ODA EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

ODA EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
(2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Whatmaremwithdrawalmsymptoms,mcharacterizedmbymseveremflu-
likemsymptomsm(nausea,mvomiting,mrunnymnose,mwaterymeyes,mchills,mabdominalmcramps,manorexi
a,mweakness,mtremors,msweating,metc.),mMOSTmcharacteristic?m

a.mOpioidmwithdrawalm

b.mHallucinogenicmwithdrawalm

c.mBarbituratemwithdrawalm

d.mBenzodiazepinemwithdrawalm-mCORRECTmANSWERmOpioidmwithdrawal



Geneticmfactorsmmakemupmroughlymwhatmproportionmofmthemriskmformaddiction?m

a.mLessmthanmone-tenthm

b.mOne-quarterm

c.mOne-halfm

d.mThree-quartersm-mCORRECTmANSWERmOne-half



Whatmismthemadolescentmtendencymtomimpulsivitymandmriskmtakingmduemtomprimarily?ma.mPoormpar
entingm

b.mPriormabusem

c.mNeurologicalmimmaturitym

d.mInfluencesmofmpubertym-mCORRECTmANSWERmNeurologicalmimmaturity



Whatmaremdepressantmdrugsm(e.g.,malcohol,mopiates,mbarbiturates,mandmbenzodiazepines)mtypicall
ymusedmtomcopemwith?m

,a.mExcitementm

b.mFatigue

c.mStressm

d.mBoredomm-mCORRECTmANSWERmStress



PastmwhichmpointmismbenzodiazepinemtreatmentmofmanxietymNOTmeffective?m

a.mSixmweeksm

b.mFourmmonthsm

c.mOnemyearm

d.mEighteenmmonthsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmfourmmonths



Atmlowmdoses,mwhatmdoesmalcoholmactmasmphysiologically?m

a.mStimulantm

b.mPsychedelicm

c.mDepressantm

d.mHallucinogenicm-mCORRECTmANSWERmStimulant



Amongmthemfollowing,mwhatmismthemMOSTmharmfulmdrugmammothermcanmabusemduringmpregnancy
?m

a.mHeroinm

b.mLysergicmAcidm(LSD)m

c.mAlcoholm

d.mMethamphetaminem-mCORRECTmANSWERmalcohol



Theoristsmpositmthatmstimulantmabusemoftenmoccursmtomcompensatemformdeficienciesminmallmofmthe
mfollowingmneurotransmittersmEXCEPTm



a.mnorepinephrine.m

, b.macetylcholine.m

c.mserotonin.m

d.mdopamine.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmacetylcholine



Whatmismthemeuphoriamexperiencedmwhenmundermtheminfluencemofmcocainemcausedmby?

a.mAmcascade-effectmofmendorphinsm

b.mAmsuddenmreleasemofmadrenalinm

c.mIncreasedmbasalmmetabolicmratem

d.mAmbuildupmofmneurotransmittersm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmbuildupmofmneurotransmitters



Whatmkindmofmdrugmdoesmthemtermmnootropicmrefermto?m

a.mMemorymenhancingm

b.mMoodmstabilizingm

c.mHallucinogenicm

d.mPsychedelicm-mCORRECTmANSWERmHallucinogenicm

Psychedelic



WhichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmamstageminmthemdevelopmentmofmalcoholism?m

a.mDependentmdrinkingm

b.mMorningmdrinkingm

c.mSocialmdrinkingm

d.mHeavymdrinkingm-mCORRECTmANSWERmMorningmdrinking



Inmthemlifecyclemofmheroinmaddiction,mwhatmismthemstagemknownmasmdisjunctionmcharacterizedmby?
m



a.mEntrancemintomthemaddictionmsubculturem

b.mEpisodicmbingemusemofmheroinminmsocialmsettings