DRUG USE AND ABUSE COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS
●● The Harrison Act of 1914
Answer: required pharmacists and physicians to register and pay a tax to
dispense certain drugs
●● Illicit use of intravenous amphetamines first became a big public
concern in
Answer: 1960s
●● Physical dependence is often defined by the appearance of
withdrawal symptoms when the drug is stopped.
Answer: True
●● The neurotransmitter at the end organ of the sympathetic branch of
the autonomic nervous system is
Answer: Norepinephrine
●● One of the more disturbing side effects of treating ADHD with
amphetamines or methylphenidate (Ritalin) is
, Answer: That it messed with their Low weigh and height gains in
children
●● Compared to urine samples, hair samples
Answer: Can detect drug use for up to 90 days.
●● Alcohol has a low tendency, but THC has a high tendency, to
Answer: Bind to blood proteins
●● According to the text, what drug issue is currently at the center of a
conflict between state and federal laws?
Answer: Medical marijuana use
●● Some drugs have the effect that, every time you take the drug, you
increase slightly the probability that you will take it again. This process
is referred to as
Answer: Reinforcement
●● The Drug Abuse Warning Network
Answer: monitors drug-related medical emergencies
●● As views of substance dependence have changed based on scientific
research, the real driving force behind repeated excessive drug use is
now believed to be
EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS
●● The Harrison Act of 1914
Answer: required pharmacists and physicians to register and pay a tax to
dispense certain drugs
●● Illicit use of intravenous amphetamines first became a big public
concern in
Answer: 1960s
●● Physical dependence is often defined by the appearance of
withdrawal symptoms when the drug is stopped.
Answer: True
●● The neurotransmitter at the end organ of the sympathetic branch of
the autonomic nervous system is
Answer: Norepinephrine
●● One of the more disturbing side effects of treating ADHD with
amphetamines or methylphenidate (Ritalin) is
, Answer: That it messed with their Low weigh and height gains in
children
●● Compared to urine samples, hair samples
Answer: Can detect drug use for up to 90 days.
●● Alcohol has a low tendency, but THC has a high tendency, to
Answer: Bind to blood proteins
●● According to the text, what drug issue is currently at the center of a
conflict between state and federal laws?
Answer: Medical marijuana use
●● Some drugs have the effect that, every time you take the drug, you
increase slightly the probability that you will take it again. This process
is referred to as
Answer: Reinforcement
●● The Drug Abuse Warning Network
Answer: monitors drug-related medical emergencies
●● As views of substance dependence have changed based on scientific
research, the real driving force behind repeated excessive drug use is
now believed to be
