Exam 16: Avoiding Drug Misuse and Abuse

Psychoactive drugs affect mood and behavior by altering

Methamphetamine is expensive because it is difficult to produce and requires hard-to-find ingredients.

Being a member of a fraternity or sorority increases the likelihood of abusing prescription drugs and alcohol.

What is the most common psychological state produced by LSD?

List at least four factors in a college student's life that increase the risk for substance abuse

The psychoactive substance in marijuana is

Antagonism is a drug interaction in which two drugs compete for the same available receptors, potentially blocking each other's action.

Anabolic steroid abuse is unknown among women.

Introducing drugs into the body via a hypodermic needle is known as transdermal administration.

A substance used to enhance athletic performance is known as an ergonomic drug.

A currently available version of heroin is potent enough to cause a high by

Benzodiazepines (tranquilizers) have largely replaced which category of drugs used medically in the past to relieve tension and muscle strain and to induce relaxation and sleep?

Most psychoactive drugs affect chemical neurotransmission.

One option in heroin addiction treatment is the use of an opiate antagonist; which of the following drugs has that effect?

Methadone, used in heroin treatment, is not an addictive drug.

Ketamine in liquid form is an anesthetic; its powdered form is known on the street as "Special K."

Illicit drugs are those that require a prescription.

Psychoactive drugs are those that have the potential to alter a person's mood or behavior.

Briefly explain how addictive drugs affect the brain.

Synergism is a drug interaction in which the combination of two or more drugs in the body produces extremely uncomfortable symptoms.