Deck 7: Depressants and Inhalants

Question 1

What household product contains nitrous oxide?

A)fuel gas
B)hair spray
C)spray paint
D)whipped cream dispensers

Answer 1

D

Question 2

One of the most dangerous acute effects of taking depressants in combination with alcohol is

A)the "cheese reaction".
B)respiratory depression.
C)seizures.
D)slurred speech.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

is:

A)an older sleeping pill that is no longer marketed.
B)an intermediate-acting barbiturate.
C)not a benzodiazepine chemically,but it has similar effects.
D)a long-acting benzodiazepine.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

,physicians would usually choose a

A)higher dose of a short-acting drug.
B)lower dose of a long-acting drug.
C)higher dose of a long-acting drug.
D)lower dose of a short-acting drug.

Question 5

The four most widely sold benzodiazepines are all longer-acting drugs sold primarily as

A)anxiolytics.
B)analgesics.
C)hypnotics.
D)antidepressants.

Question 6

The CNS depressants include various prescription drugs referred to as

A)GHBs.
B)sedative-hypnotics.
C)entheogens.
D)catecholamines.

Question 7

The major advantage of the benzodiazepines over the barbiturates seems to be the

A)lower cost.
B)greater effectiveness.
C)shorter duration of activity.
D)greater safety margin.

Question 8

Animal self-administration experiments and studies of drug choice among humans indicate that

A)benzodiazepines have no dependence liability.
B)rats and people are very different in the drugs they choose to self-administer.
C)short-acting barbiturates are more likely to lead to dependence than any of the benzodiazepines.
D)all of the benzodiazepines have high dependence liability.

Question 9

Sedative-hypnotic agents bind to which receptors in the brain?

A)glutamate
B)GHB
C)serotonin
D)GABA

Question 10

Withdrawal from long-term use of sedative-hypnotic drugs is characterized by

A)aching,high blood pressure,drowsiness.
B)anxiety,impaired concentration,insomnia,convulsions.
C)rapid mood swings.
D)minor discomfort,but no serious symptoms.

Question 11

When benzodiazepines bind to their receptor site,they

A)release barbiturates.
B)block acetylcholine receptors.
C)reduce the membrane electrical potential.
D)enhance the inhibitory effects of GABA.

Question 12

What has kept paraldehyde from being widely used?

A)danger to the CNS
B)bad taste and odor
C)danger to the respiratory system
D)irritation to the gastric system

Question 13

The modern era of abuse of volatile solvents by young people can be traced to a 1959 newspaper report of

A)gasoline huffing.
B)glue sniffing.
C)lead paint poisoning.
D)nitrite abuse.

Question 14

Which of these is NOT one of the early sedative-hypnotics used in medicine?

A)chloral hydrate
B)paraldehyde
C)butyrate
D)bromide salts

Question 15

How are barbiturates usually classified?

A)duration of action
B)price
C)chemical structure
D)strength of hypnotic effect

Question 16

Inhalant use has traditionally been more common among

A)poor Hispanic and Native American youth.
B)middle-class white children.
C)middle-class black children.
D)construction workers.

Question 17

Which of the following drugs could theoretically be used to treat barbiturate withdrawal?

A)methamphetamine
B)fluoxetine
C)alcohol
D)modafinil

Question 18

were the first widely sold

A)benzodiazepines.
B)barbiturates.
C)methaqualones.
D)sedatives.

Question 19

Two drugs that were introduced as being safer than the barbiturates,but in the long run proved to be not much safer,were

A)fluoxetine and paroxetine.
B)toluene and xylene.
C)meprobamate and methaqualone.
D)perphenazine and thiazine.

Question 20

One of the oldest gaseous anesthetics,popularly known as "laughing gas," is

A)butane.
B)diazepam.
C)pentobarbital.
D)nitrous oxide.

Question 21

.What types of drugs are used,and what are some of the concerns associated with the use of sleeping pills? Are there any alternatives to drug use?

Question 22

Sodium pentathol is long-acting barbiturate used to treat insomnia.

Question 23

Explain how a drug's rate of onset and duration of action affect psychological dependence and withdrawal.Give examples from this chapter.

Question 24

Among the sedative-hypnotic drugs,short-acting barbiturates seem to be the most likely to lead to drug dependence.

Question 25

Benzodiazepines replaced barbiturates primarily because they were believed to be safer.

Question 26

is a Schedule I controlled substance.

Question 27

The usual recreational dose of GHB when taken alone is about

A)10-20 milligrams.
B)100 micrograms.
C)1-5 grams.
D)100-200 grams.

Question 28

According to the DAWN data set,zolpidem-related emergency room visits declined between 2005 and 2010.

Question 29

Volatile solvents that act as CNS depressants are found in a wide variety of household products.

Question 30

When barbiturates were the most popular sedative-hypnotics,low doses of the long-acting types were used as sleeping pills.

Question 31

The majority of "huffers" (users of inhalants) are above age 25.

Question 32

GHB has been used for several purposes.Describe its recent history of various medical and recreational uses and its status as a controlled substance.

Question 33

are used to enhance sexual pleasure.

A)nitrous oxide
B)amyl nitrite
C)GHB
D)Rohypnol

Question 34

is a popular benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety.

Question 35

Paraldehyde is a CNS depressant that is currently available in several over-the-counter medications.