Week 1- Introduction and Concept of Substance Use Disorders
Drug use disorders are the _____ leading cause of death in adults around the world.
6th
Cocaine is the most commonly abused illegal drug in the United States and Canada. T/F
False
Cultural Reasons could be a reason for drug use. T/F
False
Humans seem to be the only animals with a propensity towards using mind-altering substances. T/F
False
Secondary effect is the main effect. T/F
False
The desired dose is the lethal dose. T/F
False
Violence induced by the pharmacological properties of the drug itself is an example of what type of violence?
Pharmacological
The _____ effect of a drug is the desired effect.
Primary
The _____ effect of a drug is an unwanted side effect.
Secondary
25% of the entire population of the US (70 million) are addicted to marijuana. T/F
True
A neuropharmaceutical's potency is the ratio between the size of a dose and the behavioral response. T/F
True
Adults with SUDs are more likely to physically abuse and/or neglect their children than their non-abusing peers. T/F
True
Antagonists are able to fit into the receptor site without activating it. T/F
True
Approximately 25% of patients seen by primary care physicians have an alcohol or drug problem. T/F
True
Chronic exposure to drugs of abuse disrupts the way critical brain structures interact to control and inhibit behaviors related to drug abuse. T/F
True
Drug abuse does not appear to initiate a criminal career, although it does increase the extent and seriousness of one. T/F
True
Globally estimated 14 million people abuse or are addicted to cocaine. T/F
True
Half-life is the time it takes the drug to work. T/F
True
Illicit drug abuse is associated with criminal behavior. T/F
True
Internal forms of drug administration are Orally, Sublingually, and Rectally. T/F
True
It has been proven that there is a correlation between substance use and violence. T/F
True
Most workplaces that drug test use urine testing. T/F
True
Of all the substances used to alter mood and consciousness, alcohol is the one most directly linked to crime, especially violent crime. T/F
True
One reason people use drugs is to express a forbidden impulse. T/F
True
One third of all arrests in the United States are for alcohol-related offenses. T/F
True
Peak effects are the same as therapeutic threshold. T/F
True
Secondary effects are the things the user must endure to get the Prime effect. T/F
True
Some people become addicted to cope with physical pain. T/F
True
Substance abuse is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. T/F
True
Substance use disorders are collectively still the most prevalent mental health problem facing the United States. T/F
True
Suicide is a major concern of those addicted. T/F
True
The blood brain barrier is a thin layer of tissue contributed by the astrocytes of the brain. T/F
True
The neurotransmitters are constantly re-wiring themselves to allow for greater/reduced sensitivity to the neurotransmitter being thrown at it. T/F
True
The prime effects of drugs are what the drug is intended to do. T/F
True
Which of the following is not part of the distribution process of drug molecules in the human body?
absorption
Use of which of the following substances have remained fairly stable in society, according to your text?
alcohol and tobacco
Use of which of the following substances have remained fairly stable in society, according to your text?
alcohol and tobacco.
The most commonly abused substance in the United States is _____.
alcohol.
A person may use chemicals in order to
all of these answers: - cope with pain - bond socially - experience a feeling of euphoria
Which process is affected by factors such as the individual's sex, state of hydration, genetic heritage, general health, and muscle/ adipose tissue ration?
distribution
Virtually all of the drugs of abuse known at this time:
either once were, or are now being investigated as potential pharmaceutical agents.
Illicit drugs are usually different pharmacologically than prescription drugs? T/F
false
The subcutaneous method of drug administration:
involves the injection of the compound just under the skin
In reality most of the drugs of abuse were pharmaceutical agents in the past. T/F
true
People can be addicted to things other than drugs. T/F
true
Pharmacology is often described as a bridge science because it incorporates knowledge and skills from a number of basic science disciplines including physiology, biochemistry and cell and molecular biology. T/F
true
Use of alcohol and tobacco have remained fairly stable in society. T/F
true
