Drug Use and Abuse: Quiz

Which of the following is not a common effect of LSD?

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What is the ratio of potency between LSD and psilocybin?

100:1

The hallucinogenic effects of ___ were discovered by accident when ___ accidentally spilled some on his hand.

LSD; Albert Hofmann

Which of the following drugs has been associated with long-term deficits in serotonin activity?

MDMA

_____ is more potent, longer-lasting analogue of PCP and ketamine.

Methoxetamine

____ has been found to reduce anxiety and depression in advanced cancer patients.

Psilocybin

_____ is derived from a plant in the sage family and is considered to be the most potent of any naturally-occurring hallucinogens.

Salvia

Activation of the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor is thought to be the key factor in producing visual hallucinations in serotonergic hallucinogens.

True

Which of the following is/are true regarding hallucinogens?

all of the choices are true: have the general effect of emphasizing sensation over logic and rational thought, often also activate the sympathetic nervous system, the category might be better named altered states of consciousness

Which of the following is a sympathomimetic drug?

all of these are correct: LSD, peyote, MDMA

Which of the following is true about ketamine?

all of these are correct: it is used regularly in veterinary medicine, it is a dissociative anesthetic, it has shown promise for use in the treatment of depression

Which of the following is true of PCP?

all of these are correct: it produces hallucinations and tactile distortions, it was developed as an anesthetic, it ahs been associated with psychotic reactions

Atropine and scopolamine are ___ for ____.

antagonist; acetylcholine

Which of the following drugs would give the user a dream-like high and leave the user with a poor memory for events that occurred while under the influence?

atropine

A sudden reoccurrence of a hallucinogenic experience is a(n)____.

flashback

PCP is thought to act by influencing receptors for ___.

glutamate

Which of the following drugs would be most likely to produce changes/distortions in perception of one's body?

ketamine

The active chemical in hallucinogenic mushrooms is _____; the active chemical in peyote is ____.

psilocybin; mescaline

Experiencing a sound as if it were a visual experience would be an example of _____.

synesthesia

Which of the following is NOT true of MDMA (Ecstacy)?

visual hallucinations are a common effect