Midterm Flashcards
In levels of use terminology, abuse means
Continued use of the drug despite negative consequences
Which statmenet about cocaine is NOT true
Injecting cocaine gets to the brain faster than smoking cocaine
Drug effects ont he individual have been intensified due to
Development of more efficient and faster ways of putting drugs into the body
The most popular psychoactive substance over the millennia has been
Alcohol
Which of the following plants do not contain caffeine
Poppy and hemp
Lime chewed with cocoa levaes facilitates absorption of cocaine across the oral mucosa by
Alkalinizing saliva so that more cocaine is in the unionized form
The discovery of brain chemicals that acted like psychoactive drugs led to
All of the above
(More understanding of the process of addiction, more understanding of the process of mental illness, new uses of therapeutic drugs to treat addiction and withdrawal states)
A common drug used at parties now, GHB is classified as a
Sedative (downer)
The reward/reinforcement network in the brain is a/an ____ system
Dopaminergic
What is the name of the active chemical in marijuana
Delta-9 THC
Which of the following is used as a local anesthetic
Cocaine
Psychiatric medications
Are used to rebalance irregular brain chemistry
Which fo the following routes of administration acts the fastest upon the brain
Inhaling
When a drug is intra-venously injected, how long does it take for hte drug to reach the brain
15-30 seconds
The main barrier that drugs have to cross to affect the CNS is the
Blood-brain barrier
Which of the following is a function of the new brain
Creativity
Which is NOT a type of tolerance
Delayed tolerance
Which is NOT a desired effect of psychoactive drugs
To increase depression
Which is NOT TRUE regarding the CV effects of cocaine use
There are no cocaine receptors on the heart itself
Which of the following is NOT a side effect of long-term abuse of cocaine
Severe weight gain
Which of the following is correct for crack cocaine
Users are able to get a much higher dose into their brain over a shorter period of time than with powdered cocaine
Which fo teh following has NOT been a use for amphetamines
To relax muscles
Ice is to methamphetamine as ___ is to cocaine
Crack
Which fo the following is NOT a stimulant
GHB