RA 9165 PART 2 Flashcards
*SCREENING TEST
- Immunoassay
- Chromogenic Reactions
- Thin Layer Chromatography
- Spot tests
TRUE OR FALSE
Almost all drugs of abuse are basic drugs (amine derivatives) which
contain benzene ring
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE?
Positive drug screening test cannot differentiate casual user from chronic
or habitual user, likewise, detect the time frame of using the drug or
dose of drug taken
TRUE
Therapeutically used for treatment of narcolepsy and attentional
deficit disorder
AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE
Cause the release of dopamine from the brain leading to a “pleasant
feeling” (so called “high”) among users.
AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE
TRUE OR FALSE
Initial effects: increased mental and physical capacity along with a
perception of well bein
TRUE
AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE
TRUE OR FALSE
Overdose: hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, convulsions and
possible death
TRUE
Compounds chemically related to amphetamines: Over-the counter
medications:
phedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine
AMPHETHAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE
TRUE OR FALSE
OTHER NAME
* Chalk
* Crystal
* Chemical ice
* Glass
* Speed
* Crank ice
* Tina
* Siopao
* Ubas
TRUE
3,4-METHELYNEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE
DESIRED EFFECTS
- Hallucinations
- Euphoria
- Emphatic
- Emotional responses
- Increased visual and tactile
sensitivit
Club culture in the 1990s
3,4-METHELYNEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE
Psychoactive compounds found in marijuana
CANNABINOIDS
Used as a local anesthetic for nasopharyngeal surgery
COCCAINE
- Capable of analgesia, sedation and
anesthesia
OPIATES
- Metabolite of heroin
MORPHINE
