weeks 1-5

Question 1

What are psychoactive drugs?

Answer 1

Drugs that cause a change in behavior

Question 2

Selling which of the following drugs in the U.S. would most likely get you arrested in 1922?

Answer 2

Alcohol

Question 3

What are the two criteria the DEA uses to classify drugs?

Answer 3

Medical use and abuse potential

Question 4

Which government agency regulates prescription drugs to ensure safety and effectiveness?

Answer 4

FDA (Food and Drug Administration)

Question 5

Why does it often take over 10 years for a new drug to be approved?

Answer 5

Three phases of clinical trials are required to document safety and efficacy

Question 6

One of the most important functions of glia is:

Answer 6

to provide myelin for axons (myelin sheath)

Question 7

Which route of drug administration tends to have the lowest bioavailability?

Answer 7

oral

Question 8

What doesn’t limit the amount of drug that enters the central nervous system?

Answer 8

Metabolism that makes the drug lipophilic

Question 9

What characteristic is most important when selecting a pain medication?

Answer 9

efficacy

Question 10

If you have to drink more coffee each week to get the same effect, then you have a problem with:

Answer 10

tolerance

Question 11

A Pharmacist will often warn you not to drink alcohol while taking a specific drug because:

Answer 11

The drugs may have synergistic effects

Question 12

What happens when GABA receptors are blocked?

Answer 12

EPSPs, overexcitement in the nervous system

Question 13

What does glutamate do to the nervous system?

Answer 13

It is an excitatory neurotransmitter