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Zoey63294

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Which of the following is true of cocaine?
 
  a. Crack cocaine may be the most effective reinforcer of all available drugs.
  b. Cocaine produces the same physical and behavioral effects as heroin.
  c. Cocaine abuse causes strong physical dependence.
  d. Cocaine is the least addictive of the psychostimulant drugs.
  e. Cocaine is a dopamine antagonist.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of cocaine?
 
  a. Cocaine administration decreases dopamine within the nucleus accumbens.
  b. Damage to the amygdala impairs cocaine reinforcement.
  c. Cocaine abuse can produce obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  d. Drugs that block GABA receptors within the nucleus accumbens impair cocaine reinforcement.
  e. Rats will self-administer cocaine into their vascular system.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a. Crack cocaine may be the most effective reinforcer of all available drugs.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: e. Rats will self-administer cocaine into their vascular system.


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