Why is heroin more potent than morphine? Choose one of the options below: a. It is a synthetic opioid b. It is a natural opioid c. It more readily crosses the blood-brain barrier  d. It is often injected instead of swallowed

Research the effects of synthetic cathinones on specific receptors of the brain and how the transmission of action potentials is altered.  Be sure to focus only on how the action potential transmission is impacted by the drug.  Be sure to provide an APA citation.

Carbamazepine 400 mg PO BID is ordered for a child weighing 55 pounds who has a seizuredisorder. The maximum dose is 35 mg/kg/day. a. What is a safe dose?b. Is the order above safe?

Among the over-the-counter painkillers available at a pharmacy, there is one substance that stands out, paracetamol. How is it different in terms of effect (s)? Also indicate what is the most serious side effect of an overdose of paracetamol.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding nicotine?   a. its psychoactive effects include improved attention, concentration, learning, and memory   b. green tobacco sickness affects smokers who use tobacco products that haven’t been properly dried   c. stress accelerates nicotine metabolism, driving smokers into nicotine withdrawal faster   d. it might be the only addictive chemical in tobacco, but other chemicals in tobacco might operate as catecholamine agonists   e. of the main pharmacologic treatments to aid smoking cessation, only Zyban (bupropion) does not lessen withdrawal symptoms through gentle activation of ACh receptors

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the American experience with psychoactive drugs? A. The policy on tobacco products were more restrictive 60 yrs ago than they are now B. Many drug products were marketed widely to the general population without restriction C. Before Prohibition Americans had a much lowerr per capita alcohol consumption rate than it is today D. None of the above

All of the following are side effects associated with thionamide use, except:A. Arterial hypertensionB. AgranulocytosisC. NauseaD. ArthralgiaE. Toxic hepatitis

Research the effects of psilocybin on the specific receptors of the brain and how transmission of action potentials is altered.  Be sure to focus only on how the action potential transmission is impacted by the drug.  Be sure to provide an APA citation.

Methadone is a prescription drug used to treat addiction to heroin. Conduct Internet research to answer the following questions about methadone treatment:   a) How does methadone treatment work?  b) How is methadone treatment for heroin addiction similar to nicotine replacement therapy in the treatment of nicotine addiction? How is it different?  c) Why can the nicotine patch and nicotine gum be bought in a pharmacy "over the counter" but in methadone therapy, addicts must obtain a prescription and physically go to the methadone treatment centre or hospital every day to obtain their dosage of methadone?

You are caring for a patient that is in respiratory distress and you identify on the patient's medication list the drug Proventil. What is the action of this drug? Anticholinergic. Anti-inflammatory. Beta-2 agonist. 197828481 Beta-2 antagonist. erational Group