Exam 15: Drug Addiction and the Brain’s Reward Circuits

Delirium tremens is a symptom of __________ withdrawal.

Many of the dopaminergic neurons with cell bodies in the ventral tegmental area synapse in the

Which of the following drugs is associated with severe dementia, gastritis, and cirrhosis of the liver?

Which of the following drugs in high doses produces a syndrome of psychotic behavior that is similar to paranoid schizophrenia?

The impure residue left after boiling away a solution of cocaine hydrochloride and baking soda is

Compare the hazards of one legal and one illegal addictive drug. What does your comparison suggest?

Much of what we believe about the biopsychology of drug addiction is based on the study of drug self-administration in laboratory animals, but there is a major concern:

The best animal model of human drug addiction is the drug __________ paradigm.

Laboratory animals have frequently been shown to self-administer microinjections of addictive drugs directly into the

Shivering, sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, and muscle spasms are symptoms of

Cell bodies of the mesotelencephalic dopamine system are in the

The substantia nigra and the ventral tegmental area are both mesencephalic nuclei of the

As drug addiction develops, the control of drug taking seems to spread from the ventral to the dorsal __________.

In humans, the following trait predicts individuals who will initially begin taking a drug:

The direct health hazards of addiction to __________ are relatively minor; they include constipation, pupil constriction, menstrual irregularity, and reduced sex drive.

Pregnant females who use __________ risk bearing a child with physical deformities and mental retardation.

In the middle ages, marijuana was commonly used by Europeans to

Freud died in 1939 from cancer caused by his addiction to

Psychoactive drugs are those that affect

According to the incentive-sensitization theory of drug addiction, as an addict habitually consumes the drug, the