drugs beh exam 3 T OR F
To act as an effective CNS depressant, GHB has to be taken in a large dose of 1-5 grams (1,000 to (p. 167) 5,000 mg).
T
Vicodin and Oxycontin are prescription opioids that are being misused and abused at increasing rates
T
Volatile solvents that act as CNS depressants are found in a wide variety of household products.
T
Withdrawal from opioid drugs has effects similar to a bad case of intestinal flu
T
29. The natural substance found in the body that has marijuana-like effects is called ayahuasca.
F
All tricyclic antidepressants work by blocking serotonin reuptake
F
Ambien (zolpidem) is a popular benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety.
F
Anticholinergic plants like datura have potent psychological effects but are not very dangerous physiologically.
F
Ayahuasca is a name for the cactus containing mescaline.
F
Cannabis sativa is grown primarily for its psychoactive resins.
F
Deadly nightshade is the common name for bufotenin.
F
Heroin first became popular among opioid abusers in the 1970s, due to returning Vietnam veterans
F
It is a common misperception that marijuana smokers get "the munchies" and eat more, but laboratory studies have not supported this idea.
F
LSD and psilocybin are examples of cathechol hallucinogens.
F
Laboratory studies have not been able to document impaired driving performance after smoking marijuana.
F
Long-term use of opioid drugs has been clearly shown to damage both the liver and the brain
F
Naloxone and nalorphine are natural brain chemicals that have effects similar to morphine.
F
Nitrous oxide ("laughing gas") is a Schedule I controlled substance.
F
Opium smoking was widespread in China by 200 BC.
F
Paraldehyde is a CNS depressant that is currently available in several over-the-counter medications.
F
Synesthesia refers to the experiencing of hallucinogenic effects even months after taking the drug.
F
The 1999 report from the Institute of Medicine said that marijuana cigarettes should be made available to any medical patient on the recommendation of a physician.
F
The American Psychiatric Association's DSM-IV-TR divides all mental disorders into either neuroses (p. 172- 175) or psychoses
F
The mood disorders include specific phobia.
F
When barbiturates were the most popular sedative-hypnotics, low doses of the long-acting types were used as sleeping pill
F
he MAO inhibitors are considered to be atypical antipsychotics.
F
. Withdrawal from opioid drugs has effects similar to a bad case of intestinal flu.
T
35. Although regular marijuana smokers often show a slowing of cognitive processing, evidence fornegative acute cognitive effects is less dramatic than it is for infrequent users.
T
A chronic psychotic condition with no known physical cause is likely to be diagnosed as schizophrenia
T
Although PCP was tested on humans, it was eventually adopted primarily for use in animals as an anesthetic and also in so-called "tranquilizer" guns.
T
Amanita muscaria is a red and white speckled mushroom that has been used widely in various religions throughout the world.
T
Among the sedative-hypnotic drugs, short-acting barbiturates seem to be the most likely to lead to (p. 162) drug dependence.
T
Antipsychotic drugs have their initial effect in the brain by blocking D2 dopamine receptors.
T
Benzodiazepines produce their effects because they enhance the normal inhibitory effects of the neurotransmitter GABA
T
Benzodiazepines replaced barbiturates primarily because they were believed to be safer.
T
Black tar" is a form of heroin that comes mainly from Mexico
T
Dronabinol, THC in a capsule, is legally available for prescription by physicians.
T
Heroin was originally a brand name for diacetylmorphine, manufactured by Bayer laboratories.
T
Lithium was the first effective mood stabilizer
T
MDMA (Ecstasy) is a close chemical relative of methamphetamine.
T
Many terms have been used for hallucinogens. The term entheogen has been used for those drugs thought to create spiritual or religious experiences.
T
Morphine and codeine are derived from the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum.
T
One indirect consequence of effective drug treatment for serious mental disorders is that more mentally ill people are now in jail or prison than in mental hospitals.
T
Panic reactions can be a common reaction in marijuana smokers
T
The Army and the CIA experimented with the use of LSD in the mid-twentieth century.
T
The Marijuana Tax Act, the first federal law regulating cannabis, was passed in 1937
T
The first antipsychotic drugs were the phenothiazines, introduced in the 1950s.
T
The latest evidence on the effectiveness of antidepressants is that they are only slightly better than placebos.
T
The primary active ingredient in marijuana is delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
T
The primary medical uses for sedative-hypnotics have been to treat anxiety and sleep disorders.
T
