Chapter 12: Substance Abuse

A person has ingested enough ethyl alcohol to lose consciousness but has not died. The most probable alcohol concentration in that person, expressed as a percent of blood volume, is...

.40

One study shows that in "substance free" dorms, the percentage of students who are occasionally binge drinkers is ???%

36

Hanna goes to a meeting because her husband is an alcoholic who only occasionally can abstain from alcohol. The meetings with other people in similar situations helps her cope. She probably attends meetings of...

Al Anon

A person takes a drug at noon. Although remaining awake and alert, the person experiences poor coordination, palpitations, and greatly enhanced visual perceptions. By dinner, the symptoms have pretty well subsided. Most likely, that person took...

LSD

A friend says, "I want to minimize my risks of organ damage and long lasting mental change," and then asks, "What kind of drug should I most avoid?" Your best response would be...

alcohol

According to the chart in your textbook, teenagers say that the drug easiest for them to obtain is...

alcohol

Lola's physician prescribed diet pills many years ago. Which of the following drugs did the pills most likely contain?

amphetamines

A client being treated for alcohol abuse receives just enough of a drug called curare to produce temporary paralysis as that client takes a swig of beer. Presumably, sufficient pairings of paralysis and alcohol will reduce the client's desire for alcohol. This procedure is called...

aversion therapy

Because of the likelihood of convulsions, withdrawal from ??? is especially dangerous

barbiturates

Which combination is most likely to result in antagonistic effects?

barbiturates and cocaine

Alcoholics Anonymous supports the belief that alcoholics should...

cease drinking entirely

Mario felt awake and alive as though he could conquer the world. He most likely used...

cocaine

Kelly is a long time serious drinker. In the last year she has started having huge memory lapses. When this happens, she makes up wild stories to help her fill in what she does not remember. This symptom is called...

confabulation

Which is a negative effect of cannabis use?

decrease in fertility

Jess thought she was taking an aspirin. But later when she had a glass of wine and became very nauseated she realized the pill was...

disulfiram

A marijuana user has just taken the drug. Almost half an hour passes before the user begins to experience the drug high. Most likely, the user has taken the drug by...

eating it in some food

Months after last taking a drug, a former drug abuser still produces very little serotonin. The person is depressed and anxious and has great difficulty remembering new material. Most likely, the abused drug--if it was a single drug--was...

ecstasy

A pattern of abnormalities, head and facial deformities, heart defects, and intellectual development disorder characterizes someone with...

fetal alcohol syndrome

According to recent studies, in a random sample of 24 employed adults, you would expect that about 2 of them would be using an illegal drug. In a random sample of 24 unemployed adults, how many illegal drug users would you expect to find?

four

The most powerful form of cannabis is...

hashish

Melanie has been out with friends and has been using drugs. In spite of being obviously uncoordinated and under the influence, she wants to drive her car. Her condition is an example of...

intoxication

Which is not a risk for young people abusing cocaine?

macular degeneration

A researcher reports that a drug directly stimulates a reward center in the brain rather than through indirect stimulation of a reward center. The drug the researcher is studying could be any of the following except...

marijuana

The "club drug" that damages nerve endings but is not considered hallucinogenic is...

methamphetamine

What is the risk of tolerance and physical addiction to hallucinogens as compared to that of other addictive drugs?

minimal

Freebasing has the effect of making cocaine...

more concentrated

After an accident, Kendra was taken to the hospital with broken legs and arms. She was almost immediately given a shot that reduced her pain. The shot was most likely...

morphine

A wounded veteran of the US Civil War suffering from "soldiers disease" most likely was suffering from...

morphine dependence

The proportion of Americans over the age of eleven who smoke is about...

one quarter

In what proportion of suicides and rapes in the US does alcoholism play a role?

one third

A manger who feels anxious about speaking in front of large groups frequently has a couple of glasses of wine to "relax" before beginning to speak. This "medicinal" use of alcohol can be explained most easily by...

operant conditioning

Which is a depressant?

opioids

A client receiving treatment for substance abuse keeps track of times the substance is used and develops strategies to deal with the substance when there is an opportunity to use it. The client is most likely receiving...

relapse prevention training

Jason, a recovering heavy drinker, has been trained to identify the situations that might cause him to drink and to be aware of when he should stop drinking. This approach is known as...

relapse prevention training

Because alcohol binds to neurons that normally receive the neurotransmitter GABA, it is not surprising that alcohol...

relaxes people

Sam has just had an injection of heroin. He feels intense pleasure very quickly. This is known as a...

rush

The most commonly used form of treatment for substance use disorder is...

self help groups

The use of narcotic antagonists can be dangerous. This is based on their ability to initiate...

severe withdrawal

Barbiturates were first prescribed to help people...

sleep

Which would not be considered a drug?

sugar

A frequent drug user finds that larger doses of a drug are necessary to produce the same "high" that much lower doses once produced. That drug user is developing...

tolerance

Mendon began by taking one amphetamine a day to control his appetite. After a month or so, the one pill did not work as well but two pills did. This is an example of...

tolerance

A person who experiences vomiting and shaking when she tries to stop drinking alcohol has developed...

withdrawal reactions