NCAC Practice Test - Momentix Book
*1. Which of the following is the BEST description of a drug?*
a. a substance taken for a desired effect (other than food, water, or air)
b. any substance taken for effect
c. a substance used to produce a high
d. a substance that can have both positive and negative effects - Correct Answers -*A:
A substance taken for a desired effect (other than food, water, or air)*
There are many types of drugs. Some drugs are taken for reasons that are beneficial to
the user. Some are addictive, and others are not. Drugs that alter behavior and/or mood
are referred to as psychoactive drugs. *Whatever the type of drug, the term drug does
not alone imply a substance that is illegal or harmful.*
*2. Psychoactive drugs are drugs that...*
a. alter behavior or mood.
b. alter only mood.
c. alter only behavior.
d. have little or no effect on mood or behavior. - Correct Answers -*A: Drugs that alter
behavior or mood*
Many drugs have an effect upon the physiology of the user (such as birth control pills),
*but do not alter behavior or mood—those types of drugs would not be termed
psychoactive.*
*3. Which of the following is a psychoactive drug?*
a. aspirin
b. birth control pills
c. opium
d. malathion - Correct Answers -*C: Opium*
Opium is a psychoactive drug because it has an *effect upon the behavior and mood of
the user.* Aspirin and birth control pills have only a physiological impact upon the
individual, and malathion is an insecticide.
*4. The magnitude of a drug's effect is...*
a. the dosage of the drug.
b. the rate of absorption of the drug into the user's system.
,c. how intensely the user feels the drug's effects.
d. the level of quality of the drug. - Correct Answers -*C: How intensely the user feels
the drug's effects*
The intensity of the drug, or how much the user feels its effects, depends upon several
factors. Generally, however, the greater the dosage, the greater the intensity of the
response. The peak effect is the highest intensity level at a given dosage of the drug.
*5. Which of the following is a common side effect of sniffing/snorting a drug?*
a. increased chance of infection
b. elevated chance of overdose
c. vein scarring
d. damage to the nasal membrane lining - Correct Answers -*D: Damage to the nasal
membrane lining*
Snorting or sniffing a drug refers to ingesting the drug through the nose. This route of
administration tends to lead to irritation of the nasal membrane, and long-term damage
as well. *The other three possible answers (infection, overdose, and scarring) are more
common with administration of a drug through injection.*
*6. What does metabolism do?*
a. maintains the composition of the drug
b. alters the composition of the drug
c. alters the drug so it cannot be eliminated from the body
d. maintains the peak intensity of the drug - Correct Answers -*B: Alters the composition
of the drug*
Metabolism is a process by which an ingested drug is changed into a form that can be
removed from the user's body. The faster the drug moves through the user's system,
the sooner the effects of the drug are diminished.
*7. How are drugs MOST often removed from the body?*
a. by vomiting
b. through exhalation
c. through the user's urine
d. by pumping the stomach contents - Correct Answers -*C: Through the user's urine*
Drugs most often leave the body after metabolization through the user's urine.
Depending upon the level of efficiency, the liver and kidneys work together to break the
drug down and excrete it out of the body through the user's urine.
*8. What is a route of administration?*
a. the directions to a drug supplier
b. a way to process a drug user's recovery program
c. the way a drug acts upon the user's body
, d. the manner in which a drug enters the user's body - Correct Answers -*D: The
manner in which a drug enters the user's body*
A route of administration is the means by which a drug is taken into the user's body.
This ingestion can be accomplished in a number of ways. The most common ways to
bring a drug into the bloodstream are oral, injection, and inhalation and nasal.
*9. When a drug is ingested orally, which of the following BEST describes how the drug
enters the bloodstream?*
a. through the lungs
b. directly via a blood vessel
c. through the stomach or small intestines
d. via nasal membranes - Correct Answers -*C: Through the stomach or small
intestines*
When a drug is taken orally, it is dissolved within the stomach and then passes through
the stomach lining or small intestine to enter the bloodstream.
*10. Which of the following routes of administration achieves the longest-lasting results
for the user?*
a. oral and nasal
b. oral
c. injection
d. inhalation and nasal - Correct Answers -*B: Oral*
Many users prefer the oral route of administration because the effects of the drug tend
to be experienced for a lengthier period of time. The effects of the drug might be less
intense with this route, but the duration of the effects (and ease of administration)
overrides that concern for many users
*11. How does a drug enter the user's bloodstream when snorted or sniffed?*
a. by entering a blood vessel directly
b. through the membrane lining of the nasal passages
c. through the stomach wall
d. by passing through the small intestine - Correct Answers -*B: Through the membrane
lining of the nasal passages*
When a drug is snorted or sniffed, it collects directly upon the inner lining of the nose.
These nasal passages have sensitive membranes that then absorb the drug and pass it
into the user's system.
*12. Why do some users prefer the route of injection for drug administration?*
a. It provides a fast and high-peak effect.
b. It is easier to inject a drug than to take it other ways.
c. Needles are safer to use than other routes.
*1. Which of the following is the BEST description of a drug?*
a. a substance taken for a desired effect (other than food, water, or air)
b. any substance taken for effect
c. a substance used to produce a high
d. a substance that can have both positive and negative effects - Correct Answers -*A:
A substance taken for a desired effect (other than food, water, or air)*
There are many types of drugs. Some drugs are taken for reasons that are beneficial to
the user. Some are addictive, and others are not. Drugs that alter behavior and/or mood
are referred to as psychoactive drugs. *Whatever the type of drug, the term drug does
not alone imply a substance that is illegal or harmful.*
*2. Psychoactive drugs are drugs that...*
a. alter behavior or mood.
b. alter only mood.
c. alter only behavior.
d. have little or no effect on mood or behavior. - Correct Answers -*A: Drugs that alter
behavior or mood*
Many drugs have an effect upon the physiology of the user (such as birth control pills),
*but do not alter behavior or mood—those types of drugs would not be termed
psychoactive.*
*3. Which of the following is a psychoactive drug?*
a. aspirin
b. birth control pills
c. opium
d. malathion - Correct Answers -*C: Opium*
Opium is a psychoactive drug because it has an *effect upon the behavior and mood of
the user.* Aspirin and birth control pills have only a physiological impact upon the
individual, and malathion is an insecticide.
*4. The magnitude of a drug's effect is...*
a. the dosage of the drug.
b. the rate of absorption of the drug into the user's system.
,c. how intensely the user feels the drug's effects.
d. the level of quality of the drug. - Correct Answers -*C: How intensely the user feels
the drug's effects*
The intensity of the drug, or how much the user feels its effects, depends upon several
factors. Generally, however, the greater the dosage, the greater the intensity of the
response. The peak effect is the highest intensity level at a given dosage of the drug.
*5. Which of the following is a common side effect of sniffing/snorting a drug?*
a. increased chance of infection
b. elevated chance of overdose
c. vein scarring
d. damage to the nasal membrane lining - Correct Answers -*D: Damage to the nasal
membrane lining*
Snorting or sniffing a drug refers to ingesting the drug through the nose. This route of
administration tends to lead to irritation of the nasal membrane, and long-term damage
as well. *The other three possible answers (infection, overdose, and scarring) are more
common with administration of a drug through injection.*
*6. What does metabolism do?*
a. maintains the composition of the drug
b. alters the composition of the drug
c. alters the drug so it cannot be eliminated from the body
d. maintains the peak intensity of the drug - Correct Answers -*B: Alters the composition
of the drug*
Metabolism is a process by which an ingested drug is changed into a form that can be
removed from the user's body. The faster the drug moves through the user's system,
the sooner the effects of the drug are diminished.
*7. How are drugs MOST often removed from the body?*
a. by vomiting
b. through exhalation
c. through the user's urine
d. by pumping the stomach contents - Correct Answers -*C: Through the user's urine*
Drugs most often leave the body after metabolization through the user's urine.
Depending upon the level of efficiency, the liver and kidneys work together to break the
drug down and excrete it out of the body through the user's urine.
*8. What is a route of administration?*
a. the directions to a drug supplier
b. a way to process a drug user's recovery program
c. the way a drug acts upon the user's body
, d. the manner in which a drug enters the user's body - Correct Answers -*D: The
manner in which a drug enters the user's body*
A route of administration is the means by which a drug is taken into the user's body.
This ingestion can be accomplished in a number of ways. The most common ways to
bring a drug into the bloodstream are oral, injection, and inhalation and nasal.
*9. When a drug is ingested orally, which of the following BEST describes how the drug
enters the bloodstream?*
a. through the lungs
b. directly via a blood vessel
c. through the stomach or small intestines
d. via nasal membranes - Correct Answers -*C: Through the stomach or small
intestines*
When a drug is taken orally, it is dissolved within the stomach and then passes through
the stomach lining or small intestine to enter the bloodstream.
*10. Which of the following routes of administration achieves the longest-lasting results
for the user?*
a. oral and nasal
b. oral
c. injection
d. inhalation and nasal - Correct Answers -*B: Oral*
Many users prefer the oral route of administration because the effects of the drug tend
to be experienced for a lengthier period of time. The effects of the drug might be less
intense with this route, but the duration of the effects (and ease of administration)
overrides that concern for many users
*11. How does a drug enter the user's bloodstream when snorted or sniffed?*
a. by entering a blood vessel directly
b. through the membrane lining of the nasal passages
c. through the stomach wall
d. by passing through the small intestine - Correct Answers -*B: Through the membrane
lining of the nasal passages*
When a drug is snorted or sniffed, it collects directly upon the inner lining of the nose.
These nasal passages have sensitive membranes that then absorb the drug and pass it
into the user's system.
*12. Why do some users prefer the route of injection for drug administration?*
a. It provides a fast and high-peak effect.
b. It is easier to inject a drug than to take it other ways.
c. Needles are safer to use than other routes.
