Exam 4: The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines

Rank the following neurotransmitter transporters from least affinity to most affinity for cocaine.

The primary form of amphetamine abused in recent years is __________.

One ingredient in "homegrown" methamphetamine is pseudoepinephrine, found in numerous over-the-counter cold remedies.

According to the text, heavy methamphetamine users may be predisposed to acquiring Parkinson's symptoms later in life.

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

Cocaine is __________.

Crack cocaine arrived on the drug scene in the mid-1970s.

Methamphetamine is stronger than d-amphetamine because __________.

A disorder characterized by increased motor activity and reduced attention span is called __________.

Amphetamine psychosis does not involve the experience of formication hallucinations, while cocaine psychosis does.

As a result of the kindling effect, deaths from cocaine overdose may occur from relatively low dose levels.

Some cocaine abusers sense imaginary bugs crawling under their skin, forcing abusers to scratch their skin into open sores.

Which of the following symptoms does cocaine produce?

Chronic cocaine abuse results in __________.

Physiological effects of cocaine can be described as __________.

As a local anaesthetic, lidocaine __________.

Leaves of the coca shrub __________.

d-amphetamine is stronger than L-amphetamine.

ADHD generally affects __________.

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