Substance Abuse Test 2

which of the following is the correctly ordered progression for levels of alcohol use?

1)abstention 2)experiementation 3)social/recreational

Women have a higher percentage of body water than do men of comparable size, so there is more water to dilute the alcohol they drink.

False.

The primary illegitimate source for obtaining prescription drugs, such as Oxy, Vicodin, and Xanax is over the internet.

False. Legit scripts

Heavy prolonged use of stimulants can induce a schizophrenic like psychosis

True

OD deaths involving opioids most commonly include their combined use with other legal or elicit substances, i.e. alcohol, benzos, etc.

True

Blackouts are caused by alcohol-induced electrochemical disruption in the brain.

True.

which of the following physical factors affect the rate at which an individual's liver can metabolize alcohol?

heredity, race and ethnicity, and gender.

One of the symptoms of chronic use of opiates is itchy skin.

true

Tolerance to one type of depressant, such as alcohol, can lead to the development of cross-tolerance, such as benzos.

true

Needing a dose of a drug just to feel "normal" is a sign of tolerance.

true.

drug tolerance develops ion part due to the increased efficiency of the liver in processing drug that is used regularly.

true.

Stimulant drugs including cocaine and meth force the release of dopamine. This surge of dopamine auses paranoia.

true. regulates thoughts and it can also stimulate the over brain's fright center, causing paranoia.

According to researchers, a person who smokes 22 cigs is 22 x more likely to use cocaine than a smoker

true. see research by Schitz DeLaune

Binge drinking causes the most problems and is defined as

5 or more drinks for men 4 or more drinks for women

Drug use in gay community is unrelated to prejudice, homophobia, fear of coming out and being onself. Therefor preention and treatment do not need to address these issues.

False. More prevelant in the gay community.

The majority of heroin available in the US comes from Afghanistan.

False. The majority comes from Mexico and South America. Only 20% from Mexico.

Depessants impact the cns by elevating the user's blood pressure, pulse, heart rate and resp.

False. lowering it.

Treatment for addiction to opiates requires physical detox and psychological correction.

True.

Using a needle in the same blood vessels can cause them to collapse.

True.

one of the most long-lasting effects of alcool avuse is inability to experience normal sexual relationships.

True.

the effects of alcohol depend on the amount ingested over a given period of time.

True.

When a person who has veen drinking can only partially recall the events that occurred after they began drinking, this is known as

brownouts - partial memory recall with prompting.

Meth and cocaine are the most widely used stimulant drugs in the world

false. nicotine, caffein,e khat and betel nut are the top stimulants used worldwide.

The alcoholic content of most US wines is generally lower than European wines, therefore drinking wine made in the US can reduce risk of over intoxification.

False. US wines are generally higher in alcoholic conent than European wines.

Law enforcement and treatment personnel can get a strong idication of what type of drug a person is using from the size of their pupils.

True. Note it is reaction or not to light.

When a person has developed tolerance to caffeine and then they subsequently withdrawal from the caffeine it results i physical pain, extreme fatigue, and depression.

True. headaches, sleep problems, fatigue, irritability and lethargy are also caffeine withdrawal symptoms.

Alcoolic hepatitis is a disease that affects the liver and is caused by prolonged heavy drinking.

True. usually takes months or years of heavy drinking to develop.