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Test Your Knowledge

1. Methamphetamine is a:

Psychomotor depressant
Psychomotor stimulant
Hallucinogen
Cannabinoid

2. The smokable form of methamphetamine is sometimes called "ice" because:

The chemicals in it make it cool to the touch.
It comes in glassy chunks like ice or rock candy.
It gives off a cold vapor, like dry ice.
No one really knows why it has this name.

3. Besides being smoked, methamphetamine may be:

Injected
Snorted
Swallowed
All of these

4. A methamphetamine experience lasts about how long after the initial rush?

An hour
Two or three hours
Three to five hours
Four to eight hours
Six to twelve hours

5. Approximately how many 12^th graders surveyed in 2000 had used methamphetamine at least once in their lives?

1%
3%
5.5%
8%
12%

6. What is a methamphetamine "run?"

The burning sensation that runs down the throat after snorting meth
The sensation the drug creates as it spreads up a vein after injection
The process of making the drug in an underground lab
Many hours or days when a someone uses repeatedly without breaks

7. Methamphetamine functions in part by:

Depressing the central nervous system
"Switching off" the inhibitions in the brain
Imitating the function of various neurotransmitters
Increasing the inhibiting action of neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid

8. Methamphetamine increases the release of:

Serotonin
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Dopamine
All of these

9. Another way methamphetamine produces its effects is by:

Depressing the activity of the autonomic nervous system.
Preventing the release of dopamine and serotonin.
Increasing the recycling of monoamine neurotransmitters.
Preventing the destruction of the monoamine neurotransmitters.

10. What is "punding" or "tweaking?"

Street names for injecting methamphetamine
Temporary paralysis caused by methamphetamine
Compulsive, repetitive, meaningless actions of meth users
Many hours or days when a someone uses repeatedly without breaks

11. Which of the following is true about the methamphetamine epidemic in the U.S.?

It is worst in New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Miami.
It is worst in the West and Midwest, including small towns.
It has grown slowly, because the drug is so expensive and difficult to obtain.
It has grown most quickly where the methamfitia punleroso plants grow wild.

12. Which of these human behaviors does methamphetamine not exaggerate?

Social
Sexual
Nurturing
Defensive
Aggressive

13. What are the greatest dangers associated with methamphetamine labs?

They are easily detected.
Explosions and fires
Sudden fatal poisoning from escaping gases
Numerous small objects that might choke children

14. Which of the following does short-term methamphetamine not cause?

Increased physical activity
Uncontrollable jaw clenching
Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
Heavy, refreshing sleep with bizarre dreams
Seizures

15. Which of the following does heavy or prolonged methamphetamine not cause?

Tooth decay
Psychotic behavior
Lung cancer
Strokes
Lead poisoning