CSAMS Questions With Solutions
True Reverse tolerance is a state when the user gets the desired effect from taking less of a
drug than in previous uses.
True When using cocaine, opiates, or marijuana the drug binds to receptors, on neurons in
the nucleus accumbens.
True Symptoms of post acute withdrawal can last up to 2 years.
False A person experiencing post acute withdrawal has problems with long-term memory.
False Post acute withdrawal includes symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and increased heart
rate.
True Emotional overreaction and emotional numbness are both symptoms of post acute
withdrawal symptoms.
True Post acute withdrawal syndrome can be a trigger for relapse
, CSAMS Questions With Solutions
False The schedule of drugs developed by the FDA helps us to classify a drugs legal use
True Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse.
True Club drugs is a drug classification which includes GHB, ketamine, rohypnol, and
MDMA.
True Schedule II contains drugs such as cocaine that have a high potential for abuse and
have been accepted as having a medical use in the United States.
False Heroin is a schedule III drug
True Alcohol is absorbed from the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream.
True Acetaldehyde is a break down product of alcohol.
, CSAMS Questions With Solutions
True The leading known cause of mental retardation in the United States is fetal alcohol
syndrome
False Heavy use of alcohol does not increase the risk of certain cancers, stroke, and liver
disease.
False Binge drinking is 3+ drinks within 2 hours.
True Phenobarbital increases the seizure threshold.
True Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to treat anxiety.
True GHB is commonly used by body builders.
False Valium is a type of SSRI (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)
False Paraldehyde is commonly known as "knock out drops"
True Reverse tolerance is a state when the user gets the desired effect from taking less of a
drug than in previous uses.
True When using cocaine, opiates, or marijuana the drug binds to receptors, on neurons in
the nucleus accumbens.
True Symptoms of post acute withdrawal can last up to 2 years.
False A person experiencing post acute withdrawal has problems with long-term memory.
False Post acute withdrawal includes symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and increased heart
rate.
True Emotional overreaction and emotional numbness are both symptoms of post acute
withdrawal symptoms.
True Post acute withdrawal syndrome can be a trigger for relapse
, CSAMS Questions With Solutions
False The schedule of drugs developed by the FDA helps us to classify a drugs legal use
True Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse.
True Club drugs is a drug classification which includes GHB, ketamine, rohypnol, and
MDMA.
True Schedule II contains drugs such as cocaine that have a high potential for abuse and
have been accepted as having a medical use in the United States.
False Heroin is a schedule III drug
True Alcohol is absorbed from the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream.
True Acetaldehyde is a break down product of alcohol.
, CSAMS Questions With Solutions
True The leading known cause of mental retardation in the United States is fetal alcohol
syndrome
False Heavy use of alcohol does not increase the risk of certain cancers, stroke, and liver
disease.
False Binge drinking is 3+ drinks within 2 hours.
True Phenobarbital increases the seizure threshold.
True Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to treat anxiety.
True GHB is commonly used by body builders.
False Valium is a type of SSRI (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)
False Paraldehyde is commonly known as "knock out drops"
