Exam 12: Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamine, and Related Drugs

What is the minimum dopamine transporter (DAT) occupancy required to achieve a "high" from either cocaine or methylphenidate, based on imaging studies?

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List several members of the amphetamine family of drugs. How are their chemical structures similar? Identify two such compounds that occur in nature. How have amphetamines been used to treat diseases and enhance daily functioning, prior to governmental restriction?

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Members of the amphetamine family include amphetamine, methamphetamine, cathinone, and ephedrine, which all are structurally related to dopamine. Cathinone and ephedrine occur in nature. Historically, members of the amphetamine family have been used for weight loss, treatment of asthma (as a constituent of inhalers), treatment of narcolepsy, and to maintain alertness (e.g., by military personnel).

Which statement about cocaine administration and absorption is true?

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Mephedrone, methylone, MDPV, and α-PVP are all members of the class of

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If someone who has taken cocaine is exhibiting _ you would expect that they have been taking high _ doses of the drug.

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The precondition of _______ would make heavy amphetamine use particularly dangerous.

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Question 6

In mice, _ receptor agonists were shown to reduce the locomotor activity effects of cocaine, while, _ receptor agonists increased locomotor activity.

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Question 7

Compare methamphetamine with amphetamine in terms of route of administration, potency, effects at the synapse, psychological effects, and neurotoxicity.

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Question 8

Which statement about cocaine is true?

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Question 9

Amphetamines have been medically prescribed for narcolepsy and weight loss but have largely been replaced with alternative drugs because

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Question 10

Which statement concerning the receptor subtypes involved in psychostimulant effects is true?

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Question 11

Identify the various routes of administration for cocaine. Which routes of administration yield the most rapid absorption of cocaine? Identify two metabolites of cocaine use; one found after use of cocaine alone and the other found after using a combination cocaine and alcohol.

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Question 12

An early use of amphetamine was as a

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Question 13

List several effects of cocaine that occur at low to moderate doses. Which of these effects are considered to be part of the cocaine "high"? Identify several aversive effects that occur in high dose users.

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Question 14

Cocaine acts in the nervous system by blocking _ and voltage-gated _ channels.

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Question 15

According to imaging studies of human brains, which three factors influence the occurrence and intensity of a cocaine or methylphenidate "high"?

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Question 16

Repeated exposure to cocaine and other psychostimulants

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Question 17

Describe the effects of cocaine at the synapse in detail. What specific effects are most important for cocaine's reinforcing and addictive characteristics? What effects of cocaine are responsible for its action as a local anesthetic?

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Amphetamines increase catecholamine release in part by

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Question 19

Which statement about U.S. cocaine use trends between 2014 and 2018 is true?

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What is the minimum dopamine transporter (DAT) occupancy required to achieve a "high" from either cocaine or methylphenidate, based on imaging studies?

List several members of the amphetamine family of drugs. How are their chemical structures similar? Identify two such compounds that occur in nature. How have amphetamines been used to treat diseases and enhance daily functioning, prior to governmental restriction?

Which statement about cocaine administration and absorption is true?

Mephedrone, methylone, MDPV, and α-PVP are all members of the class of

If someone who has taken cocaine is exhibiting _ you would expect that they have been taking high _ doses of the drug.

The precondition of _______ would make heavy amphetamine use particularly dangerous.

In mice, _ receptor agonists were shown to reduce the locomotor activity effects of cocaine, while, _ receptor agonists increased locomotor activity.

Compare methamphetamine with amphetamine in terms of route of administration, potency, effects at the synapse, psychological effects, and neurotoxicity.

Which statement about cocaine is true?

Amphetamines have been medically prescribed for narcolepsy and weight loss but have largely been replaced with alternative drugs because

Which statement concerning the receptor subtypes involved in psychostimulant effects is true?

Identify the various routes of administration for cocaine. Which routes of administration yield the most rapid absorption of cocaine? Identify two metabolites of cocaine use; one found after use of cocaine alone and the other found after using a combination cocaine and alcohol.

An early use of amphetamine was as a

List several effects of cocaine that occur at low to moderate doses. Which of these effects are considered to be part of the cocaine "high"? Identify several aversive effects that occur in high dose users.

