Which class of drug greatly amplifies sensations within the brain (i.e the difference between someone whispering vs. shouting into a microphone)
A) Amphetamines (Crystal Meth, ADHD medications)
B) Cocaine
C) Marijuana
D) A and B
E) All of the above
D) A and B
Normal neurobiological event characterized by the need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. A state in which a drug produces a diminishing biological or behavioral response; in other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
Tolerance
What part of roads do ghosts love to travel?
dead ends
Tests are now available that see how high risk an individual for becoming an alcoholic by,
A) incorporating genetic and family history
B) testing an individual's dopamine levels
C) testing their BAC
D) testing an individual's willingness
A) incorporating genetic and family history
Silent forces behind many of your actions and decisions are called _________s.
VALUES!
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
NICOTINE!
Creating a needle exchange or safe injection site is a form of _____________?
A) 12-STEP RECOVERY
B) MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT
C) A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN
D) HARM REDUCTION
E) DRUG SEDUCTION
D) HARM REDUCTION
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
How many times more likely are kids of alcoholics to become an alcoholic?
A) 1/2
B) 2 TIMES
C) 4 TIMES
D) 10 TIMES
E) 100 TIMES
C) 4 TIMES
This is not an auditory hallucination rather it’s positive silent voice in your head guiding you in which way you should go _____.
Conscience
Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for memory and negatively impacted by abuse of drugs/alcohol?
A) THE FRONTAL OBLONGATA
B) THE FRONTAL CORTEX
C) THE FRONTAL LOBE
D) THE MADULA OBLONGATA
E) THE HIPPOCAMPUS
E) THE HIPPOCAMPUS
___________ and _________ are the only two types of drugs that can have a lethal withdrawal without proper medical detox.
A) Alcohol and Benzodiazapines
B) Alcohol and Opiates
C) Benzodiazapines and Opiates
D) Alcohol and Opiates
D) Ecstasy and Opiates
E) All of the above have a lethal withdrawal without proper medical detox.
A) Alcohol and Benzodiazapines
The highest mountain on earth before Mount Everest was discovered.
Mount Everest
Alcohol disrupts the parts of the brain responsible for memory and __________________________.
A) FINANCE
B) SMELL
C) DIGESTION
D) PROBLEM SOLVING
E) FAITH
D) PROBLEM SOLVING
This singer/songwriter experienced a 20-year drug and alcohol addiction that he said saw him spending about $16,000 a week on heroin in the 1970s.
A) Elton John
B) Snoop Dogg
C) Eric Clapton
D) Kurt Cobain
E) Mike Tyson
C) Eric Clapton
He chose to get clean and change his path after the death of his 4 year old son.
What's the name of the system in the brain that addiction affects?
A) The Main Brain
B) The Front Cortex
C) The Glutimus Maximus
D) The Spinal Cord
E) The Pleasure Center
F) None of the above
E) The Pleasure Center
Repetitive ritualistic behavior such as hand washing or ordering or mental acts such as repeating words silently that aims to prevent or reduce distress or prevent some dreaded event or situation.
compulsions
Why is Europe like a frying pan?
Because it has Greece at the bottom.
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN ONE IS SCARED OF ANIMALS?
A) zoophobia
B) acrophobia
C) belonephobia
D) gamophobia
E) barkophobia
A) zoophobia
What are the four classes of drugs?
Stimulants
Depressants
Opioids (Painkillers)
Hallucinogens
What behavioral repercussion is commonly associated with marijuana?
HINT: Behavioral repercussion = reaction to the drug
PARANOIA!
Comprised of three components: recognition that one has an addiction and/or mental illness, compliance with treatment, and ability to re-label unusual mental events as pathological.
A) insight
B) foresight
C) hindsight
D) judgment
E) none of the above
A) insight
You just bought a cute rabbit at a pet store. The rabbit can breed once every month, and deliver 7 babies at a time. How many rabbits do you have after 12 months?
One, it takes two rabbits to breed.
__________ focuses on connection between behavior and thoughts.
A) NOBODY
B) REALITY TESTING
C) MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
D) SHOCK THERAPY
E) COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
E) COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
This drug as an approved anesthetic in humans and was discontinued in 1965 because patients often became agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering from its anesthetic effects. (Hint: it's a hallucinogen that you don't hear about very often anymore.)
PCP