Deck 10: Special Topic: Drugs and the Mind

Question 1

Which drug, if it were legal, would you recommend for a patient who has little or no appetite, such as a person on chemotherapy?

A) cocaine
B) amphetamines
C) marijuana
D) opium

Answer 1

C

Question 2

If a person uses Percocet, a morphine relative, to which of these drugs might that person develop cross-tolerance?

A) ecstasy
B) cocaine
C) heroin
D) marijuana

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Ergot, a fungus, contains a hallucinogenic drug that binds to serotonin receptors. The natural drug is most similar to ________.

A) mescaline
B) methamphetamine
C) LSD
D) morphine

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A psychoactive drug that delays the removal of a neurotransmitter from the synapse will ________.

A) dampen the response of the receiving neuron
B) prolong the effect of the neurotransmitter on the receiving neuron
C) prevent the neurotransmitter from working
D) bind to the receptor and affect the receiving neuron in the same way as the neurotransmitter

Question 5

While examining her patient's nose, Dr. Carlita Gonzales, an allergy specialist, noted a hole in the partition between the nasal cavities. The doctor suspects her patient is snorting which drug?

A) alcohol
B) marijuana
C) mescaline
D) cocaine

Question 6

Vasily thinks that drinking alcohol heightens his alertness and awareness of his surroundings and that he is a better driver after drinking several beers. Persuade him otherwise.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a potential effect of alcohol abuse?

A) impaired judgment
B) lung cancer
C) higher blood pressure
D) liver cirrhosis

Question 8

Angie wants to go with her boyfriend to a bar and drink some beer, but she does not want to become intoxicated because she needs to drive them both home after 2 hours. She weighs 120 pounds. What advice can you give her based on the information in the textbook?

Question 9

This drug is normally injected but can also be processed into forms that can be smoked or inhaled. It is a synthetic opiate that produces feelings of ecstasy.

A) marijuana
B) caffeine
C) alcohol
D) heroin

Question 10

Mattie thinks she should use nicotine patches because they are safe. How can you convince her otherwise, given the information in this chapter?

Question 11

Marina has owned a bar for many years and extols the health benefits of alcohol. Which of these claims is correct?

A) Four to five drinks per day improve the liver.
B) Heavy drinking prevents cancer.
C) Alcohol increases the uptake of vitamins and minerals.
D) Moderate consumption raises the "good" cholesterol levels.

Question 12

Tundie is an accomplished lab technician. She wants to determine whether her boyfriend is still smoking marijuana, a habit he swore he would give up. She can't test his blood for THC because performing this test might arouse the suspicions of the authorities. Which of the following blood findings might suggest that her boyfriend is still smoking weed?

A) substantial nicotine in the blood
B) increased blood carbon monoxide
C) low blood oxygen
D) high blood niacin