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QUESTION 14 Some drugs that are known to be involved in drug abuse and addiction

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QUESTION 14 Some drugs that are known to be involved in drug abuse and addiction have the ability to alter or change the timing of a female's estrous cycle. Select from the following list, the substance that has been shown to have this property. A Nicotine B. Caffeine Saline 113 D None of the above QUESTION 15 All of the following substances are derived from alkaloid plants. Select the one substance that is not an alkaloid. A Caffeine B. Zolpidem C. Nicotine D. QUESTION 16 In the Diagnostic Statistical Manual published in 2013, which is a manual describing the psychiatry of drugs of addiction, there is one substance that is no longer considered to be a substance of abuse, that is, it is no longer listed as a substance of drug abuse Select from the following list, the correct substance. B.Nicotine C. Caffeine D.

Explanation / Answer

14. Answer is option A Nicotine

A recent clinical laboratory study examined the effects of changes in endogenous levels of estrogen and progesterone on smoking behavior in nicotine-dependent women and found that decreases in estrogen and progesterone were associated with an increase in cigarette puff intensity.

15. Answer is option B . zolpidem

Nicotine, caffeine and cocaine is derived from alkaloid plants.

16. Answer is option D

17. Answer is option A .

Dopamine and Acetylcholine are the neurotransmitters used by nicotine .

18. Answer is option B . Alprazolam

The others are not benzodiazepines. Alprazolam is an anti anxitic, anti depressant agent which act through serotonin.

19. Answer is option A

Cocaine is often associated with a high degree of relapse. According to research, the first 90 days of recovery is when relapse is most likely to occur for users of crack cocaine