ADA EXAM1 Questions and Answers
Toxicity , Dependence, Crime - Answer-What are the three factors that relate to why society is
concerned with drug use?
*Physiological Toxicity
-ACUTE: prescription painkiller overdose (the user stops breathing)
-CHRONIC: High blood pressure, Heart Disease, Lung Cancer, Cirrhosis
*Behavioral Toxicity
-ACUTE: "drunk driving" intoxication that dangerously impairs behavioral functioning
CHRONIC: Deleterious lifestyle changes strain on interpersonal relationships - Answer-Articulate the
difference between physiological and behavioral toxicity and acute and chronic?
-Tolerance- Dimminished effect of the drug after repeated use
-Physical Dependence- Withdrawal; if drug use is stopped suddenly, withdrawal symptoms occur, raging
from mild to severe
-Psychological Dependence- Behavioral dependence - Answer-What are three basic processes related to
dependence? Be able to define each
-HIV, and AIDS passes through intravenous drug use
, -Not from the drug itself but from the action of sharing of needles - Answer-Why is there risk for HIV
and AIDS is high for injections
-The longer and more heroin a person took the more problems they had
-Alcohol and heroin, once stopped, have severe withdrawal symptoms
-Thus, the problem of dependence was defined as presence of withdrawl. - Answer-Know that what
scientist think of dependence has changed in recent years
*Regulation of "Legal" Drugs:
-Pharmaceutical companies
-Pharmacists
-Physicians
-All others who manufacture and dispense
*Criminalization of certain drugs:
-Use, Possession, Sales - Answer-What are two classes of drug laws?
Illicit drugs - Answer-are those that are illegal to make, sell, or use. They include: cocaine.
amphetamines. heroin
*Purity
*Safety
*Effectiveness - Answer-What three factors are considered when regulating pharmaceuticals?
*Clinical research and development
-Phase one: how the drug is observed and excreted
+Who is tested: Low doses, 20-80 healthy volunteers
-Phase two: Initial effectiveness testing
Toxicity , Dependence, Crime - Answer-What are the three factors that relate to why society is
concerned with drug use?
*Physiological Toxicity
-ACUTE: prescription painkiller overdose (the user stops breathing)
-CHRONIC: High blood pressure, Heart Disease, Lung Cancer, Cirrhosis
*Behavioral Toxicity
-ACUTE: "drunk driving" intoxication that dangerously impairs behavioral functioning
CHRONIC: Deleterious lifestyle changes strain on interpersonal relationships - Answer-Articulate the
difference between physiological and behavioral toxicity and acute and chronic?
-Tolerance- Dimminished effect of the drug after repeated use
-Physical Dependence- Withdrawal; if drug use is stopped suddenly, withdrawal symptoms occur, raging
from mild to severe
-Psychological Dependence- Behavioral dependence - Answer-What are three basic processes related to
dependence? Be able to define each
-HIV, and AIDS passes through intravenous drug use
, -Not from the drug itself but from the action of sharing of needles - Answer-Why is there risk for HIV
and AIDS is high for injections
-The longer and more heroin a person took the more problems they had
-Alcohol and heroin, once stopped, have severe withdrawal symptoms
-Thus, the problem of dependence was defined as presence of withdrawl. - Answer-Know that what
scientist think of dependence has changed in recent years
*Regulation of "Legal" Drugs:
-Pharmaceutical companies
-Pharmacists
-Physicians
-All others who manufacture and dispense
*Criminalization of certain drugs:
-Use, Possession, Sales - Answer-What are two classes of drug laws?
Illicit drugs - Answer-are those that are illegal to make, sell, or use. They include: cocaine.
amphetamines. heroin
*Purity
*Safety
*Effectiveness - Answer-What three factors are considered when regulating pharmaceuticals?
*Clinical research and development
-Phase one: how the drug is observed and excreted
+Who is tested: Low doses, 20-80 healthy volunteers
-Phase two: Initial effectiveness testing
