Research/Regulations
A type of sample that is easily accessible, but not always representative of the population
What is Convenience Sample
The main inhibitory neurotransmitter of the brain
What is GABA
The route of administration name meaning "by mouth"
What is Oral Administration
This leaf is broken down to produce cocaine
What is the Coca Leaf
The legal status of marijuana use in Iowa
What is Medicinal Use / Medical Marijuana
A phenomenon in which people know they are being observed, so they alter their behaviors
What is Observer Effect
The lobes of the brain located on the sides, just above the ears
The route of administration type for a Topical Patch
What is Transdermal
The slang term(s) for MDMA
What are Ecstasy and Molly
These sedatives are now prescribed more often than barbiturates
What are benzodiazepines
The type of study done in which neither the researcher nor the participants know who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group
What is a Double Blind Study
The neurotransmitter/hormone that impacts movement, reward, motivation, and addiction
What is Dopamine
The phenomenon of metabolism of a drug that is taken orally
What is the First Pass Effect
This drug was used as an anesthetic in Vietnam
What is Ketamine
The flower clusters (buds) on a cannabis plant produce this
What is Psychoactive Resin
An Act enforced by the government to repeal/replace/consolidate all previous drug laws
What is the Controlled Substances Act
The area of one's brain that is directly involved in decision making, judgment, and reasoning
What is the Frontal Lobe
The route of administration under the tongue
What is Sublingual Administration
This company developed Heroin
What is the Bayer Company
This inhalant is NOT considered a Volatile Inhalant
What is Nitrous Oxide
The Department responsible for placing/classifying drugs into different Scheduling Zones
What is the Department of Health and Human Services
The area of one's brain directly involved in memory cognition
What is the hippocampus
The fastest route of administration to the BLOOD STREAM
What is Intravenous
The synthetic opioid 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl
What is Carfentanil
This past president noted that marijuana is "probably the most dangerous drug in the United States"
Who was Ronald Reagan