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Functional brain abnormalities including reduced stratal D2 receptor levels and
_____ metabolism in the ____ have been seen in cocaine and
methamphetamine addicts. Answer - reduced glucose; orbitofrontal cortex
Alcohol increases synaptic levels of dopamine in the nucleus acumens by
Answer - increasing the firing rate cells in VTA
Nicotine self-administration Answer - depends on the dopamine pathway to
the nucleus accumbens for its reinforcing effects.
Electrical stimulation of the PAG Answer - Electrical stimulation of the
periaquaductal gray int he midbrain of animals was one of the first signs of
central influence on pain
Which of the following about nicotine poisoning is false? Answer - it is
frequently caused by smoking, because a pack of cigarettes contains several
lethal doses
Which of the following antidepressants is currently being used to help smokers
withdraw from nicotine? Answer - zyban
Smoking is an important contributing factor in all of the following disorders
except for Answer - seizures