Chapter 6

after prolonged daily cocaine administration in animals, many scientists during the 1970's concluded that cocaine ________

produces no physical dependence

identify a reason for paranoid psychosis in an heavy amphetamine user

the psychosis results from dopamergic stimulation

sigmund freud proposed the benefits of using cocaine in treating _____ dependence

morphine

amphetamines are used to treat symptoms of _____

adhd

characteristics of acute cocaine poisoning are similar to that of _____ overdose.

amphetamine

ephedrine, an active ingredient in an herb called ma huang in china, is similar in structure to ______

amphetamine

amphetamine intoxication at higher doses, especially administered for extended periods, can cause a user to

become suspicious to the point of paranoia

match the routes of administration of cocaine with their effects

chewing and sucking the coca leaves: slower onset of effects and much lower blood levels than other routes snorting cocaine hydro-chloride: absorbed quite rapidly and reaches the brain rather quickly

the origin of the earliest civilization in the america's the beginning around 5000 BC of what was to become the Inca empire in peru, has been traced to the use of _____

coca

identify the products introduced by Angelo Mariani in which he used an extract from the coca leaves

coca tea coca lozenge

identify a product developed by angelo mariani that made him rich and famous

coca wine

mixing cocaine with simple household chemicals, including baking soda and water, and then drying it resulted in the lump of smokable cocaine known as ______

crack

during the 1950's and early 1960's, amphetamines were the treatment of choice for ______

depression and fatigue

identify an impact of consuming cocaine repeatedly and at increasingly high doeses

increased irritability

a consequence of using cocaine during pregnancy is that it _____

increases the risk for spontaneous abortion

identify a true statement about cocaine hydrocloride

it cannot be heated to form vapors for inhalation

identify a true statement about cocaethylene

it is less potent than cocaine in terms of its cardiovascular effects in humans

after 1884 the use of cocaine as an anesthetic drug gained popularity because

it was thought as a safe and effective drug

identify a true statement about the dependence potential of cocaine

majority of cocaine users use cocaine without becoming addicted

_____ is a sleep disorder in which individuals do not sleep normally at night and in the daytime experience uncontrollable episodes of muscular weakness and falling asleep

narcolepsy

identify the countries that are the primary source of illicit cocaine in the US

peru colombia bolivia

in the US, Dr. W. S Halsted, who was later referred to as the father of the modern surgery, experimented with the ability of cocaine to ______

produce local anesthesia

according to studies, use of amphetamines and methylphenidate helps in the treatment of ADHD by ________

reversing catecholamine-associated deficits

identify the neurotransmitters whose re-uptake is blocked by cocaine

serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine

according to research on the affects of emphetamines, students use amphetamines in order to ______

stay awake and study longer

amphetamines increase the activity of monoamine NT by _____

stimulating the release of these NT

the 1914 Harrison act affected the availability of cocaine by

taxing the importation and sale of coca and cocaine along with opium

true/false: in response to concerns about cocaine, pres reagan issued a proclamation designating October 1986 as crack/cocaine awareness month, and congress passed the anti-drug abuse act of of 1986

true