2024-2025 COMPREHENSIVE DRUG USE AND
ABUSE EXAM 1 | COMPLETE EXAM WITH
OVER 400+ REAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following statements regarding drugs administered orally is
incorrect?
drugs absorbed from the gut do not get to the liver for metabolism until after
they are distributed throughout the body
_________ are known to view their drug use as necessary in order to have fun
and they often use drugs in order to escape and postpone personal problems, and
relieve stress and anxieties.
Compulsive Users
A minute gap between the neuron and target cell across which neurotransmitters
travel is called a ________________
synaptic cleft
__________ is the maintenance of internal stability
homeostasis
,If a drug falls into which of the following categories, it will be classified as
prescription.
not safe for self-medicating because its toxicity
new compound not been shown to be completely safe
the drug is habit forming
Basic kinds of side effects of drug use can include ___________
dependence, nausea,change of mental state, allergic reaction, change in
cardiovascular
______ drugs have high abuse potential and are not approved in the United
States for medical purposes
Schedule 1
Types of individuals specifically termed _______ seekers continually seek new or
novel thrills in their experiences
Sensation
Theories of addiction that deal with mental or emotional states, often associated
with or exacerbated by social or environmental factors, are known as
___________ theories
psychological
,This theory explains drug use as largely peer generated activity
subculture theory
Which of the following terms refers to drugs used to relieve anxiety?
anxiolytic
A CNS depressant often used to relive anxiety is a(n) ________
sedative
The __________ established the criteria for determining whether a drug should
be classified as prescription or nonprescription
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951
Which of the following can be toxic as sufficiently high doses?
all of the above
The idea that drug consumption is found across all income levels, social classes,
races, ethnicities, lifestyles and age groups refers to drugs as _________
, an equal-opportunity affliction
Licit drugs are drugs that are ________
The approach to detoxifying a person dependent on drugs depends on ________
the duration of action of the drug; the severity of dependence; the nature of the
drug
Chemical alteration of drugs by body processes is called ________
metabolism
All the major biological explanations related to drug abuse assume that these
substances exert their _________ effects by altering brain chemistry or neuronal
(basic functional cell of the brain) activity
psychoactive
Which of the following brain regions is most likely to directly regulate the
endocrine systems?
hypothalamus
Select the incorrect statement about methaqualone.
ABUSE EXAM 1 | COMPLETE EXAM WITH
OVER 400+ REAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following statements regarding drugs administered orally is
incorrect?
drugs absorbed from the gut do not get to the liver for metabolism until after
they are distributed throughout the body
_________ are known to view their drug use as necessary in order to have fun
and they often use drugs in order to escape and postpone personal problems, and
relieve stress and anxieties.
Compulsive Users
A minute gap between the neuron and target cell across which neurotransmitters
travel is called a ________________
synaptic cleft
__________ is the maintenance of internal stability
homeostasis
,If a drug falls into which of the following categories, it will be classified as
prescription.
not safe for self-medicating because its toxicity
new compound not been shown to be completely safe
the drug is habit forming
Basic kinds of side effects of drug use can include ___________
dependence, nausea,change of mental state, allergic reaction, change in
cardiovascular
______ drugs have high abuse potential and are not approved in the United
States for medical purposes
Schedule 1
Types of individuals specifically termed _______ seekers continually seek new or
novel thrills in their experiences
Sensation
Theories of addiction that deal with mental or emotional states, often associated
with or exacerbated by social or environmental factors, are known as
___________ theories
psychological
,This theory explains drug use as largely peer generated activity
subculture theory
Which of the following terms refers to drugs used to relieve anxiety?
anxiolytic
A CNS depressant often used to relive anxiety is a(n) ________
sedative
The __________ established the criteria for determining whether a drug should
be classified as prescription or nonprescription
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951
Which of the following can be toxic as sufficiently high doses?
all of the above
The idea that drug consumption is found across all income levels, social classes,
races, ethnicities, lifestyles and age groups refers to drugs as _________
, an equal-opportunity affliction
Licit drugs are drugs that are ________
The approach to detoxifying a person dependent on drugs depends on ________
the duration of action of the drug; the severity of dependence; the nature of the
drug
Chemical alteration of drugs by body processes is called ________
metabolism
All the major biological explanations related to drug abuse assume that these
substances exert their _________ effects by altering brain chemistry or neuronal
(basic functional cell of the brain) activity
psychoactive
Which of the following brain regions is most likely to directly regulate the
endocrine systems?
hypothalamus
Select the incorrect statement about methaqualone.
