CHLH 243 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Analogy: Sublingual is to transdermal as... - Answers -Tongue
The central nervous system consists of the __________. - Answers -Spinal Cord and
Brain (pg. 71)
A disorder characterized by increased motor activity and reduced attention span is
called __________. - Answers -ADHD
Care-Cola, Dope Cola, Kola Ade, and Wiseola were among several beverage products
sold in the nineteenth century. An ingredient they all had in common was __________. -
Answers -Cocaine
Two widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of ADHD are __________. - Answers -
Ritalin and Adderall (pg. 109)
The acute effects of amphetamine closely resemble the acute effects of __________. -
Answers -
Involvement with the nucleus accumbens has been linked to compulsive gambling -
Answers -True
High-alkaline drugs (i.e., cocaine, morphine) are absorbed better in the stomach than
weakly acidic drugs (i.e., aspirin). - Answers -False:
Weakly acidic drugs are absorbed better in the stomach than high-alkaline drugs
The blood-brain barrier cannot be crossed by a drug that is fat soluble - Answers -
False:
fat soluble drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier
not fat-soluble drugs do not cross the blood-brain barrier
No matter which method of administration is used, the effects of cocaine begin to wear
off after sixty to ninety minutes - Answers -False
Crack cocaine is made by treating cocaine with baking soda, resulting in small rocks -
Answers -True
Amphetamine was first used during WWII to keep soldiers alert during battles. -
Answers -True
Cocaine bugs" are never associated with symptoms of cocaine psychosis - Answers -
False:
Analogy: Sublingual is to transdermal as... - Answers -Tongue
The central nervous system consists of the __________. - Answers -Spinal Cord and
Brain (pg. 71)
A disorder characterized by increased motor activity and reduced attention span is
called __________. - Answers -ADHD
Care-Cola, Dope Cola, Kola Ade, and Wiseola were among several beverage products
sold in the nineteenth century. An ingredient they all had in common was __________. -
Answers -Cocaine
Two widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of ADHD are __________. - Answers -
Ritalin and Adderall (pg. 109)
The acute effects of amphetamine closely resemble the acute effects of __________. -
Answers -
Involvement with the nucleus accumbens has been linked to compulsive gambling -
Answers -True
High-alkaline drugs (i.e., cocaine, morphine) are absorbed better in the stomach than
weakly acidic drugs (i.e., aspirin). - Answers -False:
Weakly acidic drugs are absorbed better in the stomach than high-alkaline drugs
The blood-brain barrier cannot be crossed by a drug that is fat soluble - Answers -
False:
fat soluble drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier
not fat-soluble drugs do not cross the blood-brain barrier
No matter which method of administration is used, the effects of cocaine begin to wear
off after sixty to ninety minutes - Answers -False
Crack cocaine is made by treating cocaine with baking soda, resulting in small rocks -
Answers -True
Amphetamine was first used during WWII to keep soldiers alert during battles. -
Answers -True
Cocaine bugs" are never associated with symptoms of cocaine psychosis - Answers -
False: