chap 12, chap 9, chap 11: caffeine, chap 10

many of the capsules, pills, and powders that look like drugs and that consumers think of as drugs are actually classified by the FDA as

if you buy a bottle of St. John's wort 300 mg tablets, each tablet will contain 300 mg of

the 1994 dietary supplement health and education act

the FDA was given additional authority over dietary supplements in 2006 to set up

SAMe is a dietary supplement that has some research support for it possible use in treating

what dietary supplement ingredient has been tested for its ability to improve memory in alzheimers disease, but has produced only small and unreliable improvements in published research

the US marker for over the counter drug products totals about

because of the way the FDA reviews and approves OTC drugs

the 2006 revised patriot act required that products containing _______ be kept behind the counter and buyers must show ID and sign for their purchase

the only active ingredient the FDA allows in OTC stimulants is

starting in 2007, the only FDA approved OTC weight control ingredient is

OTC drugs approved as sleep aids contain

Acetylsalicylic acid was developed in the bayer lab and sold under the name

besides pain relief, another important effect of aspirin is as a

aspirin should not be used with children who have a viral infection because of increased risk in

The generic name for tylenol and Datril

NASID stand for

cold viruses are usually transmitted

why would you want dextromethorphan in a cold remedy

there has been some reported abuse by young people of products containing ______, which they take high doses to produce visual and auditory hallucinations

the acronym GRAS stands for

Suppose you had a fever, a headache and a swollen knee. which medication would be most appropriate for the 3 symptoms

alcoholic beverages form when yeasts act upon sugars in the process of

heating a solution of alcohol and water, then collecting the alcohol vapors and condensing them into a liquid with a higher alcohol content is called

the alcoholic content of beverages is indicated by the term proof which is

in most commercial beers sold in the US, the alcohol content is about

many large commercial distilleries produce grain neutral spirits which are

when alcohol is formed, other related substances are also formed called

although national prohibition of alcohol did reduce alcohol related deaths and hospitalization, it was repealed partly because of the growth of organized crime and partly because

age 21 became the legal drinking age in all US states in what year?

amercians drink most of their alcohol in the form of

total per capita consumption of alcohol

about what percentage of college students report drinking alcohol at least once within the past month?

which of these substances speeds up the absorption of alcohol

one major facto determining individual differences in BAC after drinking alcohol is

although he exact mechanisms for alcohol's action in the brain are not completely understood, it is now believed that the most important of its many effects is

in a typical person, intoxication to the point of staggering and greatly impaired sensory perception occurs at about what BAC?

the livers enzyme primarily responsible for metabolizing alcohol is

at BAC of .08, the relative risk of being involved in a fatal auto crash is about

the total number of alcohol related traffic fatalities per year in the US

which of the following are signs of alcohol poisoning

breath samples to determine BAC

fairly high doses of alcohol interfere with erection of the penis in males, probably because of

in studies relating to alcohol use,

over one thousand people die in the US each year from alcohol overdose. it id particularly dangerous

heavy drinkers with Wernicke's disease also usually exhibit memory deficits and other mental problems associated with

cirrhosis of the liver can result from drinking alcohol

among women classified as problem drinkers, the rate of FAS is about

tremors, hallucinations, delusions, and seizures are all symptoms associated with

the legend of the discovery of coffee relates to

the early history of coffee included a 1674 pamphlet from england titled

in the 18th century coffee houses were referred to as

the largest exporters of coffee to the US are

green, black and oolong tea are all prepared from leaves of

the worlds largest per capita consumers of tea are found in

_____is prescribed to asthma sufferers because it releases bronchial passages camellia sinensis, theobromine, exanthine, theophylline

Theobroma, the genus name for the cocao tree, is latin for

most regular brewed teas have about how much caffeine per cup

the unique xanthine in chocolate is: hysocine, diphenhydramine, theobromine, methylene chloride

in 1909, the FDA seized some Coca-Cola syrup and filed charges against the company partly because

according to current FDA rules on cola drinks

the max CNS effect of caffeine is reached about ___ after drinking coffee

the most consistent withdrawal symptom after chronic caffeine use is

caffeine works in the brain by

one important determinant of the behavioral effects of caffeine is

caffeine had been shown to be an effective treatment for

drinking 5 or more cups of coffee per day

caffeine is thought to relieve headaches because it's

tobacco use became popular in european culture because

during the 18th century, which method of use of tobacco increased in england?

chewing was the most popular form of tobacco use until about 1900, but by 1920 the most popular form was

over 90 percent of all US cigarettes sold now are

per capita sales of cigarettes in the US began to decline

in 2000, the US supreme court ruled that the FDA

people who switch to low tar and nicotine brand cigarettes

one big factor associated with lower rates of cigarette smoking among adults is

the biggest health concerns for users of smokeless tobacco has been

one recent fad in tobacco use has been

although lung cancer is not common, about ____ percent of all lung cancers occur in smokers

Annual smoking attributable mortality in the US is estimated at

in 1993, the environmental protection agency declared that

one of the most consistent and best documented effects of cigarette smoking during pregnancy is

nicotine acts in the brain by

as a potent poison, nicotine causes death by

the psychological effect of cigarette smoking is

recent research on dependence produced by nicotine has focused on genetic differenced related to

about 90% of the more than 40 million former smokers in the US report that

(p. 254) The world's greatest per-capita consumers of tea are found in

(p. 252) Most American coffee comes from China.

(p. 234) New battery-powered electronic cigarettes (i.e., tobacco-less nicotine delivery systems) are quickly becoming one the largest U.S. exports.