Exam 1: Substance Use Disorder and Addiction: Basic and Brief Psychopharmacological and Neuropsychological Review

In Cocaine users, increased linkages to the hippocampus and amygdala may explain how intense craving is linked with:

Nicotine is associated with Acetylcholine.

This type of administration is associated with snorting of a substance.

Describe the different types of half-life and their importance regarding substance use.

The time the body takes to eliminate 50% of a single dose of the substance ingested:

Explain some of the common neurocognitive deficits in those with substance use disorder (SUD) and how they impede traditional SUD treatment.

Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS) is typically associated with what substance?

As per Soyka et al. (2011), Opiates impair cognitive functioning in the following areas:

A set amount of a substance being biotransformed per each hour is indicative of what type of biotransformation?

Cocaine is NOT associated with which neurotransmitter?

The time the body takes to inactivate 50% of the substance ingested:

This type of compound must bind with other molecules in order to move throughout the body.

Methamphetamine is associated with multiple neurotransmitters.

As per Brickman's Model, the applicability of the 12-Step Philosophy is most associated with an area that is termed:

GABA increases neuron activity.

Briefly explain using biotransformation how/why someone gets drunk on alcohol.

MDMA is associated with Dopamine.

As per Brickman's Model, the belief that the individual is responsible for their addiction development and their relapse is termed:

Methamphetamine users show symptoms consistent with frontal systems dysfunction; these symptoms include:

This type of half-life focuses on the time it takes for the concentration of a substance to decline and is used to determine if a substance (such as benzodiazepines) are short, medium, or long acting.