Exam 12: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

Cocaine and amphetamines produce:

An acquaintance of yours uses Ecstasy and says, "Wow! I was totally energized and tripping. It was like LSD and meth combined." Your acquaintance's experience with Ecstasy was:

A person who experiences vomiting and shaking when she tries to stop drinking alcohol has developed:

A frequent drug user finds that larger doses of a drug are necessary to produce the same "high" that much lower doses once produced. That drug user is developing:

Assume a researcher finds that overuse of a drug reduces the body's production of neurotransmitters. Thus, if an abuser of this drug stops taking the drug, withdrawal symptoms occur until the brain begins producing normal levels of neurotransmitters again. Such a finding would most directly support which view of the cause of substance use disorders?

The perceptual distortions some drugs produce are called:

The proportion of Americans over the age of 11 who smoke is about:

Sam has just had an injection of heroin. He feels intense pleasure very quickly. This is known as:

The MOST widely used stimulant in the world is _____.

Regular use of opioids may reduce the brain's production of:

The long-term pattern of maladaptive behavior caused by the regular use of some chemical or drug is called:

After an accident, Kendra was taken to the hospital with broken legs and arms. She was almost immediately given a shot that reduced her pain. The shot was MOST likely:

What is the allure of the club drug known as MDMA (Ecstasy)? Discuss three of the dangers of using this drug. How does MDMA operate in the brain?

What theory explains how the sight of a hypodermic needle can induce a "high" in one dependent on heroin?

A researcher reports that a drug directly stimulates a reward center in the brain rather than through indirect stimulation of a reward center. The drug the researcher is studying could be any of the following drugs EXCEPT:

Drugs that attach to endorphin receptor sites and make it impossible for opioids to have their usual effect are known as:

Which neurotransmitter system does cocaine affect?

Several minutes after Lannie took LSD, her perception of color changed and she saw objects that weren't there. She was experiencing a(n) _____.

DSM-5 includes gambling disorder as an addictive disorder, along with substance use disorders. This inclusion is:

After the injection of heroin, a narcotic abuser experiences ecstasy, an intense feeling called a(n) _____.