HED-201 Exam # 1
Drug Correct answers Any substance that alters one's ability to function
emotionally,
physically, intellectually, financially, or
socially.
Drug Misuse Correct answers The unintentional or inappropriate use of
prescribed or
over-the-counter
drugs.
Drug Abuse Correct answers The intentional and in appropriate use of a
drug
in resulting
physical, emotional, financial, intellectual, or social consequences
for the user.
Psychoactive Drug Correct answers Any substance that has the capability
of altering
mood, perception, or
behavior.
Distillation Correct answers A heating process that increases
alcohol content.
Alkuhl Correct answers An Arabic word meaning "the essence" from which
the world
alcohol is
derived.
Aqua Vitae Correct answers Literally means "water of life"; another
expression for
alcohol
.
Whiskey Rebellion Correct answers A protest by farmers in southwestern
Pennsylvania
against a tax on
whiskey.
Temperance Correct answers Moderate alcohol use, rather than
abstinence.
Hashishiyya Correct answers A group of men who, while under the influence
of hashish,terrorized and killed
allegedly
people.
Narcotics Correct answers Any of the opium-based central nervous system
depressants
used o relieve pain and
diarrhea.
Opiate Correct answers A class of drug derived from
opium.
Laudanum Correct answers A drug derived from
opium.
Morphine Correct answers An analgesic drug derived from opium; used
medically as a
painkille
r.
Soldier's Disease Correct answers A name given to morphine dependency
during the
Civil
War.
, Heroin (Diacetylmorphine) Correct answers A potent drug that is a
derivative of opium.
Caffeine Correct answers A mild stimulant found in coffee, tea, soda
pop, and
chocolat
e.
Kola Nut Correct answers A part of a plant originally used in
Coca-Cola.
Freebase Correct answers A variation of cocaine in which cocaine is
separated fromsalt
hydrochloride its by heating, using a volatile chemical such as ether.
smoked rather
than
snorted.
Crack Cocaine Correct answers A variation of cocaine made by heating
cocaineitafter
mixing with baking soda and
water.
Amphetamines Correct answers Powerful central nervous system
stimulants.
Benzedrine Correct answers An amphetamine used to treat nasal
congestion and
asthm
a.
Methamphetamine Correct answers A more potent form of
amphetamine.
Barbiturate (Barbituric Acid) Correct answers A member of a class of drugs
that have
depressant
effects.
Barbital Correct answers A sedative-hypnotic drug used to treat
anxiety and the original
nervousness;
barrbituate.
Bromides Correct answers Nonbarbiturate sedatives used to treat epileptic
convulsions.
Chloral Hydrate Correct answers A nonbarbiturate sedative; also called
"knockout
drops" or Mickey Finns; induces
sleep.
Paraldehyde Correct answers A nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic drug
used withdisturbed mental
severely
patients.
Meprobamate Correct answers A minor tranquilizer marketed under the
trade names
Milton of
and Equanil; also used for treating psychosomatic
conditions.
Benzodiazepines Correct answers A type of minor tranquilizer; examples
are Librium
and
Valium.
Inhalants Correct answers Drugs that are inhaled or
"sniffed".
Nitrous Oxide Correct answers An inhalant also known as
laughing gas.
Drug Correct answers Any substance that alters one's ability to function
emotionally,
physically, intellectually, financially, or
socially.
Drug Misuse Correct answers The unintentional or inappropriate use of
prescribed or
over-the-counter
drugs.
Drug Abuse Correct answers The intentional and in appropriate use of a
drug
in resulting
physical, emotional, financial, intellectual, or social consequences
for the user.
Psychoactive Drug Correct answers Any substance that has the capability
of altering
mood, perception, or
behavior.
Distillation Correct answers A heating process that increases
alcohol content.
Alkuhl Correct answers An Arabic word meaning "the essence" from which
the world
alcohol is
derived.
Aqua Vitae Correct answers Literally means "water of life"; another
expression for
alcohol
.
Whiskey Rebellion Correct answers A protest by farmers in southwestern
Pennsylvania
against a tax on
whiskey.
Temperance Correct answers Moderate alcohol use, rather than
abstinence.
Hashishiyya Correct answers A group of men who, while under the influence
of hashish,terrorized and killed
allegedly
people.
Narcotics Correct answers Any of the opium-based central nervous system
depressants
used o relieve pain and
diarrhea.
Opiate Correct answers A class of drug derived from
opium.
Laudanum Correct answers A drug derived from
opium.
Morphine Correct answers An analgesic drug derived from opium; used
medically as a
painkille
r.
Soldier's Disease Correct answers A name given to morphine dependency
during the
Civil
War.
, Heroin (Diacetylmorphine) Correct answers A potent drug that is a
derivative of opium.
Caffeine Correct answers A mild stimulant found in coffee, tea, soda
pop, and
chocolat
e.
Kola Nut Correct answers A part of a plant originally used in
Coca-Cola.
Freebase Correct answers A variation of cocaine in which cocaine is
separated fromsalt
hydrochloride its by heating, using a volatile chemical such as ether.
smoked rather
than
snorted.
Crack Cocaine Correct answers A variation of cocaine made by heating
cocaineitafter
mixing with baking soda and
water.
Amphetamines Correct answers Powerful central nervous system
stimulants.
Benzedrine Correct answers An amphetamine used to treat nasal
congestion and
asthm
a.
Methamphetamine Correct answers A more potent form of
amphetamine.
Barbiturate (Barbituric Acid) Correct answers A member of a class of drugs
that have
depressant
effects.
Barbital Correct answers A sedative-hypnotic drug used to treat
anxiety and the original
nervousness;
barrbituate.
Bromides Correct answers Nonbarbiturate sedatives used to treat epileptic
convulsions.
Chloral Hydrate Correct answers A nonbarbiturate sedative; also called
"knockout
drops" or Mickey Finns; induces
sleep.
Paraldehyde Correct answers A nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic drug
used withdisturbed mental
severely
patients.
Meprobamate Correct answers A minor tranquilizer marketed under the
trade names
Milton of
and Equanil; also used for treating psychosomatic
conditions.
Benzodiazepines Correct answers A type of minor tranquilizer; examples
are Librium
and
Valium.
Inhalants Correct answers Drugs that are inhaled or
"sniffed".
Nitrous Oxide Correct answers An inhalant also known as
laughing gas.
