Deck 13: Drugs of Abuse Other Than Alcohol

Question 1

The American drugs of choice are:

A) alcohol and marijuana
B) alcohol and nicotine
C) cocaine and marijuana
D) marijuana and nicotine

Answer 1

alcohol and nicotine

Question 2

Proper absorption and the effective and efficient delivery of a drug is assured by its:

A) site of action
B) route of administration
C) pharmacological concepts
D) classification as a prescription or illicit drug

Answer 2

route of administration

Question 3

Weeks after the last use of marijuana, it can be detected by drug screens because marijuana:

A) is very fat soluble
B) is very water soluble
C) affects neurotransmitters that are not in the brain stem
D) quickly enters the bloodstream from the lungs when it is smoked

Answer 3

is very fat soluble

Question 4

What percentage of Americans smokes cigarettes?

A) 5%
B) 15%
C) 25%
D) 50%

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true?

A) Nicotine has a low abuse/dependence potential.
B) There is a strong association between smoking cigarettes and use of other drugs.
C) Whether or not a person smokes cigarettes is an excellent predictor of the use of other drugs.
D) Cigarette smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to use drugs that are smoked.

Question 6

Which of the following is true?

A) Heroin is derived from morphine.
B) Morphine is derived from heroin.
C) Opium is derived from heroin.
D) Opium is derived from morphine.

Question 7

Medical use of opioids includes treatment of which of the following?

A) cardiovascular disease
B) depression
C) insomnia
D) pain

Question 8

Sedative-hypnotics are used for alcohol detoxification because:

A) they are not addictive
B) their effects are similar to alcohol's
C) their effects are the opposite of alcohol's
D) they are anti-craving agents

Question 9

The hallucinogens and the dissociatives are in the same category because they both:

A) have approved medical uses
B) alter perception of reality
C) have similar chemistry
D) are naturally occurring as plant life

Question 10

Unlike anabolic steroids, GHB:

A) is classified as a sedative
B) is injected into muscles
C) is used to build muscle mass
D) is a natural product and therefore safe

Question 11

Methadone:

A) is an anticraving drug
B) prevents withdrawal from heroin
C) is not safe for use by pregnant women
D) produces the euphoric effects of heroin but is not addictive

Question 12

Abusers of the prescription drug OxyContin crush the tablets so they don't have to swallow the large pills.

Question 13

Drugs that are abused alter mood or perception because of their effect on the brain and neurotransmitters.

Question 14

Designer drugs are not scheduled drugs.

Question 15

The nicotine patch is the fastest route of administration of nicotine to the brain.

Question 16

Substance-abuse clinicians are usually quite aggressive in encouraging their clients to quit cigarette smoking.

Question 17

The development of a new route of administration - intravenous injection - greatly increased the use of morphine by medical practitioners in the mid-nineteenth century.

Question 18

Hoping that Western civilization would be eroded, the Taliban encouraged Afghanistan farmers to grow opium poppies for export.

Question 19

One reason heroin increased in popularity in the last decade is that snorting and smoking are effective routes of administration for the high-strength heroin that has become available.

Question 20

Heroin detoxification has been simplified with the introduction of the ultra-rapid detoxification method.

Question 21

Most methamphetamine is manufactured illegally in clandestine labs.

Question 22

Club drugs are safe alternatives to alcohol.

Question 23

Compared to other drugs, marijuana dependence is a lesser problem.

Question 24

Inhalants can cause permanent brain damage.

Question 25

Treating drug abuse with harm reduction might include encouraging adolescents to switch to marijuana from inhalants.

Question 26

Caffeine from coffee is more troublesome than caffeine from soft drinks.