CONCEPTS OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS UPDATED
REVIEW SET
◉ What is the percentage of child abuse cases involving alcohol?
Answer: 30%
◉ Name five ways drugs are taken.
Answer: sublingual, oral, rectal, intravenous and intranasal
◉ Define bioavailability.
Answer: The ability of the compound to maintain the strength
allowed to produce the prime effect.
◉ Define therapeutic half-life.
Answer: 100% of the compound is in the body, but half has become
inactive.
◉ Name the four characteristics of Alcohol use disorders.
Answer: Daily use, individuals trying to limit use, binge drinking and
drinking more than is socially acceptable.
, ◉ What two factors contribute to alcohol tolerance?
Answer: Drinking history and genetic inheritance.
◉ Name the four duration effects of barbiturates.
Answer: Ultra short acting, short acting, intermediate duration and
long acting.
◉ Who is Adolph Von Bayer and what did he do and when?
Answer: He was a German chemist who discovered barbiturate acid,
which is the main component of barbiturates in 1864.
◉ How many pounds of barbiturates are manufactured in the U.S.
each year?
Answer: 1 million
◉ What is the most frequently prescribed psychotropic medicine?
Answer: Benzodiazepine
◉ Name two medical uses of amphetamines.
Answer: Treatment of ADHD and the effects of AIDS
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS UPDATED
REVIEW SET
◉ What is the percentage of child abuse cases involving alcohol?
Answer: 30%
◉ Name five ways drugs are taken.
Answer: sublingual, oral, rectal, intravenous and intranasal
◉ Define bioavailability.
Answer: The ability of the compound to maintain the strength
allowed to produce the prime effect.
◉ Define therapeutic half-life.
Answer: 100% of the compound is in the body, but half has become
inactive.
◉ Name the four characteristics of Alcohol use disorders.
Answer: Daily use, individuals trying to limit use, binge drinking and
drinking more than is socially acceptable.
, ◉ What two factors contribute to alcohol tolerance?
Answer: Drinking history and genetic inheritance.
◉ Name the four duration effects of barbiturates.
Answer: Ultra short acting, short acting, intermediate duration and
long acting.
◉ Who is Adolph Von Bayer and what did he do and when?
Answer: He was a German chemist who discovered barbiturate acid,
which is the main component of barbiturates in 1864.
◉ How many pounds of barbiturates are manufactured in the U.S.
each year?
Answer: 1 million
◉ What is the most frequently prescribed psychotropic medicine?
Answer: Benzodiazepine
◉ Name two medical uses of amphetamines.
Answer: Treatment of ADHD and the effects of AIDS