Cocaine acts in the nervous system by blocking _ and voltage-gated _ channels.

According to imaging studies of human brains, which three factors influence the occurrence and intensity of a cocaine or methylphenidate "high"?

Repeated exposure to cocaine and other psychostimulants

Describe the effects of cocaine at the synapse in detail. What specific effects are most important for cocaine's reinforcing and addictive characteristics? What effects of cocaine are responsible for its action as a local anesthetic?

Amphetamines increase catecholamine release in part by

Which statement about U.S. cocaine use trends between 2014 and 2018 is true?

Principles of Pharmacology

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters and Hormones

Methods of Research in Psychopharmacology

Catecholamines

Serotonin

Acetylcholine

Glutamate and Gaba

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Alcohol

The Opioids

Nicotine and Caffeine

Marijuana and the Cannabinoids

Hallucinogens, Pcp, and Ketamine

Inhalants, Ghb, and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids

Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and the Drugs Used to Treat These Disorders

Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers

Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic Drugs

Neurodegenerative Diseases, by Jennifer R : Yates, Lander University

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Exam 12: Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamine, and Related Drugs

What is the minimum dopamine transporter (DAT) occupancy required to achieve a "high" from either cocaine or methylphenidate, based on imaging studies?

List several members of the amphetamine family of drugs. How are their chemical structures similar? Identify two such compounds that occur in nature. How have amphetamines been used to treat diseases and enhance daily functioning, prior to governmental restriction?

Which statement about cocaine administration and absorption is true?

Mephedrone, methylone, MDPV, and α-PVP are all members of the class of

If someone who has taken cocaine is exhibiting _______ you would expect that they have been taking high _______ doses of the drug.

The precondition of _______ would make heavy amphetamine use particularly dangerous.

In mice, _______ receptor agonists were shown to reduce the locomotor activity effects of cocaine, while, _______ receptor agonists increased locomotor activity.

Compare methamphetamine with amphetamine in terms of route of administration, potency, effects at the synapse, psychological effects, and neurotoxicity.

Which statement about cocaine is true?

Amphetamines have been medically prescribed for narcolepsy and weight loss but have largely been replaced with alternative drugs because

Which statement concerning the receptor subtypes involved in psychostimulant effects is true?

Identify the various routes of administration for cocaine. Which routes of administration yield the most rapid absorption of cocaine? Identify two metabolites of cocaine use; one found after use of cocaine alone and the other found after using a combination cocaine and alcohol.

An early use of amphetamine was as a

List several effects of cocaine that occur at low to moderate doses. Which of these effects are considered to be part of the cocaine "high"? Identify several aversive effects that occur in high dose users.

Cocaine acts in the nervous system by blocking _______ and voltage-gated _______ channels.

According to imaging studies of human brains, which three factors influence the occurrence and intensity of a cocaine or methylphenidate "high"?

Repeated exposure to cocaine and other psychostimulants

Describe the effects of cocaine at the synapse in detail. What specific effects are most important for cocaine's reinforcing and addictive characteristics? What effects of cocaine are responsible for its action as a local anesthetic?

Amphetamines increase catecholamine release in part by

Which statement about U.S. cocaine use trends between 2014 and 2018 is true?

Principles of Pharmacology

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters and Hormones

Methods of Research in Psychopharmacology

Catecholamines

Serotonin

Acetylcholine

Glutamate and Gaba

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Alcohol

The Opioids

Nicotine and Caffeine

Marijuana and the Cannabinoids

Hallucinogens, Pcp, and Ketamine

Inhalants, Ghb, and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids

Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and the Drugs Used to Treat These Disorders

Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers

Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic Drugs

Neurodegenerative Diseases, by Jennifer R : Yates, Lander University

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If someone who has taken cocaine is exhibiting _ you would expect that they have been taking high _ doses of the drug.

In mice, _ receptor agonists were shown to reduce the locomotor activity effects of cocaine, while, _ receptor agonists increased locomotor activity.

Cocaine acts in the nervous system by blocking _ and voltage-gated _ channels.