This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Tony, unable to sleep, takes a tranquilizer along with barbiturates. The combined action of the ... (Read 78 times)

BRWH

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 553
on: Jul 2, 2018
Tony, unable to sleep, takes a tranquilizer along with barbiturates. The combined action of the drugs prove to be fatal and kill him. This condition resulting from the combination of two depressants taken at a time is known as _________.
 
  a. potentiation
  b. chipping
  c. tolerance
  d. dependence

Question 2

A similarity between cocaine and amphetamine is that both ________.
 
  a. produce paranoid psychotic reactions at very low doses
  b. stimulate the central nervous system
  c. are synthetic stimulants
  d. primarily act as analgesics and painkillers


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

stillxalice

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 339
Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a


BRWH

  • Member
  • Posts: 553
Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

JaynaD87

  • Member
  • Posts: 368
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.

Did you know?

Fewer than 10% of babies are born on their exact due dates, 50% are born within 1 week of the due date, and 90% are born within 2 weeks of the date.

Did you know?

More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.

Did you know?

Drug abusers experience the following scenario: The pleasure given by their drug (or drugs) of choice is so strong that it is difficult to eradicate even after years of staying away from the substances involved. Certain triggers may cause a drug abuser to relapse. Research shows that long-term drug abuse results in significant changes in brain function that persist long after an individual stops using drugs. It is most important to realize that the same is true of not just illegal substances but alcohol and tobacco as well.

Did you know?

Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.

Endosymbiosis in Action Endosymbiosis in Action
Sleep Sleep
Calcium channels and muscle contraction: (a) Calcium channels open as the action potential travels ... Calcium channels and muscle contraction: (a) Calcium channels open as the action potential travels ...
Seven steps in neurotransmitter action: (1) synthesis, (2) storage in vesicles, (3) breakdown of any ... Seven steps in neurotransmitter action: (1) synthesis, (2) storage in vesicles, (3) breakdown of any ...
Hierarchical nature of hormone action in vertebrates Hierarchical nature of hormone action in vertebrates
Action Potentials in Mechanoreceptors Action Potentials in Mechanoreceptors
Video: Cardiac Cycle (Part 4 of 4)

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library