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CHAPTER 2 - PS268 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

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Drugs & Behaviour Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

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GC/MS (gas chromatography with mass spectrometry) - Answer - to begin the test, a blood or urine sample is prepared in such a way that it can be vaporized into a gas, and then it enters the gas chromatography machine - later, every chemical that went into the machine exits, but at a different time - mass spectroscopy is then used to identify the molecular weight of each chemical that came through the machine - the time it takes the chemical to come through the GC unit, combined with its ...

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Four basic principles of drugs - Answer 1. Drugs are neither good nor bad 2. Every drug has multiple effects 3. Both the size of the drug effect, and type, depend on the amount the individual has taken and the way it was taken 4. The effect of any psychoactive drug depends on the individual's history, expectations, and environment in which it is taken Volatile Solvent Misuse - Answer The inhalation of substances such as gasoline, glue, and cleaning products Psychoactive ...

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Opium Act - Answer -1908 -Prohibits selling, importing, and manufacturing, not possession -Opium brought over by Chinese immigrants Patent Medicine Act - Answer -1909 -Regulations of drugs -List of ingredients Narcotic Control Act - Answer -1961 -criminalization -mainstream drug use Le Dain Commission - Answer -1969 -Decriminalization of drugs War on drugs - Answer -1986 -Prohibition Controlled Drugs and Substances Act - Answer -1996 -...

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coffee plant - Answer - was originally grown in the Middle East - produces a xanthine (a family of psychostimulants) within its bean known as caffeine. tea - Answer (Camellia sinensis), which is originally from China, also contains caffeine, as well as another xanthine stimulant known as theophylline. The typical caffeine content in tea is about 40 - 60 mg, the Boston Tea Party - Answer During the American Revolution, the American colonists were upset with the tea tax tha...

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xanthines - Answer the family of drugs that includes caffeine coffee - Answer contains caffeine, found in the middle east tea - Answer contains theophylline, found in china cocoa - Answer contains theobromine, found in South America theobromine - Answer a xanthine found in chocolate theophylline - Answer a xanthine found in tea used in asthma medication caffeine - Answer a xanthine stimulant found in coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks, and s...

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Drug - Answer Any chemical that when taken into the body, cause a change in physiology- in mood, cognition, levels or consciousness, behavior etc. Not always chemicals that aren’t naturally found in the body (ex can be testosterone, GHB, DMT) -Food not considered Psychoactive Drugs - Answer Directly affect brain and physiology (central nervous system) Psychostimulants - Answer "uppers" -Higher doses can produce a manic state of excitement combined with paranoia an...

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Temperance Movement - Answer - organized campaign to eliminate alcohol consumption - Dr. Rush also concluded that hard liquor damaged the drinker's morality, leading to a variety of antisocial, immoral, and criminal behaviors - identified that alcohol addiction is a disease and that heavy drinking caused health problems - idea that people should drink beer or wine in moderation but drink no hard liquor - 1800s, it became fashionable for the middle classes to join the elite in this mo...

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What are the 4 elements of Canadas drug and substances strategy? - Answer 1. Prevention 2. Treatment 3. Harm reduction 4. Enforcement What are the 4 principles of psychoactive drugs? - Answer - drugs are not solely good or bad - every drug has multiple effects - both the size and the quality of the drugs effect depends on the amount the individual has taken - the effects of any psychoactive drug depends on the individuals history and expectations What is a drug? - Answ...

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Most drugs have three different kinds of names - explain. - Answer generic - official names of drugs and are listed in the U.S. pharmacopoeia brand - specifies a particular formulation and manufacturer and trademark belongs to that manufacture chemical - gives a complete chemical description of the molecule What type of name is "Xanax"? - Answer brand Is it true that most of our drugs originally came either directly or indirectly from plants? Explain. - Answer ye...

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Cannabis plant - Answer - easy to grow - produced psychoactive chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol - indoor growing can produce toxic mould: destroy the home solution to toxic mould in the house, from cannabis plant growing - Answer tear down the house use of fibers from cannabis sativa - Answer rope, fiber clothing hemp - Answer - negligible THC - plant looks the same as plant grown for psychoactive properties

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Drug - Answer any substance, natural or artificial, not food, which by its chemical nature alters structure or function in the living organism Harm Reduction - Answer initiative to reduce damage associated with drugs other than cessation Drug Misuse - Answer the use of prescribed drugs in greater amounts than, or for purposes other than, those prescribed by a physician or dentist Drug Abuse - Answer the substance use in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the ...

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types of prevention - Answer primary secondary universal selective indicated primary - Answer aimed mostly at young people who have not yet tried the substances in question or who have tried tobacco or alcohol few times. Such programs might encourage abstinence from specific drugs or might have the broader goal of teaching people how to view drugs and the potential influences of drugs on their lives, emotions and social relationships Secondary - Answer designed for people...

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PS268 Bundled Exam Questions WITH CORRECT Answers

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PS-268: Drugs & Behaviour Final Exam (WLU - Bruce McKay) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

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PS268 Test One UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

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PS268 Test 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

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PS268 Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

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PS268 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

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PS268 Final: Chapter 17, 18 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

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PS268 Final Exam, PS268 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

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