Uppers Downers All Arounders 8th Ed Quiz 1

Active transport occurs when a fat-soluble drug passes from an area where there is a higher concentration of a drug to an area of lower concentration.. True or False

False

Passive transport occurs when water soluble drugs such as cocaine cross the blood brain barrier by hitching a ride on molecules that cross the barrier. True or False

False

The historical and moral conflict between a person doing a "want" (primal urge) vs "should do" (common sense) is a conflict between old and new brain when addictive drugs and behaviors are involved. True or False?

True

The more rapidly a psychoactive drug reaches the CNS target, the less the reward and lower the re-enforcing effect. True or False

True

The physical, mental and emotional effects of a person's experiences from taking psychoactive drugs are caused by modification or mimicking a neurotransmitter's function. True or false?

True