Chapter 6
after prolonged daily cocaine administration in animals, many scientists during the 1970's concluded that cocaine ________
produces no physical dependence
identify a reason for paranoid psychosis in an heavy amphetamine user
the psychosis results from dopamergic stimulation
sigmund freud proposed the benefits of using cocaine in treating _____ dependence
morphine
amphetamines are used to treat symptoms of _____
adhd
characteristics of acute cocaine poisoning are similar to that of _____ overdose.
amphetamine
ephedrine, an active ingredient in an herb called ma huang in china, is similar in structure to ______
amphetamine
amphetamine intoxication at higher doses, especially administered for extended periods, can cause a user to
become suspicious to the point of paranoia
match the routes of administration of cocaine with their effects
chewing and sucking the coca leaves: slower onset of effects and much lower blood levels than other routes snorting cocaine hydro-chloride: absorbed quite rapidly and reaches the brain rather quickly
the origin of the earliest civilization in the america's the beginning around 5000 BC of what was to become the Inca empire in peru, has been traced to the use of _____
coca
identify the products introduced by Angelo Mariani in which he used an extract from the coca leaves
coca tea coca lozenge
identify a product developed by angelo mariani that made him rich and famous
coca wine
mixing cocaine with simple household chemicals, including baking soda and water, and then drying it resulted in the lump of smokable cocaine known as ______
crack
during the 1950's and early 1960's, amphetamines were the treatment of choice for ______
depression and fatigue
identify an impact of consuming cocaine repeatedly and at increasingly high doeses
increased irritability
a consequence of using cocaine during pregnancy is that it _____
increases the risk for spontaneous abortion
identify a true statement about cocaine hydrocloride
it cannot be heated to form vapors for inhalation
identify a true statement about cocaethylene
it is less potent than cocaine in terms of its cardiovascular effects in humans
after 1884 the use of cocaine as an anesthetic drug gained popularity because
it was thought as a safe and effective drug
identify a true statement about the dependence potential of cocaine
majority of cocaine users use cocaine without becoming addicted
_____ is a sleep disorder in which individuals do not sleep normally at night and in the daytime experience uncontrollable episodes of muscular weakness and falling asleep
narcolepsy
identify the countries that are the primary source of illicit cocaine in the US
peru colombia bolivia
in the US, Dr. W. S Halsted, who was later referred to as the father of the modern surgery, experimented with the ability of cocaine to ______
produce local anesthesia
according to studies, use of amphetamines and methylphenidate helps in the treatment of ADHD by ________
reversing catecholamine-associated deficits
identify the neurotransmitters whose re-uptake is blocked by cocaine
serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine
according to research on the affects of emphetamines, students use amphetamines in order to ______
stay awake and study longer
amphetamines increase the activity of monoamine NT by _____
stimulating the release of these NT
the 1914 Harrison act affected the availability of cocaine by
taxing the importation and sale of coca and cocaine along with opium
true/false: in response to concerns about cocaine, pres reagan issued a proclamation designating October 1986 as crack/cocaine awareness month, and congress passed the anti-drug abuse act of of 1986
true