NAME GAME
ANTAGONISTIC FORCE
TERM TRIVIA
JUST SAY "NO"
KIN FOLK
100
Any substance harming fetus/embryo
What is teratogen?
100
Antagonist for opiates
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
100
Drug response other than what is expected
What is idiosyncratic response?
100
Most commonly abused drugs
What is alcohol and nicotine?
100
Amount of drug available to produce a response
What is bioavailability?
200
Amount of drug between the minimum and maximum blood concentration
What is therapeutic index?
200
Antagonist for benzodiazepines
What is flumazenil (Romazicon)?
200
Requires more drug to attain the same effect
What is tolerance?
200
Overwhelming desire to take a drug
What is psychological dependence?
200
Drug is transported in body
What is distribution?
300
Too much drug in the bloodstream
What is toxicity?
300
Antagonist to alcohol
What is disulfiram (Antabuse)?
300
Enough drug given to prime the bloodstream
What is loading dose?
300
Discomfort is experienced once a drug is stopped
What is physical dependence?
300
Removal of drug metabolites via the urine
What is excretion?
400
Drug activates receptor to produce biologic response
What is an agonist?
400
Antagonist to nicotine
What is bupropion (Wellbutrin, Xyban)?
400
Genetic make-up that causes one to metabolize drugs faster or slower
What is polymorphism?
400
Signs of marijuana abuse
What is red eyes, paranoia and hunger?
400
Drug moves from site of administration across membranes
What is absorption?
500
A drug's affinity to proteins causes less drug available to render a full effect
What is protein-binding?
500
Used to treat heroin withdrawal
What is methadone?
500
Time it takes for one-half of the drug to be eliminated
What is half-life?
500
Signs of quitting smoking "cold turkey"
What is headache, insomnia and increased appetite?
500
Liver breaks down drug into chemical substances
What is metabolism?
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