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waynest

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Large doses of cocaine or amphetamines are likely to produce a psychosis-like reaction most similar to that
 
  a. induced by cannabinoids
  b. induced by LSD
  c. of paranoid schizophrenia
  d. induced by morphine

Question 2

Smoking crack cocaine is more likely to result in dependence than intranasal administration of cocaine because
 
  a. crack has greater agonist activity in the brain
  b. crack enters the brain more rapidly and thus induces a more intense euphoric reaction
  c. the effects of crack last longer
  d. all of the above



meltdown117

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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