UDA Chapter 4b Quiz
Of the following semi-synthetic/synthetic opiate drugs, which is not a correct match with the trade pharmaceutical name listed after it?
diacetylmorphine | Suboxone
Addiction to and withdrawal from benzodiazepines is not generally severe.
false
Of 1,033 new drugs approved by the FDA between 1989 and 2000, what percentage showed no significant clinical improvement over older and cheaper drugs already in use?
more than 50%
Depressants affect the central nervous system by elevating the user's blood pressure, pulse, heart rate, and respiration
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
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 traumatizes them, causing them to become unusable for injection.
True
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
The synergistic effect of drugs refers to
the combination of two or more depressant drugs, which magnifies their effect on the CNS
Death from depressants (e.g. opioids) overdose usually involves severe respiratory depression
true