UPTP EXAM 3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (2026/2027)| GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!
8 major control mechanisms imposed on the manufacture, purchase, and distribution of substances listed under the CSA ✔️1. Registration of
handlers
2. Record keeping requirements
3. Quotas on manufacturing
4. Restrictions on distribution
5. Restrictions on dispensing
6. Limitations on imports and exports
7. Conditions for storage of drugs
8. Reports of transactions to the government
3 factors to determine a drug's schedule ✔️1. Potential for abuse
2. Current medical use in the U.S.
3. Presence of lack of safety standards
Schedule I ✔️High potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety standards
Schedule II ✔️High potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, may have severe psychological or physical dependence
Schedule III ✔️Less potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, moderate to low physical dependence, or high psychological
dependence
Schedule IV ✔️Low potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, limited physical or psychological dependence relative to the drugs in
schedule III
Schedule V ✔️Low potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, limited physical or psychological dependence
3 pharmacological classifications of drugs ✔️1. Depressants
2. Hallucinogenics
3. Stimulants
Drug ✔️Any substance that has an effect on the mind or body
Physical Dependence ✔️Happens from repeated use where the body requires the presence of the drug to prevent withdrawal symptoms (i.e.
heroin)
Psychological Dependence ✔️Craving, much more difficult to overcome than physical dependence, develops rapidly (i.e. cocaine, meth)
Primary Narcotics ✔️1. Morphine
2. Codeine
3. Heroin
4. Dilaudid
5. Oxycodone
6. Methadone
7. Demerol
, Effects of depressants ✔️Decrease activity of the CNS, Relieve pain, Induce sleep, Relieve anxiety, Constrict the pupils of the eyes, Cause physical
dependance
Source of all natural narcotics ✔️The opium poppy plant
3 main sources of illicit opium ✔️1. The golden triangle
2. The golden crescent
3. Mexico & Columbia
Symptoms of depressant withdrawal ✔️1. Sweating/chills
2. Cramps
3. Sneezing
4. Runny nose
5. Nausea/vomiting
6. Tremors, anxiety, and panic
7. Pain in large muscles/joints
8. Loss of appetite
9. Watery eyes/yawning
2 categories in the stimulant family of drugs ✔️1. Cocaine
2. Amphetamine compounds
Effects of stimulants ✔️1. Increase heart rate
2. Relieve fatigue
3. Reduce appetite
4. Dilates pupils
5. Causes primarily psychological dependence
Symptoms of withdrawal from stimulants ✔️1. Deep depression
2. Debilitating fatigue
3. Agitated
4. Irritated
5. Disoriented
6. Apathy/lethargy
7. Long periods of sleep, followed by insomnia
5 hallucinogenic drugs ✔️1. Marijuana
2. Peyote
3. Psychedelic Mushrooms
4. LSD
5. PCP
Most widely used illicit drug in the U.S. ✔️Marijuana
8 major control mechanisms imposed on the manufacture, purchase, and distribution of substances listed under the CSA ✔️1. Registration of
handlers
2. Record keeping requirements
3. Quotas on manufacturing
4. Restrictions on distribution
5. Restrictions on dispensing
6. Limitations on imports and exports
7. Conditions for storage of drugs
8. Reports of transactions to the government
3 factors to determine a drug's schedule ✔️1. Potential for abuse
2. Current medical use in the U.S.
3. Presence of lack of safety standards
Schedule I ✔️High potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety standards
Schedule II ✔️High potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, may have severe psychological or physical dependence
Schedule III ✔️Less potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, moderate to low physical dependence, or high psychological
dependence
Schedule IV ✔️Low potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, limited physical or psychological dependence relative to the drugs in
schedule III
Schedule V ✔️Low potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, limited physical or psychological dependence
3 pharmacological classifications of drugs ✔️1. Depressants
2. Hallucinogenics
3. Stimulants
Drug ✔️Any substance that has an effect on the mind or body
Physical Dependence ✔️Happens from repeated use where the body requires the presence of the drug to prevent withdrawal symptoms (i.e.
heroin)
Psychological Dependence ✔️Craving, much more difficult to overcome than physical dependence, develops rapidly (i.e. cocaine, meth)
Primary Narcotics ✔️1. Morphine
2. Codeine
3. Heroin
4. Dilaudid
5. Oxycodone
6. Methadone
7. Demerol
, Effects of depressants ✔️Decrease activity of the CNS, Relieve pain, Induce sleep, Relieve anxiety, Constrict the pupils of the eyes, Cause physical
dependance
Source of all natural narcotics ✔️The opium poppy plant
3 main sources of illicit opium ✔️1. The golden triangle
2. The golden crescent
3. Mexico & Columbia
Symptoms of depressant withdrawal ✔️1. Sweating/chills
2. Cramps
3. Sneezing
4. Runny nose
5. Nausea/vomiting
6. Tremors, anxiety, and panic
7. Pain in large muscles/joints
8. Loss of appetite
9. Watery eyes/yawning
2 categories in the stimulant family of drugs ✔️1. Cocaine
2. Amphetamine compounds
Effects of stimulants ✔️1. Increase heart rate
2. Relieve fatigue
3. Reduce appetite
4. Dilates pupils
5. Causes primarily psychological dependence
Symptoms of withdrawal from stimulants ✔️1. Deep depression
2. Debilitating fatigue
3. Agitated
4. Irritated
5. Disoriented
6. Apathy/lethargy
7. Long periods of sleep, followed by insomnia
5 hallucinogenic drugs ✔️1. Marijuana
2. Peyote
3. Psychedelic Mushrooms
4. LSD
5. PCP
Most widely used illicit drug in the U.S. ✔️Marijuana
