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cs203-chapter 1
Throughout history, drugs have been used for ___ purposes - all of these (medicinal, religious, social) Alcohol use is: - All Of The Above (Correlations with consequences of financial loss of work production+increased medical costs for user related issues, major factor in the consequence of increased intimate partner violence and incest, dynamic within consequences of increased accidents (all domains) + higher individual risks for multitude of physical diseases) When referring to "substance" or "chemical", the authors include - alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, prescription drugs and illegal drugs Historically speaking - drug use including that of alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and tobacco has been around for centuries The definition of a drug relates to - its ability to significantly alter structure, function, or perception In an effort to view substance use on a continuum, the DSM-5 now includes all substance use under - substance use disorder Advocates of marijuana for medicinal use cite it as a treatment for - All Of The Above (asthma and depression, drug withdrawal, epilepsy in children/glaucoma/nausea) Fredrich Serturner found the active ingredient for opium by dissolving it in acid and then neutralizing it with ammonia. The result was: -
All of the above (alkaloids, principium somniferum, morphine) Soldiers disease was an addiction to - morphine Evidence-based practices for treatment have been __________ - both a and b (subjected to randomized clinical trials and other experimental drugs, found to be the more effective treatment protocols) In the 1930's, what replaced the now-illegal cocaine - synthetic amphetamines What are the major contributors to alcoholism and other drug abuse among the elderly? - psychosocial and health factors related to the aging process Productivity includes the following components - All of the above (labour participation and specialty treatment costs for services provided at the state level, hospitalization and specialty treatment costs for services provided at the federal level, incarceration and premature mortality costs) People with newly acquired Hepatitis C (HCV) may exhibit such symptoms as - jaundice, abdominal, loss of appetite, nausea and diarrhea Freud experimented with cocaine as a cure for - all of the above (depression/digestive disorders, hysteria and syphilis, withdrawal from alcohol and morphine addiction) Snorting or pulling drugs into ones nose with a straw or rolled up money/paper, is also called - bumping
the __________ houses the mechanisms the most often interact with substances that cross the blood- brain barrier - forebrain drug addicton - is a complex disorder the limbic system is involved in _____________ - emotional behavior and long-term memory the cortex is significant as related drug use since it controls - thought, perception, motor function, sensory data processing and vision psychoactive substances chance the neurochemistry of the brain and the alter one's consiousness by: - all of the above (controls coordination, relates memory and learning, relates to thinking and problem-solving) abuse of achohol - can damage every other organ in the body, in addition to the brain tabacco - is a dangerous drug that is highly addictive Inhalants - all of the above (include glue, gasoline, hairspray and paint-thinners, can leave the body quickly when sniffed, or remain for a long period of time, can diminish one's ability to remember and solve problems) use of cocaine -
none of the above (has been shown to increase activity and involvement with family, has been shown to reduce the brain's ability to feel pressure, is addictive as crack, but not in powder form) drug abuse affects - all of the above (neuronal health, energy and neurotransmission, metabolism and maintenance, inflammatory processes and cell membrane turnover _________ are considered effective in the short-term treatment of anxiety, regardless of the cause - benzodiazepines chronic cocaine users exhibit _________ - loss of movement Neuroscience studies have demonstrated that individuals addicted to cocaine have different responses in the areas of the brain relevant to_______ - all of the above (craving, learning, memory) the four most common types of __________ include LSD, peyote, psilocybin, and PCP - hallucinogens ________ of the central nervous system include ethanol, barbiturates, methaqualone, meprobamate, and all benzodiazepines - depressants the most serious form of withdrawal is ______ - delirium tremens what is the most psychoactive substance in existence? - alcohol
