Deck 6: Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Related Stimulants

Question 1

Symptoms of cocaine overdose resemble the symptoms of .

A) manic-depression
B) paranoid schizophrenia
C) anxiety neurosis
D) catatonic schizophrenia

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What drug is contained in crack?

A) cocaine
B) morphine
C) amphetamine
D) MDA

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Smoking crack produces .

A) vivid auditory hallucinations
B) an intensely pleasurable experience: "the rush"
C) severe slowing of the heart rate
D) none of these

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The major current medical use for cocaine is as a(n) .

A) antidepressant
B) general anesthetic
C) local anesthetic
D) antianxiety drug

Question 5

Cocaine is obtained from the leaves of .

A) Erythroxylum coca
B) Cannibis sativa
C) Papaver somniferum
D) none of these; cocaine is synthetic

Question 6

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

A) treatment of anxiety
B) relief of sinus problems
C) treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity
D) treatment of narcolepsy

Question 7

Freebase cocaine is made by mixing street cocaine with .

A) heroin
B) marijuana
C) methamphetamine
D) ether

Question 8

The formication syndrome is associated with .

A) amphetamine
B) cocaine
C) barbiturates
D) all of the above
E) amphetamine and cocaine only

Question 9

Which of the following have been used to treat obesity?

A) amphetamine
B) chlorpromazine
C) cocaine
D) diazepam

Question 10

The coca tree is native to .

A) South America
B) the United States
C) India
D) Southeast Asia

Question 11

Nicotiana tabacum is to nicotine as Erythroxylum coca is to ?

A) tobacco
B) cocaine
C) theophylline
D) amphetamine
E) alcohol

Question 12

"Crack" is an injectable form of .

A) cocaine
B) amphetamine
C) heroin
D) tobacco
E) none of the above

Question 13

The earliest use of cocaine was .

A) chewing the coca leaf by the Inca
B) drinking Coca-Cola in nineteenth century United States
C) snorting cocaine in the fifth century
D) smoking crack by the Aztecs

Question 14

Which of the following is not a form of cocaine?

A) crack
B) coca paste
C) freebase
D) crystal

Question 15

The ingredients in the original Coca-Cola included .

A) methamphetamine
B) cocaine
C) barbiturates
D) benzedrine
E) all of these

Question 16

Most of the cocaine that enters the US comes from:

A) Latin America
B) Somalia
C) Iran
D) Afghanistan

Question 17

Sigmund Freud advocated the use of cocaine for .

A) depression
B) drug addiction
C) schizophrenia
D) depression and drug addiction

Question 18

Which of the following is a slang name for methamphetamine?

A) crack
B) ice
C) grass
D) ecstasy

Question 19

One difference between cocaine and the amphetamines is that .

A) cocaine is addictive, whereas amphetamine is not
B) tolerance develops to cocaine
C) amphetamine is synthetic, whereas cocaine is derived from a plant
D) cocaine is a stimulant, whereas amphetamine is not

Question 20

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

A) 1880s
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s

Question 21

Which of the following are side effects of methamphetamine abuse:

A) deterioration of the teeth
B) depression
C) damage to dopamine pathways in the brain
D) all of these

Question 22

What is a physiological effect of cocaine?

A) increase in heart rate
B) pupil dilation
C) increase in blood pressure
D) all of these

Question 23

Cocaine and the amphetamines cause .

A) pupil constriction
B) decreased appetite
C) decreased body temperature
D) increased blood flow to the extremities
E) all of the above

Question 24

Why have some students used stimulants as study aids?

A) They increase resistance to fatigue and boredom.
B) They improve one's ability to learn complex tasks.
C) They speed up performance of cognitive tasks.
D) All of the above
E) a and c only

Question 25

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

A) pseudoephedrine is an ingredient used to make meth
B) pseudoephedrine is a highly addictive drug
C) pseudoephedrine is likely to produce an overdose
D) pseudoephedrine is highly flammable and may explode

Question 26

The depression that follows heavy use of cocaine is thought to be related to .

A) permanent brain damage
B) GABA depletion
C) dopamine depletion
D) liver damage

Question 27

The major difference between cocaine and amphetamine is .

A) cocaine is more rapidly metabolized
B) amphetamine is more addictive
C) tolerance develops to cocaine
D) amphetamine produces withdrawal symptoms

Question 28

When methamphetamine reappeared in the early 1990s, where was it most prevalent?

A) Eastern urban centers
B) the rural South
C) Hawaii and the West coast
D) the Midwest

Question 29

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

A) coca
B) coffee
C) khat
D) marijuana

Question 30

Which of the following are effects of sympathomimetic drugs?

A) increased heart rate
B) increased blood pressure
C) weight loss
D) all of these
E) none of these

Question 31

The long-term effects of stimulant use involve depletion of .

A) monoamines
B) acetylcholine
C) endorphins
D) GABA

Question 32

The use of in cold medications is now strictly regulated as a result of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act.

A) guafenesin
B) pseudoephedrine
C) dextromethorphan
D) all of these

Question 33

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

A) formication
B) stereotyped behavior
C) paranoid reactions
D) all of the above

Question 34

Which of the following is a sympathomimetic drug?

