Exam 2: Drug-Taking Behaviour: Personal and Social Issues

If an LD₁₀₀ dose were to be given to a group of 50 mice, all of them would die.

________ is defined as the possibility that the short-term effects of a particular drug will trigger a toxic reaction.

The prescription drug isoretinoin (brand name: Accutane) produces ______ when taken during pregnancy.

The higher the margin of safety ratio, the more toxic the drug.

The Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act of 1909 __________.

Prior to the twentieth century, the only drug for which there was a social movement to control its consumption was __________.

The margin of safety regarding the response to illicit drugs __________.

Tolerance is maximized when the user always takes the drug in the same setting.

The placental barrier is particularly effective in blocking the crossing of __________.

Prescription drugs have little effect on pregnant woman and the newborn.

The ratio of the LD₁ over the ED₉₉ is called the __________.

The physical or psychological harm a drug such as tobacco or alcohol might cause over a long period of use is known as __________.

When taken during pregnancy, which substance produces fetal effects similar to the effects of cocaine, and shows newborn effects including growth retardation, lethargy, increased difficulty to arouse and, once aroused, increased autonomic reactivity?

Which drug shows the least widely reported incidence of pharmacological violence?

According to DAWN statistics, very few drug-related deaths resulted from the use of _____________ alone.

Prior to 1900, opiate addicts who were caught __________.

Withdrawal symptoms involve symptoms generally opposite to the original effect of the drug.

The capacity of a drug dose to have a gradually diminished effect on the user as it is taken repeatedly is known as __________.

A problem in proposing psychological dependence as an explanation for drug abuse is __________.

The DAWN reporting program includes all emergency department patients in the United States.