Exam 4: The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines

Crack cocaine is the result of a relatively safer chemical method because of the treatment with __________.

The kindling effect of cocaine is instrumental in setting off epileptic seizures.

One adverse consequence from a kindling effect is the potential for __________.

The two drugs ________ and ________ have been found to be equally effective.

Why is it that coca chewing produces few instances of toxicity?

The synaptic effect of cocaine is to __________.

Which form of cocaine is typically injected?

Adderall,a widely prescribed ADHD treatment drug,contains __________.

Acute effects of cocaine can produce dangerous driving behaviors such as __________.

No matter which method of administration is used,the effects of cocaine begin to wear off after sixty to ninety minutes.

Two widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of ADHD are __________.

When stimulant medications are taken during formative years,major side effects include suppression of height and weight gain,reducing growth to about 80 to 90 percent of normal levels.

Crank is a slang-term for d-amphetamine.

Describe the major aspects of amphetamine psychosis and its relationship to paranoid schizophrenia.

Prior to its reemergence in the 1990s,amphetamine abuse in the United States had peaked earlier around __________.

Amphetamines stimulate the brain by elevating the levels of acetylcholine and endorphins.

Vin Mariani was __________.

Methamphetamine has recently become a favored stimulant of abuse among the __________.

Increased snorting of cocaine can lead to small holes in the nasal septum.

Amphetamines increase the activity level of dopamine and serotonin.