Chapter 7 Depressants and Inhalants

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1. The CNS depressants include various prescription drugs referred to as
GHBs.
→ sedative-hypnotics.
entheogens.
catecholamines.

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2. Which of these is NOT one of the early sedative-hypnotics used in medicine?
chloral hydrate
paraldehyde
→ butyrate
bromide salts

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3. What has kept paraldehyde from being widely used?
danger to the CNS
→ bad taste and odor
danger to the respiratory system
irritation to the gastric system

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4. How are barbiturates usually classified?
→ duration of action
price
chemical structure
strength of hypnotic effect

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5. Among the barbiturates, when prescribing a sleeping pill (hypnotic), physicians would usually c
→ higher dose of a short-acting drug.
lower dose of a long-acting drug.
higher dose of a long-acting drug.
lower dose of a short-acting drug.

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6. Two drugs that were introduced as being safer than the barbiturates, but in the long run proved
fluoxetine and paroxetine.
toluene and xylene.
→ meprobamate and methaqualone.
perphenazine and thiazine.

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