NCAC I and II Exam Part 1 & 2 Questions And Answers

NCAC I and II Exam Part 1 & 2
Questions And Answers

Which of the following is the best description of a drug - Correct Answer - A substance taken for a desired
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effect[other than food, water, or air].
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Psychoactive drugs are drugs that do, what? - Correct Answer - Alter behavior or mood.
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Which of the following is a psychoactive drug? - Correct Answer - Opium
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The magnitude of a drug's effect is, What? - Correct Answer - How intensely the user feels the drug's
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effects.
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What does metabolism do? - Correct Answer - Alters the composition of a drug.
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When a drug is ingested orally how does it enter the bloodstream? - Correct Answer - Through the
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stomach or small intestines
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Which of the best routes of administration of drugs gives the longest lasting effects? - Correct Answer -
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When taken orally.
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What does short term effects of drugs refer to? - Correct Answer - Effects while the drugs are still in the
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users body.
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What does the reliability of a drug means to a user? - Correct Answer - The drug being what the user
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intended it to be upon purchase.
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Mental growth and retardation and physical deformities are common symptoms of what ? - Correct
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Answer - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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What is the most commonly use sedative hyponotic drug - Correct Answer - Alcohol
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Why can an overdose of a barbiturate cause death? - Correct Answer - It can depress critical physiological
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functions, such as breathing
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Alcohol causes.... - Correct Answer - Increased breathing at low levels
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Nicotine, amphetamines, and cocaine are types of what drug? - Correct Answer - Stimulants
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Barbiturates drugs are derived from.... - Correct Answer - Barbituric acid.
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How long might the effects of a psychedelic drug last - Correct Answer - 8 to 10 hours
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