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Chapter 7: Drug Use and Abuse

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The majority of "huffers" (users of inhalants) are above age 25
False
Sedative-hypnotic agents bind to which receptors in the brain
GABA
When benzodiazepines bind to their receptor site, they
Enhance the inhibitory effects of GABA
Among the barbiturates, when prescribing a sleeping pill (hypnotic), physicians would usually choose a
Higher dose of a shorter-acting drug
Benzodiazepines replaced barbiturates primarily because they were believed to be safer
True
Ambien (zolpidem) is a popular benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety
False
Anecdotally, _____(or poppers) are used to enhance sexual pleasure
Amyl nitrite
The modern era of abuse of volatile solvents by young people can be traced to a 1959 newspaper report of
glue sniffing
Librium (chlordiazepoxide) and Valium (diazepam) were the first widely sold
Benzodiazepines
Among the sedative-hypnotic drugs, short-acting barbiturates seem to be the most likely to lead to drug dependence
True
One of the oldest gaseous anesthetics, popularly known as "laughing gas," is
Nitrous oxide
Volatile solvents that act as CNS depressants are found in a wide variety of household products
True
What household product contains nitrous oxide
whipped cream dispensers
The major advantage of the benzodiazepines over the barbiturates seems to be the
Greater safety margin
Sodium pentathol is a long-acting barbiturate used to treat insomnia
False
Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) is a Schedule I controlled substance
False
One of the most dangerous acute of taking depressants in combination with alcohol is
Respiratory depression
The four most widely sold benzodiazepines are all longer-acting drugs sold primarily as
anxiolytics
Which of these is NOT one of the early sedative-hypnotics used in medicine
butyrate
Two drugs that were introduced as being safer than the barbiturates, but in the long run proved to be not much safer, were
meprobamate and methaqualone
Withdrawal from long-term use of sedative-hypnotic drugs is characterized by
anxiety, impaired concentration, insomnia, convulsions
GHB (gamma hydroxybutyric acid)
occurs naturally in the brain
The usual recreational dose of GHB when taken alone is about
1-5 grams
Paradehyde is a CNS depressant that is currently available in several over-the-counter medications
false
When barbiturates were the most popular sedative-hypnotics, low doses of the long-acting types were used as sleeping pills
True
According to the DAWN data set, zolpidem-related emergency room visits declined between 2005-2010
True
What has kept paraldehyde from being widely used
Bad taste and odor
How are barbiturates usually classified
duration of action
The "date-rape" drug Rohypnol (flunitrazepam)
is sold as a hypnotic agent (sleeping pill) in many other countries other than the U.S.
Zolpidem (Ambien) is
not a benzodiazepine chemically, but it has similar effects
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