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Alcohol is metabolized at a rate of approximately reduction in blood
alcohol concentration per hour.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
.A. 0.015. . 5.11
0.015
0.015
0.030
0.050
0.075
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Which of the following groups have been involved in growing,
manufacturing, distributing, taxing, and prohibiting drugs?
#1. the ruling classes
#2. governments
#3. industry
#4. criminal organizations
Selected Answer:
grou
ps 1,
2, 3,
and
4
Answers: groups 1 and 2 only
groups 3 and 4 only
groups 1, 2, and 3 only
groups 1, 2, 3, and 4
..s. 1.7
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alcohol
Evidence of social concern regarding who can handle alcohol and when it is
appropriate to drink
Selected Answer:
goes back thousands of years
Answers: began to first appear around the 1920s
goes back thousands of years
first appeared with the invention of the automobile
exists only in Near Eastern and Middle Eastern cultures ..
1.9, 1.10
• .
Which of the following statements are true about plants and plant byproducts
that produce psychedelic effects?
#1. Plants with psychedelic properties have been used in religious, magical, and social
ceremonies throughout history.
#2. There is a type of mold that can infect rye plants and produce an LSD-like
experience. #3. The use of psychedelic mushrooms is a relatively new
practice first documented in the mid-
1900s.
#4. Certain types of cactus produce psychedelic experiences when eaten.
Selected Answer:
statements 1, 2, and 4 only
Answers: statements 1 and 3 only
statements 2 and 3 only
statements 1, 2, and 4 only
statements 2, 3, and 4 only
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The Gin Epidemic
Selected Answer:
Answers: was brought under control through high taxes and the strict regulation of
the sale of gin is a myth
was brought under control through high taxes and the strict regulation of the sale
of gin
devastated the Middle East
is a current problem
.
Alcoholic hepatitis is a disease that affects the liver and is caused by prolonged heavy
drinking.
Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
.
Although alcohol is absorbed at different rates, metabolism occurs at a relatively
defined continuous rate
Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
.
One of the most long-lasting effects of alcohol abuse is an inability to experience
normal sexual relationships.
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Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
.
Alcohol interacts with more types of receptors, neurotransmitters, and genes than
do marijuana and cocaine.
Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
.p. 5.14
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Using drugs to replace, supplement, or counterbalance the effects of a person’s
drug of choice is known as:
Selected Answer:
polydrug use
Answers: swtichback behavior
polydrug use
all arounder use
upper and downer use
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The progression from abuse to addiction is most influenced by:
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Selected Answer:
compulsion
Answers: weak willpower
compulsion
level of education attained
type of employment
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Which of the following are signs of addiction?
Selected Answer:
Answers:
There is continued use despite experiencing physical or psychological
problems and consequences.
There is continued use despite experiencing physical or psychological
problems and consequences.
The substance is used two or more times per week.
A behavioral addiction is engaged in three or more times per week.
Use of the substance or engaging in the behavior results in the desired
effects.
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The name of the primary evaluation document used in the United States to
assess whether a person has a substance-related disorder is called the:
Selected Answer:
Diagnostic Statistical Manual
Answers: Manual of Drug Diagnosis
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Diagnostic Statistical Manual
International Classification of Diseases
Disease Classification Manual
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Heroin and morphine are considered long-acting opioids.
Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
.ANSWER: A. false. Page 4.20
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Depressants affect the central nervous system by elevating the user's blood
pressure, pulse, heart rate, and respiration.
Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
.. 4.18, 4.21, 4.32
.
The "stop" switch in the brain, which tells your mind and body that it has had enough
and functions
to turn of the brain’s “go switch”, is located in the brain stem
Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
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Most sedative-hypnotics are from natural sources.
Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
Response B. false. All modern prescription sedative-hypnotics are synthetic. .
Feedback: 4.2, 4.34
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Treatment for addiction to opiates, including synthetics and semi-
synthetics, is most successful when which of the following are included?
#1. physical detoxification
#3. medication/replacement therapy
#4. participation in a recovery community
#2. psychological correction
Selected Answer:
treatments 1, 2, 3, and 4
Answers: treatments 1, 3, and 4 only
treatments 1, 2, and 3 only
treatments 2, 3, and 4 only
treatments 1, 2, 3, and 4
Response D. The combination of all four of these factors is considered the most
Feedback: successful means of sustained recovery for addiction to opiates. . 4.25,
4.30
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Which of the following statements concerning cross-tolerance of and
cross-dependence on drugs are true?
#1. As tolerance to a depressant drug develops, the user also develops
tolerance to other downers.
#2. As tissue dependence on a depressant drug develops, the user also develops
dependence on other drugs in its same chemical family.
#3. As tolerance to a drug develops, the user can also develop tolerance to other
drugs he actually uses from different chemical families.
#4. As tissue dependence on a drug develops, the user can also develop
dependence on other drugs in a different chemical family.
Selected Answer:
statements 1, 2, 3, and 4
Answers: statements 1, 3, and 4 only
statements 1, 2, and 3 only statements 2, 3, and 4 only
statements 1, 2, 3, and 4
.
Which of the following statements about opioids is true?
Selected Answer:
Answers:
There is almost no limit to the level of opioid tolerance a human can
develop.
Alcohol can help counteract the stimulant effects of opioids.
There is almost no limit to the level of opioid tolerance a human can
develop.
Opioid use is self-limiting.
Synthetic opiate prescription drugs, such as OxyContin, are not addictive.
Response ANSWER: B. Tolerance to opiates/opioids develops rapidly, with users
Feedback: being able to tolerate great amounts within just a few days. Page 4.19
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Which of the following statements are true about the way opioids affect the brain's
neurochemistry?
#1. Opioids act like endorphins.
#2. Opioids can block substance P.
#3. Opioids block dopamine to prevent pain.
#4. Opioids only limit physical pain
Selected Answer:
Answers:
stateme
nts 1
and 2
only
statements 1 and 2 only
statement 2 only statement 4 only
statements 1, 2, and 3 only
.A. statements 1 and 2 only. . 4.2, 4.13
.
Drinking alcohol before using cocaine will do which of the following?
#1. prolong and intensify cocaine’s effects
#2. cancel each other out because one is a stimulant and one is a depressant
#3. create cocaethylene, which increases violent tendencies
#4. create narcalon, which decreases the stimulant effects of cocaine
Selected Answer:
results 1 and 3 only
Answers: results 2 and 4 only
results 1 and 3 only
results 1, 2, 3, and 4
none of the above ..
3.12-3.13
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The illicit manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine in the United States
today is due to
the involvement of
Selected Answer:
Mexican gangs and drug cartels
Answers: biker gangs like the Hell's Angels
renegade pharmaceutical and industrial chemists
Mexican gangs and drug cartels
Colombian cartels
Which of the following is not a street name for methcathinone?
Selected Answer:
betel nut
Answers: plant food
betel nut
M-KAT meow
.
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Consuming alcohol when using cocaine results in which of the following?
Selected Answer:
prolonging the effects of cocaine
Answers: the zero sum effect because they cancel each other out
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prolonging the effects of cocaine
a reduction in the time the effects of cocaine last a
reduction in cardiovascular risks the day after cocaine use
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