Alcohol, Drugs & Addiction Chapter 8 & 9

Addiction is considered

• a condition fundamentally associated with drug abuse

• an exaggerated feeling of desire

• a chronic disease that originates in the brain

• a psychological variation

All of the following are characteristics of addiction except

• increased pleasure from engaging in the behavior

• denial

• continued use despite negative consequences

• craving

All of the following are forms of behavioral addictions except

• compulsive spending

• caffeine overuse

• compulsive gambling

• hypersexual disorder

The feeling of intense pleasure that dopamine delivers is called

• tolerance

• euphoria

• withdrawal

• addiction

Substance dependence is characterized by all of the following except

• an immoral desire to experience intoxication

• tolerance to the substance

• inability to control usage

• using in larger quantities or for longer than intended

The depressed or "flat" feeling that drug users may feel when they are not taking a drug is related to

• high levels of dopamine being released in the brain

• reduced production of the brain's natural chemical regulators

• the body being primed for repeat stimulation

• lower tolerance for the drug

Drug use over a long period of time typically leads to what condition in the body?

• Euphoria

• Withdrawal

• Tolerance

• Misuse

Symptoms of drug withdrawal may include all of the following except

• headaches.

• nausea

• vomiting

• euphoria

Withdrawal symptoms occur as a result of

• psychological dependence

• physical dependence

• drug tolerance

• drug overdose

Heroin commonly enters the body through which method of drug administration?

• Ingestion

• Inhalation

• Mucosal absorption

• Injection