Title: Drugs and Society Text: Ninth Edition, Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein
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1:  Select the incorrect statement concerning amphetamines.
A: They were used by soldiers during World War II and the Korean War to counter fatigue.
B: Methamphetamine and amphetamine are actually the same drug.
C: Truck drivers making long hauls were one of the earliest distribution systems for illicit amphetamines.
D: Pilots in the Air Force continue to use amphetamines to reduce fatigue.

2:  The most common legal use of amphetamines is for the treatment of _______.
A: obesity
B: hyperkinesis
C: narcolepsy
D: depression

3:  Select the incorrect statement concerning Ecstasy.
A: It can cause life-threatening hyperthermia.
B: It is most often used by teenagers.
C: It is typically used in raves.
D: Its most pronounced effects are on the dopamine system.

4:  Select the incorrect statement.
A: Europeans became aware of cocaine during the second major cocaine era.
B: Cocaine was used as a source of energy by the ancient South American Indians who lived in the regions of the Andean Mountains.
C: At one time Sigmund Freud advocated the use of cocaine to treat drug addiction.
D: Coca-Cola was originally a patent medicine that contained heroin.

5:  Which of the following forms of cocaine administration became popular in the 1980s due to fear of diseases transmitted by hypodermic needles?
A: I.V.
B: Oral
C: Smoking
D: Snorting

6:  Which of the following is the most frequently used CNS stimulant in the world?
A: cocaine
B: caffeine
C: amphetamines
D: Ecstasy

7:  Heavy amphetamine use can cause behavioral stereotypy (persistently singing one note, repeating a phrase of music, repeatedly cleaning the same object, etc.)
A: True
B: False

8:  Skin sores, considerable weight loss, seizures, and kidney damage are all common results of continued use of massive doses of amphetamines.
A: True
B: False

9:  Pepsi-Cola contains less caffeine than a cup of coffee.
A: True
B: False

10:  Herbal stimulants have been associated with serious health problems.
A: True
B: False

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