Tolerance/Withdrawal
Tolerance to one type of ______________, such as alcohol, can lead to the development of cross-tolerance for another __________.
Depressant; depressant
This class of drugs affect multiple organs such as the heart, liver, brain and kidneys.
Opiates
The effects of alcohol depend on the ________ ingested over a given___________.
amount (dose); amount of time (duration)
Ketamine is most similar to which drug?
PCP
Heroin was first developed to be a non-addictive medical alternative to ___________.
Morphine
Drug tolerance to _____________________develops in part due to the increased efficiency of the liver in processing (metabolizing) a drug that is used regularly.
Benzodiazepines
_________and _______ are considered short-acting opioids.
Heroin;Morphine
Alcoholic hepatitis is a disease that affects the _________ and is caused by prolonged heavy drinking.
liver
_____________ is defined as the crossing of senses, such as when visual input becomes sound.
Synesthesia
Historically, most drug laws were made for ___________rather than medical considerations.
political
Acute withdrawal from ______________is not as life-threatening as acute withdrawal from alcohol or sedative-hypnotics.
heroin
Treatment for addiction of opiates requires both a physiological and _________________ process.
Psychological
__________are caused by an alcohol-induced electrochemical disruption of the brain.
Blackouts
Which type of mushrooms cause less disassociation, panic, and psychotic reactions compared with LSD?
Psilocybin
Since 1993 the rate of underage binge drinking in the United States has _________ by what ____%?
50%
Major alcohol withdrawal symptoms can develop within as short time as _____ consecutive weeks of heavy drinking.
7
_____________is an opioid antagonist that may be used to prevent an opioid overdose.
Naloxone
Although alcohol is absorbed at different rates, ______________occurs at a relatively defined continuous rate.
metabolism
____________ amnesia is the term used to describe an inability to remember what happened during a psychedelic trip.
Anterograde
The strength of LSD/acid available on the streets today is _______ than the LSD/acid that was widely available on the streets in the 1960s and 1970s.
weaker/less
Tolerance to LSD develops quickly, within ______ of daily use.
days
Hyperalgesia is a temporary increase in the sensitivity to ____________ that is experienced during the long-term use of opiates/opioids used to treat pain.
Alcoholics are likely to experience which of the following problems with their memory?
Retrospective; Prospective
People who use ___________ regularly frequently present with chronic bronchitis.
Marijuana
There is increasing evidence that the use of some _________ drugs under medically monitored conditions may effectively treat some addictions.
Psychedelic