Exam 4: The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines

Evidence indicates that chemical changes in the brain caused by chronic methamphetamine use can be somewhat reversed by abstaining from the drug for a minimum of one year.

Which of the following is NOT a slang term for methamphetamine?

Ice is a crystallized form of methamphetamine that can be smoked.

Cocaethylene toxicity produces the following symptoms: __________.

Cocaine produces a sudden elevation of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system.

Which experience might induce a craving in a former cocaine abuser?

Someone with amphetamine dependence would benefit most from joining which of the following groups?

Cocaethylene toxicity can result from a combination of __________.

Snorting cocaine produces a quicker effect than does intravenous use of cocaine.

As of 2006,retail stores are required by law to limit the sales of drugs containing __________.

Recent concentrations of meth abuse have occurred in America's inner cities.

Heavy methamphetamine users have shown changes in the brain commonly associated with __________.

The origin of modern amphetamines dates back to a Chinese herb called ma huang.

As the cocaine wears off,the abuser experiences __________.

Crack cocaine has been a street drug since what time period?

An inpatient treatment for cocaine abuse is probably best suited for __________.

Methamphetamine is a popular stimulant of abuse in which region(s)of the U.S.?

Leaves of the coca shrub __________.

Coca-leaf chewing does not result in widespread abuse because __________.

An early champion of cocaine use was __________.