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Drug -
correct answer ✅Any substance that enters the human boxy and
can change either the function or structure of the human organism.
This includes such items as foods, vitamins, nutrients, minerals and
the like.
Psychoactive Drug -
correct answer ✅A chemical substance that not only can change
the function and structure of the body, but also changes one's
thinking, feelings, perceptions and behavior. These changes are the
result of the drug's action on the human brain.
Depressant -
correct answer ✅Psychoactive drugs that slow down central
nervous system function, relax or tranquilize the person, and may
produce sleep.
Narcotics -
correct answer ✅Psychoactive drugs - powerful painkillers,
analgesics that also produce pleasurable feelings and generally
induce sleep.
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derived from naturally occurring substances or manufactured
synthetically; cause sedation and euphoria by causing depression of
CNS; used to medically relieve pain, suppress cough and control
diarrhea
overdose can cause death by respiratory depression
can cause physical/psychological dependence; impairs ability to
drive; damage developing fetus; linked with the spread of AIDS due
to the use of needles
Stimulants -
correct answer ✅Psychoactive drugs - chemical substances that
generally speed up central nervous system function, resulting in
alertness and excitability.
Hallucinogens -
correct answer ✅Psychoactive drugs - also called mind expanders
or psychedelics, these drugs affect a person's perception,
awareness and emotions, and can cause hallucinations as well as
misinterpretations of reality.
Inhalants -
correct answer ✅Psychoactive drugs - volatile non drug chemical
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solvents that have drug-like effects when inhaled. It includes
commercial solvents (gasoline, toluene, acetone, carbon
tetrachloride), aerosols (freon, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite), and
anesthetics (chloroform, ether and nitrous oxide).
Addiction -
correct answer ✅A chronic, progressive, relapsing disorder
characterized by compulsive use of one or more substances that
results in physical, psychological, or social harm to the individual
and continued use of the substance or substances despite this harm
Alcoholism -
correct answer ✅A primary, chronic disease with genetic,
psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its
development and manifestations. It is often progressive and fatal. It
is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation
with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse
consequences, and distortions in thinking, most noticeable denial.
Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic.
Abstinence -
correct answer ✅Refraining from the use of alcohol or other drugs
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Drug Use -
correct answer ✅The use or consumption of a drug within some
socially prescribed or ritualistic context
Drug Misuse -
correct answer ✅The unintentional or inappropriate use of
prescribed or non-prescribed drugs resulting in the impaired
physical, mental, emotional or social well-being of the individual
Drug Abuse -
correct answer ✅The deliberate use of chemical substance for
reasons other than their intended medical purposes which result in
any degree of physical, mental, emotional or social impairment of
the user, user's family, or society in general. It involves using illegal
as well as legal, 'recreational' drugs that lead to problems.
Drug Dependence -
correct answer ✅Psychological and/or physical need for a drug,
characterized by compulsive use, tolerance to the drug, and
physical dependence manifest by withdrawal syndrome. Since some
drugs do not show identifiable signs of withdrawal (e.g. marijuana),
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Drug -
correct answer ✅Any substance that enters the human boxy and
can change either the function or structure of the human organism.
This includes such items as foods, vitamins, nutrients, minerals and
the like.
Psychoactive Drug -
correct answer ✅A chemical substance that not only can change
the function and structure of the body, but also changes one's
thinking, feelings, perceptions and behavior. These changes are the
result of the drug's action on the human brain.
Depressant -
correct answer ✅Psychoactive drugs that slow down central
nervous system function, relax or tranquilize the person, and may
produce sleep.
Narcotics -
correct answer ✅Psychoactive drugs - powerful painkillers,
analgesics that also produce pleasurable feelings and generally
induce sleep.
,IC & RC CAADC Exam Questions and
Answers 100% score Latest update
2026
derived from naturally occurring substances or manufactured
synthetically; cause sedation and euphoria by causing depression of
CNS; used to medically relieve pain, suppress cough and control
diarrhea
overdose can cause death by respiratory depression
can cause physical/psychological dependence; impairs ability to
drive; damage developing fetus; linked with the spread of AIDS due
to the use of needles
Stimulants -
correct answer ✅Psychoactive drugs - chemical substances that
generally speed up central nervous system function, resulting in
alertness and excitability.
Hallucinogens -
correct answer ✅Psychoactive drugs - also called mind expanders
or psychedelics, these drugs affect a person's perception,
awareness and emotions, and can cause hallucinations as well as
misinterpretations of reality.
Inhalants -
correct answer ✅Psychoactive drugs - volatile non drug chemical
,IC & RC CAADC Exam Questions and
Answers 100% score Latest update
2026
solvents that have drug-like effects when inhaled. It includes
commercial solvents (gasoline, toluene, acetone, carbon
tetrachloride), aerosols (freon, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite), and
anesthetics (chloroform, ether and nitrous oxide).
Addiction -
correct answer ✅A chronic, progressive, relapsing disorder
characterized by compulsive use of one or more substances that
results in physical, psychological, or social harm to the individual
and continued use of the substance or substances despite this harm
Alcoholism -
correct answer ✅A primary, chronic disease with genetic,
psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its
development and manifestations. It is often progressive and fatal. It
is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation
with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse
consequences, and distortions in thinking, most noticeable denial.
Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic.
Abstinence -
correct answer ✅Refraining from the use of alcohol or other drugs
, IC & RC CAADC Exam Questions and
Answers 100% score Latest update
2026
Drug Use -
correct answer ✅The use or consumption of a drug within some
socially prescribed or ritualistic context
Drug Misuse -
correct answer ✅The unintentional or inappropriate use of
prescribed or non-prescribed drugs resulting in the impaired
physical, mental, emotional or social well-being of the individual
Drug Abuse -
correct answer ✅The deliberate use of chemical substance for
reasons other than their intended medical purposes which result in
any degree of physical, mental, emotional or social impairment of
the user, user's family, or society in general. It involves using illegal
as well as legal, 'recreational' drugs that lead to problems.
Drug Dependence -
correct answer ✅Psychological and/or physical need for a drug,
characterized by compulsive use, tolerance to the drug, and
physical dependence manifest by withdrawal syndrome. Since some
drugs do not show identifiable signs of withdrawal (e.g. marijuana),
