Module 25

Question 1

How many Americans used illicit drugs in 2014?

Answer 1

27 million

Question 2

Slows the release of neurotransmitters

Answer 2

cocain

Question 3

stimulates brain cells by mimicking neurotransmitters

Answer 3

nicotine and opiates

Question 4

Relives anxiety and increases relaxation

Answer 4

alcohol and tranquilizers

Question 5

Addictive drugs stimulate the _________ to release dopamine.

Answer 5

Nucleus accumbents

Question 6

Drug addiction may cause damage to the ________

Answer 6

prefrontal cortex

Question 7

People who take drugs are at high risk for _________

Answer 7

contracting AIDS & hepatitis

Question 8

Speed, bennies, decides, amp. uppers

Answer 8

Amphetamines

Question 9

Once prescribed for weight loss and depression

Answer 9

Amphetamines

Question 10

Today, _________ is used to treat childhood hyperactivity and overdoses of depressant drugs

Answer 10

Amphetamines

Question 11

Bergs, glass, crank, crystal

Answer 11

Meth

Question 12

Loss of contact with reality, paranoid delusions that can lead to suicide, self harm, or injury to others

Answer 12

Amphetamine psychosis

Question 13

Snow, blow, snuff, flake

Answer 13

Cocaine

Question 14

stimulates CNS

Answer 14

Cocaine

Question 15

When was the act passed/how long was Coca-Cola allowed to contain cocaine?

Answer 15

1886-1906

Question 16

Casual or 1st time users of cocaine can have _________

Answer 16

conclusions, heart attacks, and strokes

Question 17

What lasts longer than coke?

Answer 17

amphetamines

Question 18

Higher chemical messengers for dopamine and noradrenaline

Answer 18

Cocaine

Question 19

How many cocaine abusers who remain in treatment break their cocaine dependence?

Answer 19

3/4

Question 20

Chemically similar to amphetamine

Answer 20

MDMA (ecstasy)

Question 21

How percentage of men who use MDMA have impaired erections?

Answer 21

40%

Question 22

How many Americans tried MDMA for the first time in 2014?

Answer 22

600,000

Question 23

MDMA deaths are caused by ________ & _______

Answer 23

hyperthermia

heart arrhythmia

Question 24

Slowed nerve activity effects show in caffeine as low as _________

Answer 24

50mg (1/2 a cup)

Question 25

How many cups a day of coffee does someone have to drink to have high symptoms?

Answer 25

15-20 cups

Question 26

How much nicotine for non-smokers is lethal?

Answer 26

50mg - 75mg

Question 27

_________ Americans want to quit smoking, _________ relapse.

Answer 27

35 million | 85%

Question 28

Maybe worse than heroin withdrawal

Answer 28

nicotine withdrawal

Question 29

30 minutes of 1 pink of snuff = _____ cigarettes

Answer 29

3-4

Question 30

Second hand smoke causes ______ lung cancer deaths and ______ heart disease deaths

Answer 30

7,300 | 34,000

Question 31

Further refined morphine

Answer 31

heroin

Question 32

big H, dope, horse

Answer 32

heroin

Question 33

Prescription pain killers

Answer 33

oxycodone (narcotic/opioid)

Question 34

Sedative drug that depresses brain activity

Answer 34

Barbiturates

Question 35

Georgia Home Boy, goop, scoop, max

Answer 35

GHB

Question 36

What is a fatal dose of GHB?

Answer 36

3x the normal amount

Question 37

inhibits gag reflex

Answer 37

GHB

Question 38

When did the U.S. make GHB illegal?

Answer 38

2000

Question 39

How many GHB users have lost consciousness?

Answer 39

2/3

Question 40

What kind of tranquilizers do doctors prescribe?

Answer 40

Benzodiazepine

Question 41

Valium, Xanax, Halcion, Librium

Answer 41

Tranquilizers

Question 42

How many Americans and Canadians have drinking problems?

Answer 42

20 million +

Question 43

1 American dies from an intoxicated car crash every ________

Answer 43

20 minutes

Question 44

_________ of 18-25 year olds admit to binge drinking.

Answer 44

50%

Question 45

Lysergic acid diethylamide

Answer 45

LSD

Question 46

Phenclidine / angel dust

Answer 46

PCP

Question 47

THC can activate neurons with ________

Answer 47

endocannabinoid receptors.

Question 48

What does marijuana activate in the brain?

Answer 48

globus pallidus | hippocampus