew of tobacco puts less nicotine into the bloodstream than one smoked cigarette
Which is a possible deadly side effect of using heroin intravenously?
a. hyperventilation
b. tachycardia
c. convulsions
d. HIV infection
d. HIV infection
The most common medical use of opioids is: a. anxiety emphysema c. analgesia d. tumor suppression
c. analgesia
Methadone works by:
a. blocking a user’s reaction to heroin
b. making the user nauseous if using heroin
c. substituting a long acting opioid for a short acting one
d. acting as an antidepressant
c. substituting a long acting opioid for a short acting one
One of the reasons that GHB and Rohypnol are similar to alcohol is their:
a. effect on the liver
b. legality
c. solubility
d. disinhibitory effect
d. disinhibitory effect
Which of the following is usually NOT an alcohol-related disease or disorder?
a. alzheimer’s disease
b. wernicke’s encephalopathy
c. korsakoff’s psychosis
d. pancreatitis
a. alzheimer’s disease
Which is a symptom of severe alcohol withdrawal?
a. convulsions and seizures
b. slurred speech
c. blackout
d. respiratory depression
a. convulsions and seizures
The reason that initially alcohol seems like a stimulant is that it:
releases NE
Alcohol is more likely to cause violence in a person who
has a history of violence
Which of the following is NOT a general effect of all rounders?
a. stimulating the sympathetic nervous system
b. overloading the sensory pathways making the user acutely aware of all sensation
c. intensifying one’s ability to reason so that sensation takes on less importance
d. causing the user to experience illusions, delusions, hallucinations, etc
c. intensifying one’s ability to reason so that sensation takes on less importance
The anticholinergic alkaloids found in belladonna and datura are all of the following EXCEPT: A. ATROPINE B. HISTAMINE C. HYSOCYAMINE D. SCOPOLAMINE
b. histamine
Which of the following is NOT a long term effect of smoking marijuana?
a. acute and chronic bronchitis
b. tones down the natural tendencies of the user
c. slows learning and disrupts concentration
d. probably depresses the immune system
b. tones down the natural tendencies of the user