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Human brain chemistry can be affected by psychoactive drugs, behavioral addictions, and mental illness, to induce an altered state of consciousness. - Answer True Attempts to solve the problems of drug abuse, addiction, and crime focus on demand reduction, supply reduction, and reduction of drug potency. - Answer False Originally called "freebase," "crack cocaine" first appeared at the beginning of this century. - Answer False The American Revolution was supported by exportati...

Which of the following is a useful tool for measuring the level of craving for a drug? - Answer Level of preoccupation with access to the drug Which of the following is a common psychological feature among people who are prone to addiction? - Answer Craving Which of the following is one valid explanation for why an addicted individual might need an increasing quantity of the same drug? - Answer Metabolic tolerance Which of the following is most likely to lead to increasing toleran...

Identify an accurate statement about substance use: A) user history with a drug does not influence its effect on the user B) not all substance use is abuse C) every drug has a singular effect D) amount of drug consumed does not influence its effect on a user - Answer B) not all substance use is abuse An accurate statement about psychoactive drugs is that ___ . A) user history does not influence the effect of drugs B) every drug acts at multiple sites C) every instance of drug u...

The nurse working on a high-acuity medical-surgical unit is prioritizing care for four patients who were just admitted. Which patient should the nurse assess first? a. The NPO patient with a blood glucose level of 80 mg/dL who just received 20 units of 70/30 Novolin insulin b. The patient with a pulse of 58 beats per minute who is about to receive digoxin [Lanoxin] c. The patient with a blood pressure of 136/92 mm Hg who complains of having a headache d. The patient with an allergy to peni...

What is the most commonly used illicit drug? Marijuana Heroin Ecstasy - Answer marijuana Which of these statements is true? Drugs may lift you into a temporary "high" but when the drug wears off the crash is lower than before. Drugs enhance your creativity. Drugs will remove your fears and make life more pleasant. - Answer Drugs may lift you into a temporary "high" but when the drug wears off the crash is lower than before. Many users have reported getting hooked on whi...

Thrill-seeking behavior is likely to lead many students to avoid drug abuse. Please select the best answer from the choices provided. - Answer False Side effects of medicines are always the same for everyone. Please select the best answer from the choices provided. - Answer False If a doctor prescribes Tylenol III with codeine, he or she has prescribed a __________. A. stimulant B. depressant C. narcotic D. hallucinogen Please select the best answer from the c...

When there is a possibility that the short-term effects of a particular drug will trigger a toxic reaction, then this drug is identified as having what level of toxicity? - Answer acute Between , the drug involved in the greatest number of U.S. overdose deaths was: - Answer synthetic opiates other than heroin or prescription opioid medications When a drug is taken for a specific purpose other than getting "high," this is defined as: - Answer instrumental use The slang term for a...

Chemical dependency may be the greatest public health problem in the United States - Answer True There is a national registry of prevention and treatment programs, but program results are anecdotal rather than evidence based. - Answer False Coerced (legally mandated) treatment is not as effective as voluntary treatment. - Answer False Treating people with addictions costs substantially less than incarcerating them for the same length of time. - Answer True There is a universa...

Controlled Substances Act (1970) - Answer Lists methamphetamine and other amphetamines in Schedule II - Allows for enforcement of production quotas - Black market evolves - Cocaine (and meth) popularity increases - Synthetic speed seekers rely more on meth than other amphetamines (Iron Law of Prohibition) Harrison Act of 1914; prohibition of opiates and coco products - Answer - The first nationwide drug prohibition - Though the government has waged a war on drugs since then, it reall...

a bar - Answer Statistically speaking, on an episode-by-episode basis, the setting in which alcohol-impairment injury is most likely to take place is: positive - Answer The relationship between alcohol consumption and engaging in risky, deviant behavior is: all drinkers of alcohol are drug users - Answer In a psychopharmacological sense, ___________. people are influenced equally by a given quantity of an alcoholic beverage—whether it is distilled spirits, wine, or beer. - Answe...