Drug Use and Abuse LTQ Ch. 6

One difference between cocaine and the amphetamines is that __________.

the effects of amphetamines last longer than the effects of cocaine

The active ingredient in khat is __________.

cathinone

Making methamphetamine in small "kitchen" labs creates a significant health problems because

in addition to the making of methamphetamine, there are bio-hazard by-products, the process uses toxic chemicals, and the process itself is dangerous.

The ingredients in the original Coca-Cola included __________.

cocaine

Infants whose mothers were addicted to cocaine during pregnancy __________.

experience short-term neurological problems after birth

Effects of cocaine and the amphetamines include _____.

decreased appetite

T/F: Controlled stimulants are thought to activate the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway.

True

Sigmund Freud advocated the use of cocaine for __________.

depression and drug addiction

Which of the following are effects of high doses of stimulant drugs?

paranoid reactions, formication, and stereotyped behavior

Cocaethylene is

a compound that is created when someone uses cocaine and alcohol together

Amphetamines have been put to many medical uses. Which of the following is not one of them?

treatment of anxiety

Cocaine first became an abuse problem in the United States in the __________.

1880's

Which of the following is a mechanism by which controlled stimulants can cause death?

both convulsions and heart attack

Many states now control cold medicine that contains pseudoephedrine. What is the reason for this?

Pseudoephedrine is an ingredient used to make methamphetamine.

Cocaine withdrawal includes which of the following?

depression

People who have anhedonia after ending long-time use of cocaine are experiencing which of the following?

lack of pleasure

Sympathomimetic drugs

include bath salts, amphetamines, and cocaine

The lack of ability to experience pleasure that follows heavy use of controlled stimulants is thought to be related to __________.

monoamine depletion

Children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are often treated with what drug?

methylphenidate (Ritalin)

T/F: Cocaine use prevalence is higher than methamphetamine use prevalence according to the NSDUH results.

True

_____ is a smokeable form of cocaine; _____ is a smokeable form of methamphetamine.

crack; ice

Cocaine is obtained from the leaves of __________.

coca plant

T/F Cocaine influences dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin activity.

True

How has the rate of prescriptions for stimulants to treat ADHD changed since 1990?

It has increased five fold.

The stimulants known as "bath salts" are synthetic analogues of a compound found in the _____ plant.

khat