1.1.1 - Origins and Manufacture of Addictive Drugs

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Nicotine has been found to constitute approximately what percentage of dry weight of tobacco leaf

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Nicotine is an anitherbivore chemical. What does this mean?

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Tobacco was "officially" discovered in 1492 by who?

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Considering the following, choose the best option below:

i. Alcohol is a drug
ii. Alcohol is a stimulant

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What country consumes the most alcohol? (Source; WHO, 2011)

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Mothers used to smear poppy juice (opium) on their nipples to subdue their suckling babies.

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What did German pharmacist Friedrich Sertürner find that morphine could evoke in animals?

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Laudanum is derived from what drug?

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Codeine induces myocardial infarctions (heart attacks).

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Heroin is created by using which two (2) of the following?

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From what is Cocaine derived?

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Which of the following is not an ingredient in cocaine?

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Crack cocaine was devised to overcome what obstacle of freebase cocaine?

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Smith, Kline and French packaged amphetamine under which name?

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WWII soldiers were given amphetamine in order to remain more alert.

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Civilian use of methamphetamine multiplied at the end of the war when the Japanese supply was open to public consumption.

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MDMA (Ecstacy) was first synthesised in what year?

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What drug is the most popular in Australia?

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Which of the following are the two key varieties of Cannabis?

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Direct evidence of early Cannabis use was found in what country?

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Undergraduate 1 - PSYC1022 - Psychology of Addiction (1.1 - Origins and Manufacture of Addictive Drugs) Quiz on 1.1.1 - Origins and Manufacture of Addictive Drugs, created by Scott Hekking on 29/07/2015.

1.1.1 - Origins and Manufacture of Addictive Drugs

Nicotine has been found to constitute approximately what percentage of dry weight of tobacco leaf

Nicotine is an anitherbivore chemical. What does this mean?

Tobacco was "officially" discovered in 1492 by who?

Considering the following, choose the best option below: i. Alcohol is a drug ii. Alcohol is a stimulant

What country consumes the most alcohol? (Source; WHO, 2011)

Mothers used to smear poppy juice (opium) on their nipples to subdue their suckling babies.

What did German pharmacist Friedrich Sertürner find that morphine could evoke in animals?

Laudanum is derived from what drug?

Codeine induces myocardial infarctions (heart attacks).

Heroin is created by using which two (2) of the following?

From what is Cocaine derived?

Which of the following is not an ingredient in cocaine?

Crack cocaine was devised to overcome what obstacle of freebase cocaine?

Smith, Kline and French packaged amphetamine under which name?

WWII soldiers were given amphetamine in order to remain more alert.

Civilian use of methamphetamine multiplied at the end of the war when the Japanese supply was open to public consumption.

MDMA (Ecstacy) was first synthesised in what year?

What drug is the most popular in Australia?

Which of the following are the two key varieties of Cannabis?

Direct evidence of early Cannabis use was found in what country?

Considering the following, choose the best option below:

i. Alcohol is a drug
ii. Alcohol is a stimulant