This neurotransmitter increases alertness, relieves fatigue, elevates the mood, produces feelings of excitement, feeling good, and euphoria.
What is norepinephrine?
100
Drugs in this category increase alertness, relieve fatigue, elevate the mood, producing feelings of excitement, feeling good, and euphoria.
What are stimulants
100
Alcohol
What are depressants?
100
Drugs that result from altered chemical structures of already existing illicit drugs
What are designer drugs?
100
Which of the following neurotransmitters that
have narcotic-like effects: Endorphins, Dopamine, GABA, Adrenaline
What are Endorphins?
200
This is an inhibitory neurotransmitter connected to anxiety.
What is GABA
200
Drugs in this category reduce pain, cough, and acute diarrhea, general sense of well-being, and euphoria
What are narcotics
200
Nicotine
What are stimulants?
200
The difference between the dose of drug necessary to cause a therapeutic effect versus the dose necessary to cause a toxic effect
What is the margin of safety?
200
Which of the following drugs is not considered an "upper" or stimulant? Amphetamines, Adderall, Ritalin, Valium, Methamphetamine
What is Valium?
300
This neurotransmitter regulates mood and appetite and is associated with impulsive and aggressive behavior
What is serotonin
300
Drugs in this category relieves stress, anxiety, and fear, promote sleep
What are depressants
300
Morphine
What are narcotics?
300
Drugs that are said to initiate one into a drug culture and lead to the use of other, "harder", drugs are often referred to as
What is gateway drugs?
300
Which of the following is a "Designer Drug"? Ritalin, Oxycontin, Xanax, Prozac, MDMA (Ecstasy)
What is MDMA (Ecstasy)?
400
This neurotransmitter, found most in the spinal cord, is the “flight or fight” neurotransmitter
What is epinephrine
400
Drugs in this category cause subjective changes in perception, thought, emotion and consciousness
What are hallucinogens?
400
Hashish
What is cannabis?
400
Which of the following methods of drug administration will cause the fastest onset of action of the drug?
a. Oral administration
b. Intravenous injection
c. Intramuscular injection
d. Topical absorption through the skin
What is B. Intravenous injection
400
Which of the following is an antianxiety drug? Ritalin, Oxycontin, Xanax, Prozac, MDMA (Ecstasy)
What is Prozac?
500
This pleasure neurotransmitter is involved with movement, emotional response and all drugs that produce feelings of pleasure or euphoria
What is dopamine
500
Drugs in this category cause euphoria, change in consciousness, relaxation, short term memory impairment
What is cannabis?
500
LSD
What are hallucinogens?
500
Which of the following methods of drug administration will cause the fastest onset of action? Swallowing, Injection in a muscle, Smoking, Snorting
What is Smoking?
500
Which of the following is a narcotic? Ritalin, Oxycontin, Xanax, Prozac, MDMA (Ecstasy)