Drug Psych Mini Test Questions
Which is true about Viagra?
It is one of the 20 most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States
Generally, the more cannabidiol a strain of cannabis has, the less THC
True
Glutamate is an amino acid and it is also the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the CNS.
True
The average professional NBA player's salary is more than 100 times the average annual salary of a secretary
True
There are as many as 450 synthesized cannabinoids.
True
There is some rather strong evidence that use of smoked marijuana exacerbates schizophrenic symptoms.
True
One reason binge drinking is so dangerous is because alcohol exhibits zero order kinetics instead of first order kinetics
True
Rum is distilled from molasses
True
Serotonin is generally considered an inhibitory neurotransmitter throughout the brain and body.
True
Some of the synthesized synthetic cannabinoids have been declared illegal drugs in the USA.
True
THC and its metabolites have long half-lives and may remain in the body for many days or even weeks after use
True
THC is a phytocannabinoid and anandamide is an endocannabinoid
True
The CDC estimates that secondhand smoke is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States behind active smoking and alcohol
True
The USA has about 5% of the World's population. True or false, the USA consumes about 65% of the world's supply of illicit drugs?
True
The area of the brain that is most involved in rational decision-making and planning in not fully developed until well into a person's twenties.
True
The best way to avoid drug abuse and addiction is to prevent someone from starting rather than trying to get them to stop
True
The blood brain barrier keeps most large, water-soluble substances out of the brain
True
The dose response curve measures the magnitude of a drug's effects as a function of the dose given.
True
The following statement (or very similar one) was made in your text: The rate of increase in diagnosis of ADHD has been so large, across recent decades, that it can't solely be due to neurological changes.
True
The net effect of addictive opioids is an increase in release dopamine from dopamine producing neurons.
True
The prevailing theory is that schizophrenia is a dopamine surfeit disease.
True
The synthetic cannabinoid Spice binds more fully to brain cannabinoid receptors than does THC and may produce more intense effects
True
The text, says, this or something similar "Unfortunately, acetaminophen (i.e., Tylenol) use also is associated with dampened positive emotions and reduced empathy for others"
True
Those who are age 21-25 have the highest rates of binge drinking
True
True or False, THC levels in sold marijuana products have increased almost yearly from 2001 to 2013?
True
True or False, The Dept. of Agriculture has research to indicate that fiber hemp grown during 4-6 months, has the same amount of paper as 4-5 acres as 20 year-old trees?
True
True or false, are there as many as three endogenous opioids?
True
True or false, nicotine is highly toxic, and it must be precisely controlled to prevent high toxicity
True
True or false, there are data to support that CBD is antioxidant, anti-convulsant, anti-anxiety, antipsychotic and neuroprotective?
True
True or false, women metabolize nicotine faster than men?
True
When a drug is called an agonist, it means the drug mimics the effects of a neurotransmitter.
True
Withdrawal from chronic heavy alcohol use is more dangerous than withdrawal from long-term heroin use.
True
Withdrawal symptoms are typically opposite to those of the direct effects of the drug.
True
Withdrawal symptoms to stimulants, e.g., cocaine, include depression.
True
XTC is often touted as enhancing empathy.
True
Your textbook has the following quotation by an authority in the area of critical thinking: "Critical thinking is thinking about your thinking while you're thinking in order to make you thinking better"
True
Which is true about vaporizing marijuana?
Vaping marijuana does not get hot enough to burn the plant material
Which is true about the mechanism of action of sedative/hypnotics?
When benzodiazepines bind to the GABA receptor, they allow more chloride to enter the cell
Which of the following is true of Implanon/ Nexplanon?
it must be inserted and removed by a health-care professional
Which of the following is NOT a typical effect of NSAIDs?
Promotes blood clotting
Which is true about drug dependence?
Psychological dependence can be more powerful than physical dependence
Which of these is one of the effects that tobacco has on the heart?
Raises blood pressure
How is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder usually diagnosed?
Reports from family and teachers
Which is true about drugs used to treat ADHD?
Ritalin is a brand of methylphenidate
Which is false about treatments for schizophrenia?
