Deck 9: Sedative Hypnotic Drugs

Question 1

After marijuana, ______ are the most commonly used illegal drugs.

A) prescription drugs
B) anti-inflammatory drugs
C) sedative hypnotics
D) inhalants

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Ataxia is defined as

A) seizures due to benzodiazepine use
B) a lack of coordination
C) hallucinations due to benzodiazepine use
D) anxiety attacks

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Prior to the federal government banning the use of Rohypnol in 1996, physicians in the U.S.had been prescribing Rohypnol mainly for

A) insomnia
B) anxiety
C) seizures
D) muscle relaxation

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Barbiturates and alcohol create an effect that is

A) synergistic
B) additive
C) benign
D) dilative

Question 5

When barbital was introduced in 1903, the brand name was

A) Veronal
B) Valium
C) Librium
D) Xanax

Question 6

Anxiolytic drugs ___________.

A) decrease anxiety
B) cause death in small doses
C) are toxic in small doses
D) smell bad

Question 7

Methaqualone is a generic name for

A) Quaaludes
B) Valium
C) Librium
D) Xanax

Question 8

Which is not one of the three main types of sedative-hypnotic drugs?

A) Barbiturates
B) Nonbarbiturate sedatives
C) Major tranquilizers
D) Minor tranquilizers

Question 9

"Roofies" and "The Date Rape Drug" refer to

A) Librium
B) Valium
C) Rohypnol
D) nitrites

Question 10

Methaqualone was originally tested to treat

A) chicken pox
B) polio
C) malaria
D) AIDS

Question 11

Medically, GHB has been shown useful in

A) preventing nausea
B) opiate detoxification
C) inducing labor
D) treating glaucoma

Question 12

Which of the following is a nonbarbiturate?

A) Seconal
B) meprobamate
C) amobarbital
D) butabarbital

Question 13

A problem with the use of bromides is

A) the resulting high is measured in seconds
B) that bromides build up in the body
C) that bromides induce hallucinations
D) that bromides are carcinogenic

Question 14

Which of the following sedative-hypnotics are not currently used?

A) Phenobarbital
B) Butabarbital
C) Paraldehyde
D) Seconal

Question 15

Chloral hydrate is dangerous mainly because

A) the margin between the effective and lethal dose is slight
B) large amounts must be taken before an effect can be felt
C) it causes cerebral vessels to burst
D) its anesthetic properties cause one to sleep

Question 16

Benzodiazepines are

A) major tranquilizers
B) solely hypnotic drugs
C) minor tranquilizers
D) anti-psychotic drugs

Question 17

To say a drug exerts a soporific effect is to say that the drug will induce

A) hallucinations
B) delusions
C) sleep
D) sedation

Question 18

A commonly prescribed benzodiazepine for sleep, which is also used to sedate patients receiving dental implants, is

A) Valium
B) Halcion
C) Dalmane
D) Seconal

Question 19

The effectiveness of barbiturates as a sleep agent is due to the fact that barbiturates

A) depress respiration
B) interfere with REM
C) interfere with the cerebellum
D) have no effect on the limbic system

Question 20

The biggest drawback to using _____ is the terrible smell and taste.

A) Valium
B) Librium
C) paraldehyde
D) Veronal

Question 21

Barbiturates are classified according to their rate of absorption into the body.

Question 22

During the 1960s, barbiturates were over-prescribed.

Question 23

Paraldehyde is commonly known as "knockout drops."

Question 24

Barbiturates can cause intoxication and hangovers.

Question 25

Barbiturates have a synergistic effect when taken with other drugs.

Question 26

Quaaludes were found to be non-addictive.

Question 27

Which of the following is a class of inhalants?

A) Solvents
B) Aerosols
C) Anesthetics
D) All of the above

Question 28

The psychoactive agent in glue is

A) adhesives
B) toluene
C) benzene
D) epinephrine

Question 29

Quaaludes are still legal in five states.

Question 30

Inhalants are primarily used by _______ because of their low cost, availability, and size.

A) women
B) men
C) adolescents
D) children

Question 31

Insomnia is a withdrawal symptom of barbiturate withdrawal.

Question 32

A problem with gasoline sniffing is

A) lead poisoning
B) toluene build up in adipose tissue
C) paraldehyde poisoning
D) headaches from the fumes

Question 33

Types of nitrites include

A) amyl
B) butyl
C) isobutyl
D) all of the above

Question 34

Drugs that take effect rapidly have a greater potential for abuse than drugs that take effect more slowly.

Question 35

Barbiturates interfere with REM sleep.

Question 36

Nitrous oxide is used as an

A) anti-anxiety drug
B) anesthetic
C) a major tranquilizer
D) over-the-counter sedative

Question 37

What group uses GHB for reasons other than criminal date rape?

A) Those needing to stay awake for long periods
B) Bodybuilders
C) Truck drivers
D) Those suffering from narcolepsy

Question 38

Hypoxia is

A) breathing difficulties due to drugs
B) decreased oxygen in the brain that can lead to brain damage
C) liver problems due to drugs
D) a type of drug-related seizure

Question 39

Inhalant users describe the effects as

A) hallucinogenic
B) long in duration
C) hazy euphoria
D) an intense rush followed by an intense crash

Question 40

Glue sniffing is generally done by teenage girls.

Question 41

Recalling previously learned information is not affected by benzodiazepines, but learning new information is affected.

Question 42

What are the medical uses of benzodiazepines?

Question 43

How has the use of barbiturate revolutionized medicine?

Question 44

Halcion interferes with memory, which can lead to an accidental overdose.

Question 45

Inhalants do not have sedative-hypnotic properties.

Question 46

GHB is used by bodybuilders.

Question 47

Fetal benzodiazepine syndrome has not been medically documented.

Question 48

Withdrawal symptoms and physical dependence are not apparent with use of solvents.

Question 49

Identify and discuss the uses for the four types of barbiturates.

Question 50

Identify and describe the different classes of inhalants.

Question 51

Use of Valium during pregnancy has been linked to having a baby with cleft palate.

Question 52

Glue is considered a gateway drug for teenage boys.

Question 53

Should Quaalude be illegal? Why is it any different than currently available benzodiazepines?

Question 54

Should drug education, interdiction and other prevention efforts be directed at gateway drugs? If so, should they be directed toward all psychoactive drugs? Which ones specifically?

Question 55

Use of nitrites has increased among heterosexual adolescents and has decreased among the gay population.