Intro to Drugs and Behavior, Chapter 11 – Flashcards
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The legend of the discovery of coffee relates to
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Kaldi and his dancing goats
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The early history of coffee included a 1674 pamphlet from England titled
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The Women's Petition Against Coffee.
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In the 18th century, English coffeehouses were referred to as
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penny universities
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In 1970, Americans drank more coffee than any other nonalcoholic beverage product. By 2009,
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Americans drank approximately twice as many gallons of soft drinks as compared to coffee
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The largest exporters of coffee to the U.S. are
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Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, and Mexico.
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Green, black, and oolong tea are all prepared from leaves of
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Camellia sinensis
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The world's greatest per-capita consumers of tea are found in
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Turkey
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is prescribed to asthma sufferers because it relaxes bronchial passages
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theophylline
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Theobroma, the genus name for the cacao tree, is Latin for
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food of the gods
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Most regular brewed teas have about how much caffeine per cup?
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40-60 mg (about half the amount in coffee
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The unique xanthine in chocolate is
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theobromine
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In 1909, the FDA seized some Coca-Cola syrup and filed charges against the company partly because
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the syrup contained caffeine
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According to current FDA rules on "cola" drinks,
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they cannot contain more than 6 mg caffeine per ounce.
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The main active ingredient in Red Bull and other energy drinks is
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caffeine.
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The maximum CNS effect of caffeine is reached about _____ after drinking coffee
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2 hours
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The most consistent withdrawal symptom after chronic caffeine use is
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headache
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Caffeine works in the brain by
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blocking adenosine receptors
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One important determinant of the behavioral effects of caffeine is
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whether the person is a regular user.
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Caffeine has been shown to be an effective treatment for
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migraine headaches
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Often people who drink too much alcohol attempt to "sober up" by drinking coffee. Several studies support the idea that caffeine
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is likely to lead to increased arousal, but the drinker is still impaired.
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Drinking 5 or more cups of coffee per day
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doubles the risk of a heart attack.
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All of the xanthines have similar effects. But which one has the greatest overall effect?
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caffeine
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Caffeine is thought to relieve headaches because it is
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a vasoconstrictor.