Second generation antipsychotics are about 3 times more effective than first generation antipsychotics
Which of the following treatment options for substance abuse has the greatest number of people?
Self-help groups
Which is true about caffeine consumption around the world?
Some of the countries of Northern Europe have the highest caffeine consumption in the world
One of the following will abate alcohol withdrawal symptoms sufficiently to be considered a medicine for the withdrawal. Pick it.
Benzodiazepine
Which of these drugs is not typically used to help people deal with opioid addiction?
Bupropion
Ingesting opium gives a rapid, more intense and more addictive high than smoking opium.
False
It is best to take pills with grapefruit juice.
False
It is clearly therapeutic to reduce a fever with the earliest onset of even a marginal increase in body temperate (say 101.5 degrees F), hence prevention the progression of disease.
False
Jason and Jonathan are both in 1 st grade, Jason is 6 years old and 1 month and Jonathan is 6 years old and 11 months. Jonathan is more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD
False
Korsafoff's syndrome is associated with depletion of stores of vitamin D.
False
LSD and psilocybin are highly addictive and have a dangerously low therapeutic index.
False
MDMA works mainly at GABA receptors
False
Marijuana scores a "zero" on the addictiveness scale
False
Members of the Native American Church are legally able to use any and all drugs in their religious ceremonies
False
Mescaline is the major psychoactive substance in psilocybin mushrooms
False
Most nicotine is created synthetically in the lab and no longer comes from the tobacco plant
False
OTC drugs are not approved for sale unless they have no potential interactions with any other drugs
False
Psilocybin is the major psychoactive ingredient in peyote
False
Receptors are most commonly located on the axon of a neuron.
False
Sedative/hypnotic drugs increase the amount of time spent in REM sleep.
False
Sublingual drugs are administered with a hypodermic needle and injected under the skin.
False
The FDA does not have the authority to regulate the sale and manufacture of e-cigarettes
False
Which of the following is not a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
Neglect of personal hygiene
Which is not a reason that explains why tobacco is so addictive?
Nicotine has a very long half-life, so it stays in the system for months
Children and the elderly are less able to metabolize drugs and are, therefore, more sensitive to them than are adults.
True
Children who live in southern states are diagnosed with ADHD at a significantly higher rate than those living in western states
True
China, due to its large population and its propensity to drink beer, is the world's largest consumer of beer?
True
Chronic use of ibuprofen may increase one's risk of heart attack
True
Cocaine blocks re-uptake of dopamine.
True
Cocaine blocks sodium channels in pain pathways.
True
Datura is an example of a deliriant hallucinogen
True
Does MDMA induce "empathic effects."
True
Does high doses of MDMA induce toxic effects on serotonin neurons.
True
Drug tolerance refers to a phenomenon whereby chronic use of a drug can decrease the drug's effects
True
Drugs that reduce anxiety are called anxiolytics.
True
Ethanol induces dopamine release from DA neurons by blocking GABA's inhibitory effects on dopaminergic neurons.
True
Females use prescription sedative/hypnotics more than males.
True
From both the animal-lab and epidemiological studies, frequent intake of alcoholic beverages during adolescence increase the diagnoses of alcoholism (alcohol use disorder) during womanhood.
True
If you were to block the reuptake of a neurotransmitter, it would increase that neurotransmitter's effects at the postsynaptic neuron
True
In Uruguay, drug use or possession for personal consumption is not criminalized
True
Only in about 5 countries do citizens live longer than in the United States of America.
False
Prozac is extremely effective in treating PTSD in 75% of patients
False
Patients prescribed any hypnotic are more likely to die earlier than those never using hypnotics.
True
The alcohol beverage industry spends almost a $ 1 billion per year on all media advertising.
False
The average American drinks much more alcohol today than in any time in our history
False
The capillaries of the brain and spinal cord are leakier than the capillaries of the liver
False
The effective doses of all the hallucinogens are remarkably similar
False
The many of the drugs prescribed for treating major depressive disorder (that has been used for many years) relieves depression shortly after its administration, but its effects wane rapidly.
