UDA Chapter 4b Quiz

Of the following semi-synthetic/synthetic opiate drugs, which is not a correct match with the trade pharmaceutical name listed after it?

diacetylmorphine | Suboxone

Addiction to and withdrawal from benzodiazepines is not generally severe.

false

Of 1,033 new drugs approved by the FDA between 1989 and 2000, what percentage showed no significant clinical improvement over older and cheaper drugs already in use?

more than 50%

Depressants affect the central nervous system by elevating the user's blood pressure, pulse, heart rate, and respiration

False

Z-hypnotics like Sonata, Ambien, and Imovane, are short-acting, but they are thought to have a higher risk of addiction than most benzodiazepines

False

Tolerance to one type of depressant, such as alcohol, can lead to the development of cross-tolerance for another depressant, such as benzodiazepines

True

Using a needle continuously to inject drugs in the same blood vessels traumatizes them, causing them to become unusable for injection.

True

Why is it dangerous to combine an opioid with a downer like alcohol, barbiturates, or benzodiazepines?

because the combination of depressants increases the potential for respiratory depression, overdose, and death

The synergistic effect of drugs refers to

the combination of two or more depressant drugs, which magnifies their effect on the CNS

Death from depressants (e.g. opioids) overdose usually involves severe respiratory depression

true