Deck 5: Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Related Stimulants

Question 1

Which laws would have impacted your life if you used cocaine while living in Ontario in 1959?

A)Harrison Narcotics Act
B)Opium and Narcotic Drug Act
C)Opium and Other Drugs Act
D)Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which phrase describes the first population to use cocaine and how it was used?

A)the Incas chewing the coca leaf
B)North Americans drinking Coca-Cola
C)Russians snorting cocaine
D)Aztecs smoking crack

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which list shows the progression of the enactment of Canadian drug laws that addressed cocaine?

A)Opium and Other Drugs Act;Harrison Narcotics Act;Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
B)Harrison Narcotics Act;Opium and Narcotic Drug Act;Controlled Drug and Substances Act
C)Opium and Other Drugs Act;Opium and Narcotic Drug Act;Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
D)Opium and Other Drugs Act;Harrison Narcotics Act;Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Martin is studying the illegal cocaine trade.What plant will he need to research?

A)erythroxylum coca
B)cannibis sativa
C)aapaver somniferum
D)opium poppy

Question 5

Nicotiana tabacum is to nicotine as erythroxylum coca is to what?

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

Question 6

If you were a patient of Sigmund Freud's when he was strongly advocating the use and benefits of cocaine,which problem might you have been suffering from?

A)repression
B)nymphomania
C)schizophrenia
D)depression

Question 7

What discovery was made following Freud's cocaine treatment of Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow?

A)Fleischl-Marxow eventually showed bizarre symptoms known today as a cocaine overdose.
B)The cocaine helped wean Fleischl-Marxow from his previous morphine addiction,then the cocaine use was quickly stopped.
C)Fleischl-Marxow showed no change from the morphine addiction;now he had two addictions.
D)Switching to cocaine,combined with hypnosis enabled Freud to cure his friend from using all drugs.

Question 8

What happened to Jeremy after he spent a few hours freebasing cocaine with his friends?

A)Cocaine was first absorbed quickly in the lung tissue.
B)Cocaine was first absorbed quickly in the nasal tissue.
C)Cocaine was first absorbed quickly in the blood stream.
D)Cocaine was first absorbed quickly in the central nervous system.

Question 9

Which culture would you have been a part of if you were given the title "Mama Coca"?

A)Aztec
B)Inca
C)Peruvian
D)Spanish

Question 10

Which statement best describes what occurred in the Spanish and Incas' relationship with cocaine use?

A)The Spanish did not allow the Incas to use coca because they believed it impaired their ability to work.The Spanish did not use it either.
B)In time the Spanish controlled the coca leaf and used it as a form of payment for the Inca;the Spanish did not use it.
C)The Spanish encouraged the Incas' use of the plant,and also considered chewing coca a luxury and encouraged Europeans to use it.
D)The Incas used coca in daily life and in their religious ceremonies,and the Spanish considered it a miracle substance,which elevated their mood and energy.

Question 11

Which route of administration would be considered to pose the greatest risk of a cocaine overdose for a regular user?

A)freebasing
B)injection
C)intranasal
D)smoking

Question 12

To which country is the coca tree native?

A)South America
B)North America
C)Europe
D)Asia

Question 13

Which author gave his fictional character cocaine to provide energy to aid his powers of deductive reasoning?

A)Henrik Ibsen
B)Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
C)John Stith Pemberton
D)Angelo Mariani

Question 14

You are a police officer and you have just picked someone up who is possessing cocaine.According to Canada's Controlled Drugs and Substances Act,under which schedule would cocaine be listed?

A)Schedule I
B)Schedule II
C)Schedule III
D)Schedule IV

Question 15

If you and your friends were regular users of cocaine in the early 1970s,what would have been your most likely route of administration?

A)freebasing
B)injection
C)intranasal
D)smoking

Question 16

Which ingredient was in the original Coca-Cola?

A)methamphetamine
B)cocaine
C)barbiturates
D)benzedrine

Question 17

What is "base" another name for?

A)heroin
B)marijuana
C)crack cocaine
D)LSD

Question 18

Which statement presents a significant difference between cocaine and the amphetamines?

A)cocaine is addictive,whereas amphetamines are not
B)tolerance develops to cocaine,but not to amphetamines
C)cocaine is derived from a plant,whereas amphetamines are synthetics
D)cocaine is a stimulant,whereas amphetamines are not

Question 19

In which time period was cocaine use presented in the media as an emerging national crisis?

A)mid-1960s
B)mid-1970s
C)mid-1980s
D)mid-1990s

Question 20

What effect does smoking crack produce?

A)vivid auditory hallucinations
B)an intensely pleasurable experience: "the rush"
C)severe slowing of the heart rate
D)a loss of time and place

Question 21

The RCMP held a news conference to inform the public about the populations they believe to be most at risk of crystal meth use.Which population was identified?

A)youth living in all large urban Canadian cities
B)youth living in the rural areas of Manitoba,Alberta,and Saskatchewan
C)youth living in British Columbia
D)youth living in major USA-Canada border cities in Ontario and Quebec

Question 22

What does cocaine psychosis resemble the symptoms of?

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

Question 23

You just purchased a home,and a soil analysis was done which indicated that your property had been previously used as a methamphetamine laboratory.What did the analysis find?

A)hydrochloride
B)ephedrine
C)ethanol
D)Adderall

Question 24

In the 1990s,what drug caused the RCMP great concern and where did it begin to appear in great frequency?

A)marijuana fields in Southern Ontario
B)marijuana fields in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
C)methamphetamine laboratories in Western Canada
D)methamphetamine laboratories in Toronto and Montreal

Question 25

What is the depression that follows heavy use of cocaine thought to be related to?

