HLTH 501 EXAM 1 |2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED| REAL EXAM
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Define: Psychoactive Drug - (answer)a substance that has the capability of altering mood,
perception, or behavior.
Define: Drug Misuse - (answer)the intentional or inappropriate use of prescribed or over-the-
counter drugs
Name examples of Drug Misuse - (answer)-*Mixing Drugs*
-Consuming more of a drug than prescribed
-Using more than one prescription at a time
Define: Drug Abuse - (answer)the intentional and inappropriate use of a drug resulting in
physical, emotional, financial, intellectual, or social consequences for the user
Excise tax on whiskey sparked what - (answer)The Whiskey Rebellion
What state was the first state to ban alcohol? - (answer)Maine
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The Koran _________________ coffee and _______________ its use - (answer)Condemned
coffee, and banned its use
In the 1600's coffee houses were called what?
What did they become? - (answer)Coffee houses were called "penny universities"
They became centers for learning
Cocaine is an example of a what? - (answer)Schedule II Drug
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the highest rate of binge drinking and
the highest rate of drinking occurred in the _________ age group - (answer)18-25
The Office of National Drug Control Policy places the health and social cost of drug use at
$__________ annually. - (answer)$193 Billion
Define: Environmental Use - (answer)Infrequent use motivated by curiosity
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It is estimated that employee drug abuse costs the workplace $__________. - (answer)$25.6
Billion
What is a False Positive Drug Test? - (answer)A person tests positive for a drug even though no
drug is present in the person's urine.
What reduces the initiation and frequency of alcohol use? - (answer)Family interventions into
adolescent alcohol use
Drugs used to increase pleasure (such as euphoria) or reduce boredom provide what? -
(answer)Positive Reinforcement
What is physical dependency marked by? - (answer)Withdraw Symptoms- a perceived need for
the drug, and an unstructured life.
What are Withdraw Symptoms? - (answer)Physical symptoms that appear after drug use ceases.
What two words did the WHO propose to substitute even though they are different. -
(answer)Dependency in place of Addiction