NAADAC EVALUATION EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
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 ______.
A. social acceptability among people of high income and education
B. easy availability and low price
C. short duration of action, rapid onset of tolerance to euphoric effects and intense
euphoria
D. multiple possible methods of administration - ✔✔* short duration of action, rapid
onset of tolerance to euphoric effects and intense euphoria*
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
A "designer" psychoactive substance that can cause symptoms of Parkinson's disease
is ______.
A. LAAM
B. PCP
C. MDMA
D. LSD - ✔✔* MDMA*
See page 101. first paragraph
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
Withdrawal from stimulants ______.
A. lasts 2 - 3 days, occasionally a week or more
B. is marked by decreased appetite and decreased need for sleep
C. is much more dangerous than withdrawal from sedatives
D. is extremely uncommon unless the use is intravenous - ✔✔* lasts 2 - 3 days,
occasionally a week or more*
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
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
______.
A. co-activity
B. activation
C. transamination
D. potentiation - ✔✔* potentiation*
See glossary
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
Shortterm effects of inhalant/solvent use include ______.
, A. temporary euphoria and reduced inhibitions
B. increased mental alertness and concentration
C. improved motor performance and coordination
D. profound relaxation and calmness - ✔✔*A. temporary euphoria and reduced
inhibitions*
B. increased mental alertness and concentration
C. improved motor performance and coordination
D. profound relaxation and calmness
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
Ritalin is most commonly prescribed to treat ______.
A. heroin overdose
B. Schizophrenia
C. nicotine dependence
D. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - ✔✔A. heroin overdose
B. Schizophrenia
C. nicotine dependence
*D. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)*
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
Joe is a 42-year-old recovering narcotic dependent. He has been psychoactive
substance-free for ten months and has noticed fatigue, weakness, anxiety, high
sensitivity to pain and markedly decreased ability to tolerate stress or discomfort. This
could most likely be accounted for by ______.
A. protracted abstinence syndrome
B. underlying Axis II characterological pathology
C. failure to surrender completely to a 12-Step program
D. unreported use of other mood changing agents - ✔✔*A. protracted abstinence
syndrome*
B. underlying Axis II characterological pathology
C. failure to surrender completely to a 12-Step program
D. unreported use of other mood changing agents
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
What percentage of chronic anabolic steroid users experience withdrawal symptoms
after discontinuing use?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100% - ✔✔A. 25%
*B. 50%*
C. 75%
D. 100%
See page 118 first paragraph
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
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 ______.
A. social acceptability among people of high income and education
B. easy availability and low price
C. short duration of action, rapid onset of tolerance to euphoric effects and intense
euphoria
D. multiple possible methods of administration - ✔✔* short duration of action, rapid
onset of tolerance to euphoric effects and intense euphoria*
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
A "designer" psychoactive substance that can cause symptoms of Parkinson's disease
is ______.
A. LAAM
B. PCP
C. MDMA
D. LSD - ✔✔* MDMA*
See page 101. first paragraph
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
Withdrawal from stimulants ______.
A. lasts 2 - 3 days, occasionally a week or more
B. is marked by decreased appetite and decreased need for sleep
C. is much more dangerous than withdrawal from sedatives
D. is extremely uncommon unless the use is intravenous - ✔✔* lasts 2 - 3 days,
occasionally a week or more*
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
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
______.
A. co-activity
B. activation
C. transamination
D. potentiation - ✔✔* potentiation*
See glossary
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
Shortterm effects of inhalant/solvent use include ______.
, A. temporary euphoria and reduced inhibitions
B. increased mental alertness and concentration
C. improved motor performance and coordination
D. profound relaxation and calmness - ✔✔*A. temporary euphoria and reduced
inhibitions*
B. increased mental alertness and concentration
C. improved motor performance and coordination
D. profound relaxation and calmness
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
Ritalin is most commonly prescribed to treat ______.
A. heroin overdose
B. Schizophrenia
C. nicotine dependence
D. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - ✔✔A. heroin overdose
B. Schizophrenia
C. nicotine dependence
*D. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)*
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
Joe is a 42-year-old recovering narcotic dependent. He has been psychoactive
substance-free for ten months and has noticed fatigue, weakness, anxiety, high
sensitivity to pain and markedly decreased ability to tolerate stress or discomfort. This
could most likely be accounted for by ______.
A. protracted abstinence syndrome
B. underlying Axis II characterological pathology
C. failure to surrender completely to a 12-Step program
D. unreported use of other mood changing agents - ✔✔*A. protracted abstinence
syndrome*
B. underlying Axis II characterological pathology
C. failure to surrender completely to a 12-Step program
D. unreported use of other mood changing agents
✔✔*Multiple Choice*
What percentage of chronic anabolic steroid users experience withdrawal symptoms
after discontinuing use?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100% - ✔✔A. 25%
*B. 50%*
C. 75%
D. 100%
See page 118 first paragraph
