UDA Chapter 4a Quiz

Which of the following correctly lists the three major classes of depressants?

"alcohol, opiates, sedative-hypnotics"

Which of the following statements best describes the effects that depressants have on the the body due to its effects on the central nervous system?

Depressants decrease rate of breathing and heart rate.

Which of the following statements is true?

Most heroin abusers began by abusing prescription opioids.

Which of the following statements about opioids is true?

There is almost no limit to the level of opioid tolerance a human can develop.

Acute withdrawal from heroin is not as life-threatening as acute withdrawal from alcohol or sedative-hypnotics.

True

Nociceptive means pain cause by

external stimuli of pain receptors

"The ""stop"" switch in the brain, which tells your mind and body that it has had enough and functions to turn of the brain's "go switch", is located in the brain stem."

false

An individual who is under the influence of heroin will have dilated pupils.

false

Heroin and morphine are considered long-acting opioids.

false

"Human beings have naturally occurring (endogenous) opioids, which cause many of the same effects as those caused by taking opioid drugs (exogenous opioids)."

true