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

Question 26

How does smoking cocaine differ from taking it orally or intranasally (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

Question 27

You just used cocaine,and you have been told that you should experience the effect in 10-15 minutes.What route of administration did you use?

A)eating;swallowing
B)freebasing
C)inhalation
D)injection

Question 28

What is a slang name for methamphetamine?

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

Question 29

You just used cocaine,and you have been told that you should experience the effect in 30 seconds.What route of administration did you use?

A)eating;swallowing
B)freebasing
C)injection
D)intranasal

Question 30

Which region in Canada reports a 33 percent use of crystal meth?

A)Chatham,Ontario
B)Yorkton,Saskatchewan
C)Toronto,Ontario
D)Vancouver,British Columbia

Question 31

What are some side effects of methamphetamine abuse?

A)deterioration of sight
B)depression
C)increased levels of endorphins
D)increased release of acetylcholine

Question 32

Which drugs act by blocking the reuptake of dopamine and other monoamine transmitters?

A)barbiturates
B)benzodiazepines
C)antipsychotics
D)amphetamines

Question 33

Martha's friends do not know what is medically wrong with her,but she has been using amphetamines for a medical reason.What would NOT be one of those reasons?

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

Question 34

Which drug would your friend most likely be prescribed because she is overweight and facing many health risks?

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

Question 35

What might be produced by a high dose of cocaine or amphetamine?

A)paranoia
B)liver damage
C)sedation
D)amnesia

Question 36

What do both cocaine and amphetamines do?

A)increase brain levels of endorphins
B)block reuptake of dopamine
C)increase release of acetylcholine
D)decrease release of serotonin

Question 37

Many American 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 38

According to the 2009 United Nations Drug and Crime Report,how many people are using cocaine worldwide?

A)5.6 to 10.8 million
B)15.6 to 20.8 million
C)5.6 to 10.8 billion
D)15.6 to 20.8 billion

Question 39

What is the major difference between cocaine and amphetamines?

A)cocaine is more rapidly metabolized
B)amphetamines are more addictive
C)tolerance develops to cocaine
D)amphetamines produce withdrawal symptoms

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT a concern associated with making crystal meth in a home kitchen?

A)many of the ingredients are highly flammable
B)many of the by-products are used to get high
C)many of the ingredients are highly toxic
D)many of the by-products are highly toxic

Question 41

Cocaine was once prescribed as a topical medication.

Question 42

Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush.

Question 43

What describes the phenomena that states when information is studied in a drugged state it will be best recalled in that same state?

A)drug dependence
B)state-dependent learning
C)the effects of tolerance
D)the dopamine depletion hypothesis

Question 44

What is a physiological effect of cocaine?

A)decreased emotional arousal
B)increased sweating
C)increased blood pressure
D)decreased respiratory rate

Question 45

Of great concern is the dramatic recent increase in the prevalence of meth use among teenagers in Eastern Canada.

Question 46

Crack is a smokeable form of amphetamine.

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

American President Ulysses Grant was a supporter of cocaine use.

Question 49

What percentage of school-aged children in Canada are prescribed stimulant drugs?

A)1-3 percent
B)5-10 percent
C)10-15 percent
D)15-20 percent

Question 50

To show support for his country's production of cocaine at a United Nations meeting,Bolivian President Morales held up a bag of cultivated cocaine powder.

Question 51

Freud thought cocaine could be used as an aphrodisiac.

Question 52

The use of which substance is now strictly regulated in the United States as a result of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act?

A)guafenesin
B)pseudoephedrine
C)dextromethorphan
D)MAO inhibitors

Question 53

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

Question 54

You were just given cocaine and you want to experience the quickest possible drug reaction;what route of administration will you use?

A)eating;swallowing
B)freebasing
C)injection
D)intranasal

Question 55

Which drug has physiological and behavioural effects that are the most similar to the effects of amphetamine?

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

Question 56

Robert's son has been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.Which drug is most likely to be prescribed?

A)buspirone
B)methaqualone
C)chlorpromazine
D)methylphenidate

Question 57

Canada enacted its first drug law which included cocaine use in 1929.

Question 58

What happens to infants whose mothers were addicted to cocaine during pregnancy?

A)The infants often die of severe cocaine withdrawal after birth.
B)The infants experience short-term neurological problems after birth.
C)The infants are often born with swollen livers and bladders.
D)The infants experience a delay in their perceptual skills.

Question 59

Amphetamines are synthetic stimulants.

Question 60

You are a therapist providing counselling to a family whose child has just been prescribed a stimulant drug for ADHD.What side effect of the drug will you discuss with the parents?

A)memory loss
B)aggression
C)loss of appetite
D)depression

Question 61

Most effects of amphetamines are produced by mimicking acetylcholine.

Question 62

Discuss the brain mechanisms by which cocaine produces pleasure.

Question 63

Discuss the pros and cons of drug treatment for attention-deficit hyperactive disorder.

Question 64

A Health Canada campaign was launched to address the concern of mixing marijuana and cocaine.To advertise it they have called it by the drugs street name "lemonade."

Question 65

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

Question 66

Cocaine enhances athletic performance involving quickness or endurance.

Question 67

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

Question 68

Cocaine enhances sexual performance in males.

Question 69

A disorder called attention-deficit hyperactivity can be treated by using stimulant drugs.

Question 70

The inability of cocaine addicts to experience pleasure is called anhedonia.

Question 71

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

Question 72

Cocaine and amphetamines are beta-blockers.

Question 73

Tolerance does NOT develop to cocaine or amphetamine.

Question 74

Cocaine influences dopamine,norepinephrine,and serotonin activity.

Question 75

Describe the effects of chronic stimulant use.