A) cocaine
B) amphetamine
C) alcohol
D) both cocaine and amphetamine

Question 35

The physiological and behavioral effects of amphetamine are most similar to those of:

A) MAO inhibitors
B) the phenothiazines
C) cocaine
D) alcohol
E) GHB

Question 36

Cocaine is detectible in urine for about after administration.

A) three hours
B) two-three days
C) two weeks
D) one month

Question 37

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between stimulant drugs and performance?

A) they generally enhance complex intellectual performance
B) they increase resistance to fatigue and boredom
C) they cause blackouts
D) none of the above

Question 38

What criminal organization first controlled the smuggling of cocaine into the US?

A) Medellin cartel
B) Cali cartel
C) Mafia
D) Taliban

Question 39

Both cocaine and the amphetamines .

A) increase brain levels of endorphins
B) block reuptake of dopamine
C) increase release of acetylcholine
D) all of these
E) increase brain levels of endorphins and block reuptake of dopamine

Question 40

In what ways does smoking cocaine differ from taking it orally or intra-nasally (snorting)?

A) smoking produces more rapid effects
B) smoking produces more intense effects
C) smoking is less likely to result in overdose
D) smoking produces more rapid and more intense effects
E) all of these are true

Question 41

Amphetamines are synthetic stimulants.

Question 42

The high produced by cocaine is known as the formication syndrome.

Question 43

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

A) convulsions
B) heart failure
C) liver damage
D) both convulsions and heart failure

Question 44

Which of the following is not one of the stages of cocaine abstinence?

A) crash
B) withdrawal
C) extinction
D) rebound

Question 45

Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are often treated with what drugs?

A) buspirone (BuSpar)
B) methaqualone (Quaalude)
C) chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
D) methylphenidate (Ritalin)
E) lithium

Question 46

What is "paradoxical" about the effectiveness of the treatment of ADHD with drugs such as methylphenidate (Ritalin)?

A) That drugs can treat a psychological problem
B) That stimulant drugs calm the ADHD child
C) That these drugs are rarely effective
D) That such children nearly always become dependent on the drug

Question 47

Crack is another name for freebase cocaine.

Question 48

Which of the following are side effects noted in children treated for ADHD with stimulant drugs?

A) insomnia
B) weight loss
C) loss of appetite
D) all of these

Question 49

Stimulant drugs are prescribed to of children in the US every year.

A) hundreds
B) thousands
C) hundreds of thousands
D) millions

Question 50

Smoking crack produces a more intense effect than other routes of cocaine administration.

Question 51

The active ingredient in Khat is:

A) cocaine
B) caffeine
C) cathinone
D) amphetamine

Question 52

Snorting cocaine does not cause dependence.

Question 53

The effects of Khat are most like which other drug?

A) alcohol
B) cocaine
C) LSD
D) heroin

Question 54

One notable success in the U.S. war on drugs has been the lowered availability and higher street price of cocaine.

Question 55

The first major epidemic of cocaine abuse was in the 1880s.

Question 56

Crack is a smokeable form of amphetamine.

Question 57

Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush.

Question 58

is a disorder that usually develops in childhood and is characterized by poor school performance, inattention, fidgeting and restlessness.

A) Schizophrenia
B) Early Infantile Autism
C) Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
D) Depression

Question 59

Infants whose mothers were addicted to cocaine during pregnancy:

A) often die of severe cocaine withdrawal after birth
B) experience short-term neurological problems after birth
C) have higher IQ's than normal
D) none of these

Question 60

The abstinence syndrome produced upon cocaine withdrawal consists of which of the following symptoms?

A) seizures and convulsions
B) hallucinations
C) high fever and diarrhea
D) depression

Question 61

Cocaine is safe to take during pregnancy.

Question 62

Describe the various routes of cocaine administration (that is, intranasal, smoking, intravenous). How do the effects differ?

Question 63

Cocaine and amphetamines are beta-blockers.

Question 64

Mephedrone, one of the stimulant drugs known as "bath salts" has been used as a means of insect control.

Question 65

Cocaine influences dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin activity.

Question 66

Trace the history of cocaine use from the ancient Inca to the present.

Question 67

Why is crack smoking more likely to cause dependence than the other routes of cocaine administration?

Question 68

Discuss the brain mechanisms by which cocaine produces pleasure.

Question 69

Of great concern is the dramatic recent increase in the prevalence of meth use among high school seniors.

Question 70

Describe the cocaine withdrawal syndrome, and try to explain neural mechanisms responsible for it.

Question 71

Cocaine enhances athletic performance involving strength or endurance.

Question 72

One controversial element of the 1986 and 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Acts is that dealers of powder cocaine are punished to a much greater extent than are crack dealers.

Question 73

Most effects of the amphetamines are produced by mimicking acetylcholine.

Question 74

Compare and contrast the major effects of cocaine and the amphetamines.

Question 75

The effects of synthetic cathinones are similar to those of cocaine, dissipating within 20 to 80 minutes after administration.

Question 76

Cocaine enhances sexual performance in males.

Question 77

Tolerance does not develop to cocaine or amphetamine.

Question 78

Discuss the pros and cons of drug treatment for ADD.

Question 79

Cocaine is thought to activate the dopamine pathways of the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway.