ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following is the best description of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance
taken for a desired effect[other than food, water, or air].
Psychoactive drugs are drugs that do, what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alter behavior or mood.
Which of the following is a psychoactive drug? - CORRECT ANSWER - Opium
The magnitude of a drug's effect is, What? - CORRECT ANSWER - How intensely the user
feels the drug's effects.
What does metabolism do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alters the composition of a drug.
When a drug is ingested orally how does it enter the bloodstream? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Through the stomach or small intestines
Which of the best routes of administration of drugs gives the longest lasting effects? -
CORRECT ANSWER - When taken orally.
What does short term effects of drugs refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Effects while the
drugs are still in the users body.
What does the reliability of a drug means to a user? - CORRECT ANSWER - The drug being
what the user intended it to be upon purchase.