Deck 9: Prescription Drugs

Question 1

Non-psychoactive prescription drug types include the:

A) neuroleptics
B) sedatives,tranquilizers,and hypnotics
C) the antipsychotics
D) the depressants
E) none of the above; all are psychoactive

Answer 1

E

Question 2

For the most part,this chapter does not discuss the use of substances that are not psychoactive.About what proportion of prescription drugs are psychoactive?

A) zero percent
B) a minority,though a substantial minority-roughly one out of five,or 20 percent
C) roughly half (50%)
D) the substantial majority,though not all-roughly 80 percent
E) 100 percent-all are psychoactive

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following prescription drugs are not addicting or habit-forming:

A) tranquilizers
B) the antipsychotics
C) sedatives
D) general depressants
E) hypnotics

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The change that took place in Question 14 was due to:

A) a mentally healthier population in the U.S.
B) a mentally less healthy population in the U.S.
C) an increase in the administration of anti-psychotic drugs
D) a decrease in the administration of anti-psychotic drugs
E) none of the above

Question 5

In the 1960s,the barbiturates were a widely-prescribed sedative-hypnotic; today,they are much less commonly prescribed.Why?

A) they have harmful side effects
B) they are not effective as sedatives
C) they are not effective as hypnotics
D) they are still widely prescription,though in generic rather than brand-name form
E) they are actually safe and effective,but they received damaging media attention discouraged physicians from prescribing them

Question 6

The two top prescription drugs in the U.S.(in terms of number of prescriptions written)are:

A) amphetamines
B) sedative-hypnotics
C) narcotics
D) antidepressants
E) antipsychotics

Question 7

Which of the following category of once-popular prescription drugs has no representatives in the top 200 or best-selling pharmaceuticals?

A) narcotics
B) sedative-hypnotic-tranquilizers
C) antipsychotics
D) sedative-hypnotics
E) fast-acting barbiturates

Question 8

Sedative-hypnotic drugs include:

A) antidepressants
B) mood elevators
C) narcotics
D) barbiturates
E) antipsychotics

Question 9

Between 1955 and today,the number of patients in mental hospitals:

A) increased
B) decreased
C) remained stable
D) fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year
E) remains unknown

Question 10

If it were a prescription drug,which of the following categories would alcohol fall into?

A) antipsychotics
B) narcotics
C) antidepressants
D) sedative-hypnotic-tranquilizers
E) none of the above

Question 11

The effects of which of the following drugs is synergistic with the barbiturates?

A) alcohol
B) narcotics
C) marijuana
D) antidepressants
E) antipsychotics

Question 12

Which of the following prescription drugs or drug types very rarely result in a lethal overdose,that is,are not on DAWN's list of top five ME drugs?

A) benzodiazepines
B) opiates or narcotics
C) antidepressants
D) antipsychotics
E) All of the above are in DAWN's list of top five ME drugs.

Question 13

Which of the following drugs or drug categories is no longer prescribed at all?

A) antidepressants
B) sleep aids
C) benzodiazepines
D) methaqualone
E) All of the above are currently prescribed.

Question 14

Which of the following prescription drugs or drug types is synergistic with alcohol?

A) anti-psychotics
B) antidepressants
C) barbiturates
D) narcotics
E) none of the above

Question 15

Which of the following pharmaceutical drugs or drug types are frequently prescribed for thought disorders?

A) stimulants
B) sedative-hypnotics
C) antidepressants
D) anti-psychotics
E) narcotics

Question 16

Which of the following drugs or drug types was widely prescribed in the late sixties and early seventies but by the eighties was no longer prescribed at all?

A) the barbiturates,such as Tuinal
B) the benzodiazepines,such as Valium
C) methaqualone,such as Quāālude
D) the amphetamines,such as Dextroamphetamine
E) the narcotics,such as OxyContin

Question 17

Which of the following pharmaceutical drugs or drug types are frequently prescribed for mood disorders?

A) stimulants
B) sedative-hypnotics
C) antidepressants
D) anti-psychotics
E) narcotics

Question 18

Which of the following drugs or drug categories of prescription drugs is rarely if ever used as a recreational drug?

A) sedative-hypnotics
B) narcotics
C) barbiturates
D) sleep agents
E) antipsychotics

Question 19

Which of the following prescription drugs combats dysphoria?

A) sedatives
B) antidepressants
C) narcotics
D) hypnotics
E) tranquilizers

Question 20

Some drugs work mainly on the mind (the so called "mind" drugs)while others work mainly on the body ("body" drugs).Which of the following is mainly a "body" drug:

A) Valium,a benzodiazepine
B) Lipitor,a lipid regulator
C) hydrocodone,an opiate
D) Seroquel,an antipsychotic
E) diazepam,a sedative-hypnotic-tranquilizer

Question 21

Some pharmaceuticals were much more commonly prescribed at one time but today are prescribed much less frequently.Pick two such substances and explain the dramatic decline in psychiatric use.Be as specific and as detailed as you can.

Question 22

The story of pharmaceutical neuroleptics begins with the central nervous system.Tell that story.

Question 23

One of the most dramatic changes in the past half-century or so in psychiatric medication was the near-emptying out of mental hospitals.Describe what happened and why.

Question 24

Which of the following prescription drugs does not produce a high,intoxication,or euphoric state?

A) narcotics
B) sedative-hypnotics
C) antipsychotics
D) barbiturates
E) All of the above produce a euphoric state.

Question 25

Which of the pharmaceuticals became recreational drugs? Which did not? Why?

Question 26

Aside from the control of pain and a cure for mental illness,using medicinal substances to alleviate anxiety probably has the most ancient history.Briefly summarize this history.