NU 578 Controlled Substances
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abused prescription drug, second-most - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔codeine
Act also known as the Controlled Substance Act (1970) - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
actiq - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔transmuscosal fentanyl only approved for
breakthrough cancer pain in opioid tolerant patients
addictive drugs all activate the brain's _________ - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔dopamine reward circuit
after detox, an opioid addict can be rx'd ___________ to discourage
renewed opioid abuse - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔naltrexone
AIDS patients use Dronabinol (marinol) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔for appetite stim
,alvimopan - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔used for tx of opioid-induced ileus
amphetamines are schedule - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔II
amphetamines work primarily by promoting neuronal release of _________
& ___________, and partly by blocking their reuptake - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔norepinephrine; dopamine
amphetamines, most common adverse effects - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔insomnia;
weight loss
analgesics, most effective available - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔opioids
avinza - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔extended release morphine
barbiturate OD antidote? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔none, just supportive treatment
barbiturate OD produces same classic triad of symptoms (resp. depression,
coma, pinpoint pupils) as seen with - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔opioid OD
barbiturate tolerant individuals are cross-tolerant to other CNS depressants
(alcohol, benzos, general anesthetics) but not with ________ - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔opioids
, behavior pattern characterized by continued use of a psychoactive
substance despite physical, psychologic, or social harm - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔addiction
benzodiazepine principal indications are - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔anxiety,
insomnia, seizure disorders
benzodiazepines adverse effects - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔daytime sedation;
anterograde amnesia
benzodiazepines are classified as Schedule - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔IV
benzodiazepines are primarily for which two anxiety d/o's - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔panic disorder, GAD
benzodiazepines produce their actions by enhancing the effects of _____,
the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔GABA
benzodiazepines-like controlled substace approved for long-term use in
insomnia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔eszopiclone (Lunesta)
black box warnings - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a component of REMS
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2025/2026 Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Update
abused prescription drug, second-most - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔codeine
Act also known as the Controlled Substance Act (1970) - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
actiq - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔transmuscosal fentanyl only approved for
breakthrough cancer pain in opioid tolerant patients
addictive drugs all activate the brain's _________ - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔dopamine reward circuit
after detox, an opioid addict can be rx'd ___________ to discourage
renewed opioid abuse - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔naltrexone
AIDS patients use Dronabinol (marinol) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔for appetite stim
,alvimopan - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔used for tx of opioid-induced ileus
amphetamines are schedule - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔II
amphetamines work primarily by promoting neuronal release of _________
& ___________, and partly by blocking their reuptake - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔norepinephrine; dopamine
amphetamines, most common adverse effects - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔insomnia;
weight loss
analgesics, most effective available - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔opioids
avinza - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔extended release morphine
barbiturate OD antidote? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔none, just supportive treatment
barbiturate OD produces same classic triad of symptoms (resp. depression,
coma, pinpoint pupils) as seen with - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔opioid OD
barbiturate tolerant individuals are cross-tolerant to other CNS depressants
(alcohol, benzos, general anesthetics) but not with ________ - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔opioids
, behavior pattern characterized by continued use of a psychoactive
substance despite physical, psychologic, or social harm - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔addiction
benzodiazepine principal indications are - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔anxiety,
insomnia, seizure disorders
benzodiazepines adverse effects - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔daytime sedation;
anterograde amnesia
benzodiazepines are classified as Schedule - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔IV
benzodiazepines are primarily for which two anxiety d/o's - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔panic disorder, GAD
benzodiazepines produce their actions by enhancing the effects of _____,
the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔GABA
benzodiazepines-like controlled substace approved for long-term use in
insomnia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔eszopiclone (Lunesta)
black box warnings - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a component of REMS
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
