VERIFIED ANSWERS
___________ drug use refers to using a drug entirely to experience its effects.
a.instrumental
b. recreational
c. therapeutic
d. abusive
b. recreational
which of the following describes a psychoactive drug?
a. john feels better after rubbing an oral gel on his sore tooth
b.john feels less depressed after taking his antidepressant
c. john's headache pain is gone after taking a pain-relieving drug
d. none of the above
b. john feels less depressed after taking his antidepressant medication
drugs a and b produce similar types of effects. drug a has an ED50 value of 10 mg/kg and
drug b has ED50 values of 5mg/kg. what can be said about these drugs?
a. drug a is more potent than drug b
b. drug a will have a safer therapeutic index
c. drug b will have a safer therapeutic index
d.drug b is more potent than drug a
, d. drug b is more potent than drug a
for the statement, acetaminophen (tylenol) is an analgesic drug, what is the traded name?
a.analgesic
b. tylenol
c. the trade name is not provide
d.acetaminophen
b. tylenol
a certain safety index is
a. a therapeutic index of 100 or greater
b. a therapeutic index of 10 or greater
c. a therapeutic index calculated from a low percentage TD value and a high percentage ED
value
c. a therapeutic index calc from a low TD and a high ED
if a drug has an ED50 of 1 mg/kg and drug b has an ED50 of 10mg/kg from some
therapeutic effect, which drug would taking a lower amount to achieve the therapeutic
effect?
drug a
all of the following are characteristics of instrumental drug use except?
a. taking a drug for a reason other than feeling the drugs effects
b. voluntarily taking a drug
c. taking a drug in order ti fell high from the drug