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WorksheetsWeek 8 Anxiety Drugs and Substance Abuse
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
This drug is stored in adipose tissue, is metabolized in the liver, crosses the Blood-Brain barrier, and is the most commonly prescribed drug for anxiety.
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
SSRI's
Melatonin
Barbiturates act on nerves by enhancing the binding of which neurotransmitter to their receptors
GABA
Acetylcholine
Epinephrine
Serotonin
Diazepam, a Benzodiazepine, is also used for what medical condition?
Muscle relaxant
Epilepsy
Parkinson
Trigeminal neuralgia
The physical dependence and tolerance of Benzodiazepines are more severe than with Barbiturates
True
False
Barbiturates have a high rate of abuse
True
False
This drug is naturally occurring hormone made by the pineal gland that is relaxed as the day ends and darkness takes over
•Manufactured synthetically
•Used to treat insomnia
(a)
A state, which may be physical, psychological, or both, that occurs as a consequence of the interaction between a drug and a patient
Abstinence
Drug dependence
Drug abuse
Enabling
The state in which, after withdrawal of the drug, manifestations of emotional abnormalities and drug-seeking behaviour occur
uPhysical Dependence
Withdrawal
Psychological Dependence
Drug dependence
The pattern of abuse that includes compulsive use despite complications and frequent relapses after “quitting”
Addiction
Habituation
Tolearance
Abuse
Which of the following are CNS depressants?
Ethyl alcohol
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
All of the above
Which of the following is the USA's #1 public health concern?
Barbiturates
Opioids
Alcoholism
None of the above
Abusing Nitrous Oxide may lead to which of the folloiwng?
Slurred speach
Tingling around the face
Psychological dependence
All of the above
What does an opioid overdose do to respiration?
Increase in Respiration
Respiratory Depression
Irregular breathing
None of the above
