Midterm Flashcards

1
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In levels of use terminology, abuse means

A

Continued use of the drug despite negative consequences

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2
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Which statmenet about cocaine is NOT true

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Injecting cocaine gets to the brain faster than smoking cocaine

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3
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Drug effects ont he individual have been intensified due to

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Development of more efficient and faster ways of putting drugs into the body

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4
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The most popular psychoactive substance over the millennia has been

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Alcohol

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5
Q

Which of the following plants do not contain caffeine

A

Poppy and hemp

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6
Q

Lime chewed with cocoa levaes facilitates absorption of cocaine across the oral mucosa by

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Alkalinizing saliva so that more cocaine is in the unionized form

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7
Q

The discovery of brain chemicals that acted like psychoactive drugs led to

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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)

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8
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A common drug used at parties now, GHB is classified as a

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Sedative (downer)

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9
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The reward/reinforcement network in the brain is a/an ____ system

A

Dopaminergic

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10
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What is the name of the active chemical in marijuana

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Delta-9 THC

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11
Q

Which of the following is used as a local anesthetic

A

Cocaine

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12
Q

Psychiatric medications

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Are used to rebalance irregular brain chemistry

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13
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Which fo the following routes of administration acts the fastest upon the brain

A

Inhaling

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14
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When a drug is intra-venously injected, how long does it take for hte drug to reach the brain

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15-30 seconds

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15
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The main barrier that drugs have to cross to affect the CNS is the

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Blood-brain barrier

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16
Q

Which of the following is a function of the new brain

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Creativity

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17
Q

Which is NOT a type of tolerance

A

Delayed tolerance

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18
Q

Which is NOT a desired effect of psychoactive drugs

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To increase depression

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19
Q

Which is NOT TRUE regarding the CV effects of cocaine use

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There are no cocaine receptors on the heart itself

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20
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Which of the following is NOT a side effect of long-term abuse of cocaine

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Severe weight gain

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21
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Which of the following is correct for crack cocaine

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Users are able to get a much higher dose into their brain over a shorter period of time than with powdered cocaine

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22
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Which fo teh following has NOT been a use for amphetamines

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To relax muscles

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23
Q

Ice is to methamphetamine as ___ is to cocaine

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Crack

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24
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Which fo the following is NOT a stimulant

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GHB

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25
Q

Which of the following is NOT true concerning nicotine

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A chew of tobacco puts less nicotine into the bloodstream than one smoked cigarette

26
Q

The neurotrasmitter that transmits pain is

A

Substance P

27
Q

Which is a possible deadly side effect of using heroin intravenously

A

HIV infection

28
Q

The most common medical use of opioids is

A

Analgesia

29
Q

Which is an effect of sedative-hypnotics

A

Controls skeletal muscular spasms

30
Q

Sedative-hypnotic withdrawal symptoms can include

A

Convulsions

31
Q

Atropine (an anti-muscarinic) used to mask signs of narcotic use, will cause which effect

A

Mydriasis

32
Q

One of the reasons that GHB and Rohpnol are similar to alcohol is their

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Disinhibitory effect

33
Q

Psychoactive drugs have been used throughout history to

A

All of the above

Induce altered state of consciousness, alter one’s mood and change perceptions, reduce pain or enhance senses

34
Q

Narcotics will not cause which of the follwoing

A

Diarrhea

35
Q

Hypodermic injection of drugs bypasses natural protective barriers of teh body and adds the danger of

A

Infections

36
Q

Prior to the 1906 pure food and drug act, OTC pt meds were loaded with 3 of the following psychoactive substances. Which is the exceptions

A

Amphetamine

Cocaine, opium/morphine, alcohol

37
Q

Ingestion of poisionous mushrooms that have muscarine will cause what efefct

A

Diarrhea

38
Q

Which of the following is NOT classified as a stimulnt

A

Psilocybin

39
Q

Large doses and overuse of stimulants can cause

A

All fo the above

Anxiety and paranoia, ange and aggressiveness, jitteriness and psychosis

40
Q

The faster a psychoactive drug reaches its target in the CNS the

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Greater its reinforcing effect

41
Q

A developing fetus is very vulnerable to psychoactive drugs because

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The placental barrier provides no protection

42
Q

Addiction memories including euphoric recall are orchestrated by the

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Old brain

43
Q

Cravings to use psychoactive drugs resides primarily in the

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Old brain

44
Q

Tolerance means

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Adaptation of the body to greater and greater amounts of a drug

45
Q

In addition to heredity, what other two factors have a major role in creating a vulnerability to develop substance dependency

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Environment and use of psychoactive substances or participation in compulsive behaviors

46
Q

Children are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of drugs because they have less blood in their circulatory system and their organs are immature. T/F

A

True

47
Q

Craving to use psychoactive drugs is primarily a new brain activity. T/F

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False

48
Q

The blood-brain barrier does not become fullly functional until about 2 years of age. T/F

A

True

49
Q

The neurotransmitter most responsible for stimulating the reward/reinforcement center is GABA. T/F

A

False

50
Q

Withdrawsal from amphetamines will cause seizures. T/F

A

False

51
Q

Which of the following is a function of the new brain

A

Switch off drug use

52
Q

Which is NOT used by athletes to enhance performance

A

Codeine

53
Q

Which of the following is correct for cocaine

A

Users are able to get a much higher dose into their brain over a shorter period of time than with powdered cocaine

54
Q

Which of the following has NOT been a use for amphetamines

A

To relax muscles

55
Q

Which statement about cocaine is NOT true

A

Injecting cocaine gets to the brain faster than smoking cocaine

56
Q

The psychoactive substance that can mimic the effects of acetylcholine at the muscle endplate and autonomic ganglia is

A

Nicotine

57
Q

Hydrocodone is classified as a

A

Opiate

58
Q

The drug that most effectively suppresses pain is

A

Heroin

59
Q

Least intense withdrawal syndromes

A

Flurazepam

60
Q

Which is not classified as a stimulant

A

Psilocybin

61
Q

Reverse tolerance occurs

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To the repeated use of only stimulant drugs