HEALTH 100 JMU EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1) Define cross- tolerance -- Answer ✔✔ where tolerance to one drug transfers to a
second drug
2) Define drug misuse -- Answer ✔✔ involves using a drug for a propose other than
that for which it was intended
3) Define drug abuse -- Answer ✔✔ the excessive use of any drug, may cause serious
harm
4) How is most likely to abuse over- the- counter medication? -- Answer ✔✔ - teens
- young adults
- over 65
5) Define schedule 1 drugs -- Answer ✔✔ drugs with no current accepted medical use
and high potential for abuse
6) What are examples of schedule 1 drugs? -- Answer ✔✔ - heroin
- LSD
, - Ecstasy
7) What are schedule two drugs? -- Answer ✔✔ drugs with high potential for abuse,
with use leading to severe psychological or physical dependence
8) What are some examples of schedule two drugs? -- Answer ✔✔ - Vicodin
- cocaine
- meth
- oxycontin
9) What percent of full- time college students have used any illicit drug in the past 30
days? -- Answer ✔✔ 38.6
10) What percent of full- time college students have used marijuana in the past 30 days?
-- Answer ✔✔ 34.4
11) What percent of full- time college students have used alcohol in the past 30 days? --
Answer ✔✔ 76.1
12) What is a Physician Desk Reference (PDR)? -- Answer ✔✔ a book that shows side
effects of medications
13) What is a stimulant? -- Answer ✔✔ - cocaine
- amphetamines
- methamphetamine
14) What is a narcotic? -- Answer ✔✔ heroine
, 15) What is a depressant? -- Answer ✔✔ - benzodiazepines
- barbiturates
- opitates
16) What is the FDA? -- Answer ✔✔ Food and Drug Administration
17) What is the active ingredient in marijuana? -- Answer ✔✔ THC
18) Define freebase -- Answer ✔✔ obtained by removing the hydrochloride salt from
cocaine powder
19) What are the results of taking high doses of cocaine? -- Answer ✔✔ - increased
heart rate
- increases blood pressure
- weight loss
- convulsions
- muscle twitching
20) What are examples of amphetamines? -- Answer ✔✔ meth and Adderall
21) What are effects of methamphetamine? -- Answer ✔✔ - small doses increase
alertness and decrease appetite
- large doses lead to hallucinations, convulsions, and death
22) What is the most popular and widely consumed drug? -- Answer ✔✔ caffeine
SOLUTIONS
1) Define cross- tolerance -- Answer ✔✔ where tolerance to one drug transfers to a
second drug
2) Define drug misuse -- Answer ✔✔ involves using a drug for a propose other than
that for which it was intended
3) Define drug abuse -- Answer ✔✔ the excessive use of any drug, may cause serious
harm
4) How is most likely to abuse over- the- counter medication? -- Answer ✔✔ - teens
- young adults
- over 65
5) Define schedule 1 drugs -- Answer ✔✔ drugs with no current accepted medical use
and high potential for abuse
6) What are examples of schedule 1 drugs? -- Answer ✔✔ - heroin
- LSD
, - Ecstasy
7) What are schedule two drugs? -- Answer ✔✔ drugs with high potential for abuse,
with use leading to severe psychological or physical dependence
8) What are some examples of schedule two drugs? -- Answer ✔✔ - Vicodin
- cocaine
- meth
- oxycontin
9) What percent of full- time college students have used any illicit drug in the past 30
days? -- Answer ✔✔ 38.6
10) What percent of full- time college students have used marijuana in the past 30 days?
-- Answer ✔✔ 34.4
11) What percent of full- time college students have used alcohol in the past 30 days? --
Answer ✔✔ 76.1
12) What is a Physician Desk Reference (PDR)? -- Answer ✔✔ a book that shows side
effects of medications
13) What is a stimulant? -- Answer ✔✔ - cocaine
- amphetamines
- methamphetamine
14) What is a narcotic? -- Answer ✔✔ heroine
, 15) What is a depressant? -- Answer ✔✔ - benzodiazepines
- barbiturates
- opitates
16) What is the FDA? -- Answer ✔✔ Food and Drug Administration
17) What is the active ingredient in marijuana? -- Answer ✔✔ THC
18) Define freebase -- Answer ✔✔ obtained by removing the hydrochloride salt from
cocaine powder
19) What are the results of taking high doses of cocaine? -- Answer ✔✔ - increased
heart rate
- increases blood pressure
- weight loss
- convulsions
- muscle twitching
20) What are examples of amphetamines? -- Answer ✔✔ meth and Adderall
21) What are effects of methamphetamine? -- Answer ✔✔ - small doses increase
alertness and decrease appetite
- large doses lead to hallucinations, convulsions, and death
22) What is the most popular and widely consumed drug? -- Answer ✔✔ caffeine
