Exam 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

A degenerative, potentially fatal liver disease is ______.

What was the initial use of PCP? Why was its use discontinued in medical settings and what are the effects of using this drug?

Alcoholics Anonymous is run by ______.

Explain the controversy related to treatment for alcoholism with controlled drinking.

Like many forms of abnormal behavior, evidence points to an important __________ component in compulsive gambling.

The most widely abused substance in the United States is ______.

Describe the two research discoveries from the 1970s that demonstrated that the brain produces chemicals of its own that have opiate-like effects.

Nicotine use leads to ______.

Approximately ______ percent of adults today have engaged in binge drinking during the past 30 days.

Depressants generally act by curbing the activity of the ______.

According to psychodynamic theory, alcoholism reflects an ______ personality.

Alcohol lowers self-efficacy expectancies.

Which of the following is true?

About ______ people die around the world annually from smoking-related illnesses.

When the body becomes habituated to opioids, it ceases production of ______.

An amphetamine which is smoked in a rather pure form is known as ______.

Opioids are a group of stimulants whose main uses include alleviating lethargy and attentional problems.

The most potent form of amphetamine is ______.

Many members of ethnic minorities resist traditional treatment approaches to alcoholism because ______.

Light drinking appears to incur some positive health benefits through ______.