Psych 4250 test 2

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

On which part of the body does long-term use of stimulants (i.e. nicotine cocaine and methamphetamine) have the most significant impact

Cardiovascular system

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

Diacetylmorphine- suboxone, hydrocodone, Vicodin

Nociceptive means pain caused by

External stimuli Of pain receptors

Addiction to and withdraw from benzodiazepines is not generally severe

False

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

False

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

False

Drug use in the gay community is unrelated to prejudice, homophobia, and fear of coming out and of being oneself, so prevention and treatment do not need to address these issues

False

Heroin and morphine are considered long acting opioids

False

Methamphetamine and cocainr are the most widely used stimulant drugs in the world

False

Of a majority of heroin available in the United States comes from Afghanistan

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

Drugs work by influencing existing Nero transmitters, existing neurological pathways, and receptor sites in the central nervous system including the addiction pathway

True

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

True

Methamphetamine use is associated with increased rates of HIV infection in some communities

True

Methcathinone is manufactured by Street chemists hsing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, The same precursors used to manufacture methamphetamine

True

Overdose deaths involving opioids most commonly include their combined use with other legal or licit substances like alcohol, benzodiazepines, or antidepressants

True

Research shows the boys under age 18 with ADHD who are treated with stimulants (Adderall and Ritalin) are much less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol when they get older

True

Stimulant drugs including cocaine and methamphetamine force the release of dopamine. this surge of dopamine causes paranoia and hyperreactivity

True

The high occurrence of ADHD among adolescents in treatment for substance abuse disorders is in part attributed to the use of drugs to self medicate ADHD symptoms

True

Among those who try a cigarette what percentage will become daily habitual smokers

25%

What is the half-life of caffeine

3 to 7 hours

For how long does the high from amphetamine generally last

4 to 6 hours

How long will the high from smoking a typical dose of crack cocaine (one rock) generally last

5 to 20 minutes

How long can with drawl symptoms following detoxification and abstinence from long-acting opioid such as methadone persist

For 14 days or more after detoxification

Which of the following best describes how the first cigarette of the day affects a smoker

Increases blood pressure and heart rate

Which of the following is true about the purity of heroin at the retail level

It varies from 10% to 70%

The elicit manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine in the United States today is due to the involvement of

Mexican gangs and drug cartels

Which of the following statements is true

Most harrowing of users began by abusing prescription opioids

Continued smoking to avoid the negative effects of nicotine withdrawal is known as

Negative drug reinforcement

Cocaine epidemics

Occur in cycles every few generations

Which form & method of using cocaine produces the most intense immediate high

Smoking crack cocaine

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

True

Benzodiazepines sedative hypnotics generally have a higher margin of overdose safety then other drugs in this depressant category

True

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

True

The sense of relaxation and well-being that smokers receive from a cigarette is actually the sensation of the with drawl symptoms being subdued

True

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 traumatize them causing them to become unstable for injection

True

Hyperalgesia is a temporary increase in the sensitivity to________ that is experienced during the long-term use of opiates opioids used to treat pain

Painful stimuli

When a person who has developed tolerance to caffeine subsequently withdraws from the caffeine it results in physical pain, and extreme fatigue, and depression

True