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Drugs contain chemicals that tap into the brain's communication system and disrupt
the way nerve cells normally send, receive, and process information. T/F - TRUE
The area of connection between two neurotransmitters in the brain is called a
synapse. T/F - TRUE
The same area in the brain that allows a person to feel pleasure in eating also
makes the person feel pleasure when taking a drug. T/F - TRUE
Reverse tolerance is a state when the user gets the desired effect from taking less of
a drug than in previous uses. T/F - TRUE
When using cocaine, opiates, or marijuana, the drug binds to receptors in neurons in
the nucleus accumbens. T/F - TRUE
Symptoms of post acute withdrawal can last up to two years. T/F - TRUE
A person experiencing post acute withdrawal has problems with long-term memory.
T/F - FALSE; short term memory
Post acute withdrawal includes symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and increased heart
rate. T/F - FALSE
Emotional overreaction and emotional numbness are both symptoms of post acute
withdrawal. T/F - TRUE
Post acute withdrawal syndrome can be a trigger for relapse. T/F - TRUE
The schedule of drugs developed by the FDA helps us classify drugs of legal use.
T/F - FALSE; not made by FDA
Schedule 1 drugs have a high potential for abuse. T/F - TRUE
Club drugs is a dug classification that includes GHB, Rohypnol, and MDMA. T/F -
TRUE
Schedule 2 contains drugs such as cocaine that have a high potential for abuse and
have been accepted as having a medical use in the US. T/F - TRUE
Heroin is a schedule _________ drug? - Schedule I
Amotivational syndrome is a condition characterized by apathy, inability to
concentrate, and little achievement orientation. T/F - TRUE