HED-201 Exam # 1 Questions and
Answers
Drug - Answer-Any substance that alters one's ability to function emotionally, physically, intellectually,
financially, or socially.
Drug Misuse - Answer-The unintentional or inappropriate use of prescribed or over-the-counter drugs.
Drug Abuse - Answer-The intentional and in appropriate use of a drug resulting in physical, emotional,
financial, intellectual, or social consequences for the user.
Psychoactive Drug - Answer-Any substance that has the capability of altering mood, perception, or
behavior.
Distillation - Answer-A heating process that increases alcohol content.
Alkuhl - Answer-An Arabic word meaning "the essence" from which the world alcohol is derived.
Aqua Vitae - Answer-Literally means "water of life"; another expression for alcohol.
Whiskey Rebellion - Answer-A protest by farmers in southwestern Pennsylvania against a tax on
whiskey.
, Temperance - Answer-Moderate alcohol use, rather than abstinence.
Hashishiyya - Answer-A group of men who, while under the influence of hashish, allegedly terrorized
and killed people.
Narcotics - Answer-Any of the opium-based central nervous system depressants used o relieve pain and
diarrhea.
Opiate - Answer-A class of drug derived from opium.
Laudanum - Answer-A drug derived from opium.
Morphine - Answer-An analgesic drug derived from opium; used medically as a painkiller.
Soldier's Disease - Answer-A name given to morphine dependency during the Civil War.
Heroin (Diacetylmorphine) - Answer-A potent drug that is a derivative of opium.
Caffeine - Answer-A mild stimulant found in coffee, tea, soda pop, and chocolate.
Kola Nut - Answer-A part of a plant originally used in Coca-Cola.
Freebase - Answer-A variation of cocaine in which cocaine is separated from its hydrochloride salt by
heating, using a volatile chemical such as ether. smoked rather than snorted.
Answers
Drug - Answer-Any substance that alters one's ability to function emotionally, physically, intellectually,
financially, or socially.
Drug Misuse - Answer-The unintentional or inappropriate use of prescribed or over-the-counter drugs.
Drug Abuse - Answer-The intentional and in appropriate use of a drug resulting in physical, emotional,
financial, intellectual, or social consequences for the user.
Psychoactive Drug - Answer-Any substance that has the capability of altering mood, perception, or
behavior.
Distillation - Answer-A heating process that increases alcohol content.
Alkuhl - Answer-An Arabic word meaning "the essence" from which the world alcohol is derived.
Aqua Vitae - Answer-Literally means "water of life"; another expression for alcohol.
Whiskey Rebellion - Answer-A protest by farmers in southwestern Pennsylvania against a tax on
whiskey.
, Temperance - Answer-Moderate alcohol use, rather than abstinence.
Hashishiyya - Answer-A group of men who, while under the influence of hashish, allegedly terrorized
and killed people.
Narcotics - Answer-Any of the opium-based central nervous system depressants used o relieve pain and
diarrhea.
Opiate - Answer-A class of drug derived from opium.
Laudanum - Answer-A drug derived from opium.
Morphine - Answer-An analgesic drug derived from opium; used medically as a painkiller.
Soldier's Disease - Answer-A name given to morphine dependency during the Civil War.
Heroin (Diacetylmorphine) - Answer-A potent drug that is a derivative of opium.
Caffeine - Answer-A mild stimulant found in coffee, tea, soda pop, and chocolate.
Kola Nut - Answer-A part of a plant originally used in Coca-Cola.
Freebase - Answer-A variation of cocaine in which cocaine is separated from its hydrochloride salt by
heating, using a volatile chemical such as ether. smoked rather than snorted.
