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1. The use of cocaine by members of the general public in Europe was initially in the form of
coca powder.
pills.
→ drinks, such as coca wine.
cigarettes.
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2. Dr. W. S. Halsted, the "father of American surgery," experimented with cocaine's ability to pro
dependence.
a deep sleep.
psychosis.
→ local anesthesia.
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3. Which famous physician studied cocaine as a treatment for morphine dependence and depressio
Benjamin Rush
→ Sigmund Freud
Johns Hopkins
Parke Davis
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4. The 1914 New York Times article, "Negro Cocaine ‘Fiends' are a New Southern menace,"
provided solid documentation of increased psychiatric admissions due to cocaine.
→ erroneously said that cocaine increased homicidal tendencies and improved marksm
erroneously said that the real problem was the alcohol people were drinking with co
was the first public description of crack cocaine use.
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5. What did the 1914 Harrison Act do?
outlawed coca, cocaine, and opium
→ taxed importation and sale of coca, cocaine, and opium
taxed possession of marijuana
outlawed possession of heroin
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6. Most illicit cocaine in the U.S. is powder cocaine (cocaine hydrochloride), which is
also called "rock" or "crack."
a form of ecstasy (MDMA).
→ too stable to be smoked.
usually contaminated with strychnine.
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, U.S. drug policies have greatly reduced drug use.
powder cocaine and crack cocaine are distinctly different drugs.
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10. Cocaine's effects in the brain
result from blocking serotonin reuptake.
result from blocking dopamine reuptake.
result from blocking norepinephrine reuptake.
→ all of the above.
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11. The most common way cocaine is used recreationally is by
intravenous injection.
→ insufflation (snorting).
mixing it with alcoholic beverages and drinking it.
smoking crack.
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12. What is cocaine still used for medically?
It is prescribed for weight loss.
→ It is used as a local anesthetic for nasal, laryngeal, and esophageal surgeries.
It is used as a local anesthetic for dental surgeries.
Cocaine has no medical uses currently.
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13. Cocaethylene
is a type of freebase cocaine that uses ether.
was one of the popular patent medicines sold around 1900.
→ is formed in the body when cocaine and alcohol are used together.
is a precursor for cocaine production.
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14. When laboratory animals are given unlimited opportunities to self-administer cocaine injection
most eventually become bored with it and stop taking it.
they become completely tolerant to it and it loses its effect.
they only inject enough to keep themselves awake.
→ they will readily self-administer it.
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15. Cocaine use during pregnancy now appears to be associated with
→ no consistent negative associations with physical growth, test scores, or language in
about one-third of all cases of mental retardation.
ADHD and depression in school-age children.
greater neonatal problems than alcohol or tobacco.
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16. Illicit cocaine comes to the U.S. primarily from
Southeast Asia.
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