HLTH 501 Final Exam UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Psychoactive Drug - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔any substance that has the capability of
altering mood, perception, or behavior.
OR
a drug that is used to manage neuro-psychological wellness
Drug Misuse - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔intentional/unintentional inappropriate use of
prescribed or over-the-counter drugs for a purpose it was not intended.
Drug Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔intentional/unintentional inappropriate use of a
drug resulting in physical, emotional, financial, intellectual, or social consequences for the
user
Routes of Administration - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔oral ingestion, injection, inhalation,
absorbed
Types of injection - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous
Opiates - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔refers to opium and the derivatives of opium
- morphine, heroin, codeine
Opioids - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔synthetic, chemically manufactured drugs with very
similar properties
- prescription drugs
Amphetamines - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔powerful prescription stimulants
, Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔drugs capable of inducing sedation
and sleep
- barbiturates, minor tranquilizers, non-barbiturates, inhalants
Hallucinogens - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔induce hallucinations and delusions
-LSD, mushrooms (psilocybin), peyote (mescaline), jimsonweed, salvia, and bath salts
Reasons for drug use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔experimentation, pleasure/escape,
reinforcement, peer influence, spiritual purposes, self-discovery, social interaction,
rebelliousness
Risk factors for drug use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔growing up in a chaotic household
parents who misuse/abuse drugs
lacking of mutual attachment and nurturing
school failures
shyness
aggressiveness
perception that drug use is acceptable
associating with peers who engage in drug use
Experimental use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔infrequent and motivated by curiosity
Social-Recreational use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔taking drugs to share pleasurable
experiences among friends
Circumstantial-Situational use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔short-term use to content with
immediate distress or pressure; or to meet a particular event being faced
Intensified Use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔taking drugs on a steady basis to relieve a
problem - to maintain a good feeling
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Psychoactive Drug - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔any substance that has the capability of
altering mood, perception, or behavior.
OR
a drug that is used to manage neuro-psychological wellness
Drug Misuse - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔intentional/unintentional inappropriate use of
prescribed or over-the-counter drugs for a purpose it was not intended.
Drug Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔intentional/unintentional inappropriate use of a
drug resulting in physical, emotional, financial, intellectual, or social consequences for the
user
Routes of Administration - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔oral ingestion, injection, inhalation,
absorbed
Types of injection - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous
Opiates - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔refers to opium and the derivatives of opium
- morphine, heroin, codeine
Opioids - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔synthetic, chemically manufactured drugs with very
similar properties
- prescription drugs
Amphetamines - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔powerful prescription stimulants
, Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔drugs capable of inducing sedation
and sleep
- barbiturates, minor tranquilizers, non-barbiturates, inhalants
Hallucinogens - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔induce hallucinations and delusions
-LSD, mushrooms (psilocybin), peyote (mescaline), jimsonweed, salvia, and bath salts
Reasons for drug use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔experimentation, pleasure/escape,
reinforcement, peer influence, spiritual purposes, self-discovery, social interaction,
rebelliousness
Risk factors for drug use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔growing up in a chaotic household
parents who misuse/abuse drugs
lacking of mutual attachment and nurturing
school failures
shyness
aggressiveness
perception that drug use is acceptable
associating with peers who engage in drug use
Experimental use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔infrequent and motivated by curiosity
Social-Recreational use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔taking drugs to share pleasurable
experiences among friends
Circumstantial-Situational use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔short-term use to content with
immediate distress or pressure; or to meet a particular event being faced
Intensified Use - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔taking drugs on a steady basis to relieve a
problem - to maintain a good feeling
