Exam 13: Depressents and Inhalants

Tolerance is often a problem with benzodiazepines when they are taken for __________.

In the chronic use of benzodiazepines,__________.

Barbiturates administered by injection are longer acting than orally administered barbiturates.

The first antianxiety drug to be developed was __________.

In most cases,inhalant abuse extends over no more than _______ in an abuser's life.

In the 1960s,the customary pattern of nitrous oxide was inhalation directly from whippets.

The barbiturate thiopental (brand name: Pentothal)has been used __________.

Educational strategies designed to reduce inhalation abuse have been uniformly low-key.

Fumes from inhalants are essentially _______ drugs.

The only disadvantage in treating anxiety with buspirone is that __________.

GHB was once on the legitimate market for ________ effects.

If a barbiturate were to have an effect that lasted eight hours,the drug would be classified as a long-acting barbiturate.

Pentothal (Thiopental)is a long-acting barbiturate.

Drowsiness and a possible loss of consciousness indicate that glue,solvent,or aerosol sources of inhalation are producing __________.

Describe the major signs of possible inhalant abuse.Which of these symptoms might also be signs of an abuse of other drugs?

Benzodiazepines appear to work best when the physician prescribing the medication __________.

Chronic inhalant abuse is most common among children who are poor.

Lunesta is a benzodiazepine drug that is prescribed to treat insomnia.

Present-day gasoline in the U.S.contains_______ to achieve an "anti-knock" property.

For the withdrawal process of barbiturates to be safe,it must be a(n)_______ process.