Drugs, Deviance, & Social Control Chapter 10 Quiz 8

A chocolate drink, such as cocoa, contains as much caffeine as does a cup of coffee.

False

Amphetamine and cocaine are classified in which of the following Schedules?

II

Amphetamine was available in OTC nasal decongestant inhalers until the late 1940s.

True

Chronic high doses of amphetamines have not been shown to permanently damage the brain.

False

__________ of cocaine allows the most intense but short-lived high, causing severe side effects and dependence.

Intravenous administration

Physical withdrawal from cocaine dependence is usually as intense as that associated with CNS depressant dependence.

False

Select the incorrect statement.

Incorrect: Coca-Cola was originally a patent medicine that contained heroin.

Correct:

-Europeans became aware of cocaine during the second major cocaine era.

-At one time, Sigmund Freud advocated the use of cocaine to treat drug addiction.

-Cocaine was used as a source of energy by the ancient South American Indians who lived in the regions of the Andean Mountains.

Select the incorrect statement concerning amphetamines.

Incorrect: Methamphetamine and amphetamine are actually the same drug.

Correct:

-They were used by soldiers during World War II and the Korean War to counter fatigue.

-Truck drivers making long hauls were one of the earliest distribution systems for illicit amphetamines.

-In recent years, pilots in the Air Force used amphetamines to reduce fatigue.

The intensity of cocaine withdrawal is proportional to __________.

-The amount used

-The duration of use

-The intensity of use

Which of the following is least likely to be caused by chronic high doses of amphetamines?

Extreme Hunger