Exam 13: Depressents and Inhalants

Antianxiety drugs are also referred to as tranquilizers.

The first barbiturate to be created and marketed was __________.

One of the withdrawal symptoms from chronic use of barbiturates is a strange sense of calm.

The drug Ambien (brand name: Zolpidem)is a benzodiazepine drug.

Buspirone __________.

Phenobarbital is frequently used in the treatment of epilepsy because __________.

Triorthocresyl phosphate (TCP)is a(n)__________.

Benzodiazepines work best as a treatment for anxiety when __________.

Phenobarbital and mephobarbital are currently prescribed for __________.

Quaaludes were responsible for many an unsuspecting sailor in the 1800s getting "shanghaied" on a boat to China.

Which of the following ingredients is a known carcinogen?

Benzodiazepines are absorbed from the __________.

Physiological withdrawal symptoms are frequently observed in __________.

The high produced from inhalants is generally over in about __________.

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

Ultra-short-acting barbiturates are __________.

"Truth serum" is an accurate description of Amytal (sodium amytal).

Inhalant abuse is __________.

R.E.M.sleep comprises approximately ____ percent of total sleep time every night.

The drug methaqualone is currently available __________.