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What is the most common way cocaine is used by compulsive cocaine users?


A) Intravenous injection.
B) "Snorting" it into the nose.
C) Mixing it with alcoholic beverages and drinking it.
D) Smoking it in a crack form.

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According to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime World Drug Report 2009, which country is the world's largest cultivator of the coca bush?


A) Bolivia
B) Columbia
C) Mexico
D) Peru

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What is one of the more concerning side effects of treating ADHD with amphetamines or methylphenidate (Ritalin) ?


A) The high rate of drug dependence that develops.
B) Decreased height and weight gain in children.
C) Increased numbers of suicide attempts.
D) Liver dysfunction.

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Which term is used to describe the most common form of pure cocaine?


A) Coca paste.
B) Cocaine hydrochloride.
C) Crack.
D) White powder.

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By which means can paranoid psychosis be produced?


A) By high doses of amphetamines.
B) By methamphetamine, but not any other form of amphetamine.
C) By withdrawal from long-term amphetamine use.
D) By stimulant drugs, but only in certain individuals.

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Before 1985 how would cocaine have been described in North America?


A) Street drug and prostitution.
B) Symbol of wealth and fame.
C) Gangs and guns and overdoses.
D) The party favour of the jazz and blues clubs.

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When laboratory animals are given unlimited opportunities to self-administer cocaine injections what will most of them do?


A) Most eventually become bored with it and stop taking it.
B) They become completely tolerant to it and it loses its effect.
C) They only inject enough to keep themselves awake.
D) They will readily self-administer it until death.

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Explain the three consequences for the drug scene from the tightening of restrictions on amphetamines in the 1960s and 1970s.

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First, the market began to sell legal, m...

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Discuss the outcome of the 2006 The Northwest Territories Addiction Survey.

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The Northwest Territories Addiction Surv...

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Describe the term "bath salts".

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"Bath salts" is the street nam...

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During which of the following procedures in 1884, did Karl Koller establish cocaine's value as a local anesthetic?


A) Eye surgery
B) Brain surgery
C) Psychiatric treatment
D) Limb removal

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Colombia remained the world's largest cultivator of coca bush followed by Mexico.

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Explain the different preparations of cocaine and how they are used.

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Coca paste is produced after soaking, mi...

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Use of cocaine during pregnancy has been clearly linked to many kinds of birth defects and mental retardation.

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Which of the following was TRUE about the use of amphetamines to treat depression?


A) Amphetamines were never used therapeutically because of their abuse potential.
B) Amphetamines could move depressed individuals from a suicidal state to a more normal range of emotions for a short time.
C) Amphetamines were safer and more widely used than the newer antidepressants, such as SSRIs.
D) Amphetamines could move depressed individuals from a suicidal state to a more normal range of emotions for a long period of time.

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Karl Koller found cocaine to provide anesthesia sufficient to allow amputation surgeries to proceed without the perception of pain.

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Explain why the dependence potential of stimulants was unrecognized for many years.

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At one time, drug dependence was linked to the presence of physical withdrawal symptoms. This is not the case for cocaine or amphetamines. The DSM-V-TR extended withdrawal symptoms beyond the physical. The withdrawal symptoms of stimulants can include craving, lethargy, irritability, anxiety, depressed mood, increased appetite, and exhaustion.

What are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity characteristics of?


A) Depression
B) Post traumatic stress
C) Autism
D) ADHD

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In what form did the general public in Europe and North America initially use cocaine?


A) Powder
B) Pills
C) Drinks, such as coca wine and Coca-Cola
D) Paste

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What is the ability of stimulants to improve mental performance?


A) It has never been demonstrated in controlled studies.
B) It is a myth-all the evidence shows that amphetamine and similar drugs impair performance.
C) It is so clear that these drugs are routinely used to treat Alzheimer's dementia.
D) It depends on the complexity of the task and the person's level of fatigue.

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