NAADAC Practice Test 1 Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A disadvantage of benzodiazepines is the development of physical dependence after _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER * four months use*
See page 42, first paragraph
"Huffing" is a method of administration most commonly used with ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
* inhalants/solvents*
All of the following are currently approved for medical use in the United States except ______. -
CORRECT ANSWER * LSD*
Marinol® (synthetic delta-8-THC) is approved for use in ______. - CORRECT ANSWER *
severe vomiting*
Erie is experiencing tremors, visual and auditory hallucinations, has an exaggerated startle response
and is brushing nonexistent bugs off his back. He feels hot, his pulse is rapid and his blood pressure is
elevated. Ernie is most likely experiencing ______. - CORRECT ANSWER * alcohol
withdrawal, second phase*
The use of pharmacotherapies such as disulfiram, naltrexone, methadone and acamprosate to aid in
addiction treatment _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER * can be effective both in terms
of efficacy and cost*
Freebasing cocaine and smoking crack are methods of administration ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER *immediate and powerful psychoactive substance effects*
The population group most likely to use inhalants/solvents is ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
* youth*
, In narcotic withdrawal, the speed of onset and the duration of symptoms are most highly related to the
_____. - CORRECT ANSWER * duration of the effect of the narcotic*
See page 85, Withdrawal section
Physical dependence on benzodiazepines can occur with ______. - CORRECT ANSWER *
therapeutic doses*
The high abuse potential of cocaine and the tendency for occasional users to quickly turn into
psychoactive substance dependents is probably accounted for by its ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
* short duration of action, rapid onset of tolerance to euphoric effects and intense euphoria*
A "designer" psychoactive substance that can cause symptoms of Parkinson's disease is ______. -
CORRECT ANSWER * MDMA*
See page 101. first paragraph
Withdrawal from stimulants ______. - CORRECT ANSWER * lasts 2 - 3 days, occasionally a
week or more*
The danger of adding one central nervous system depressant to another (such as mixing alcohol with
barbiturates) is that the toxic effects are magnified by the process of ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
* potentiation*
See glossary
*True or False*
"Amotivational Syndrome" is characterized by increased sexual energy. - CORRECT ANSWER
*False*
See page 108, grey box
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A disadvantage of benzodiazepines is the development of physical dependence after _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER * four months use*
See page 42, first paragraph
"Huffing" is a method of administration most commonly used with ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
* inhalants/solvents*
All of the following are currently approved for medical use in the United States except ______. -
CORRECT ANSWER * LSD*
Marinol® (synthetic delta-8-THC) is approved for use in ______. - CORRECT ANSWER *
severe vomiting*
Erie is experiencing tremors, visual and auditory hallucinations, has an exaggerated startle response
and is brushing nonexistent bugs off his back. He feels hot, his pulse is rapid and his blood pressure is
elevated. Ernie is most likely experiencing ______. - CORRECT ANSWER * alcohol
withdrawal, second phase*
The use of pharmacotherapies such as disulfiram, naltrexone, methadone and acamprosate to aid in
addiction treatment _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER * can be effective both in terms
of efficacy and cost*
Freebasing cocaine and smoking crack are methods of administration ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER *immediate and powerful psychoactive substance effects*
The population group most likely to use inhalants/solvents is ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
* youth*
, In narcotic withdrawal, the speed of onset and the duration of symptoms are most highly related to the
_____. - CORRECT ANSWER * duration of the effect of the narcotic*
See page 85, Withdrawal section
Physical dependence on benzodiazepines can occur with ______. - CORRECT ANSWER *
therapeutic doses*
The high abuse potential of cocaine and the tendency for occasional users to quickly turn into
psychoactive substance dependents is probably accounted for by its ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
* short duration of action, rapid onset of tolerance to euphoric effects and intense euphoria*
A "designer" psychoactive substance that can cause symptoms of Parkinson's disease is ______. -
CORRECT ANSWER * MDMA*
See page 101. first paragraph
Withdrawal from stimulants ______. - CORRECT ANSWER * lasts 2 - 3 days, occasionally a
week or more*
The danger of adding one central nervous system depressant to another (such as mixing alcohol with
barbiturates) is that the toxic effects are magnified by the process of ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
* potentiation*
See glossary
*True or False*
"Amotivational Syndrome" is characterized by increased sexual energy. - CORRECT ANSWER
*False*
See page 108, grey box