False
The rate of positive drug tests in those applying for welfare is 50% higher than that in the general population
False
The respiratory centers of the brainstem begin to be significantly inhibited with a single alcoholic drink
False
The term "spice" is used, in popular culture of drug-use, to indicate drugs such as Ritalin.
False
The terms "dependence" and "addiction" are interchangeable
False
There is no solid evidence that chronic use of marijuana (say rather consistently on a near daily basis for say decades) decreases, on average, cognitive functions such as attention span and memory.
False
True or false, Studies prove that vaping (using e-cigarettes) is the most effective way to quit smoking cigarettes?
False
An individual's risk of drug addiction increases if he or she has a parent or sibling who is dependent on drugs or alcohol
True
Anabolic-androgenic steroids increase the risk of liver cancer
True
Antihistamines can be used as sleep aids
True
Antitussives are drugs that suppress or prevent coughing
True
Which of these school-based prevention programs is the most effective in preventing drug use and abuse?
A structured, interactive, long-term program that provides information and life skills
Which is the definition of binge drinking?
A woman who consumes 4 or more alcoholic drinks on the same occasion on at least one day in the past month
As a user moves towards dependency, drug use may become a big part of his or her social identity
True
Buprenorphine is safer and more effective than methadone
True
A drug that is smoked gets to the brain faster than one that is injected.
True
Marijuana decreases heart rate
False
Which of the following is not one of the criteria listed in the DSM for substance abuse disorder?
Loss of all social interactions
Which is true about hormonal contraception?
Progestins thicken cervical mucus
Which of the following is not an example of a Z drug?
Rozerem
LSD is a schedule I drug
True
Which of the following is the most common side effect of oral contraceptives?
a change in skin pigmentation
The term "endorphin " refers to ___.
a peptide manufactured in the brain that has opioid-like effects
Which of the following is often prescribed to treat ADHD ?
amphetamine
There is a reasonable chance that taking doses of XTC will poison ____neurons.
serotonergic
Dextromethorphan is a drug designed for _________ .
cough
One of the following is more closely associated with modern theories of addictions than the others. Pick the one that could reasonably be more associated with modern theory than the others.
indulgence and gluttony
Compared to morphine, methadone
is longer lasting
Naltrexone ______ addictive.
is not
Nicotine is to Tobacco as ___ is to poppy plants.
morphine
Your lecturer advocates ___.
that women are at grave risk from adverse effects of drinking alcoholic beverages (e.g., increased risk of breast cancer)
The recommendation of nearly all health professionals is that pregnant women drink no more than __ drinks (alcoholic beverages) a day.
zero
Approximately how much does the average U.S. household spend on OTC products per year?
$330
Nine months after psychotherapy against cigarette smoking, one can expect that about ___ % of those getting that therapy to be abstinent from nicotine 3 months after therapy ended.
20
Which of the following age group has the highest rate of current alcohol use?
21-29
What percentage of the population of the United States uses tobacco?
24%
Approximately what percent of the population in the U.S. are considered to have substance dependence or abuse?
8%
Which of the following is true about alcohol?
Acetaldehyde is toxic, and may cause vomiting
Which is false about caffeine?
Caffeine is found in about 5 different species of plants
Which is true about the actions of anabolic-androgenic steroids in women?
Causes enlargement of the clitoris
Of the following drugs, which one does it typically take users the longest to quit?
Cigarettes
Which is true about the cold virus?
Cough and cold medications may actually delay healing
Which of the following is not a potential medical benefit of caffeine, coffee, tea, or chocolate?
Curing Parkinson's Disease
Which is true about dietary supplements?
Dietary supplements don't have to label the active ingredient or potential adverse effects
If there is such a thing, which of the following neurotransmitters is clearly associated with the feeling of pleasure or the feeling of doing something that is good?
Dopamine
There is one neurotransmitter and one neuroanatomical system associated with that neurotransmitter that is more related to the development of addictions to many, if not all, drug-addictions. That neurotransmitter is _____.
Dopamine
In addition to pain relief, morphine is effective against ___.
Dysentary
Which of the following is false regarding reproductive hormones?
Estrogen feeds back to the pituitary to increase the secretion of FSH and LH
American farmers of places like Kentucky during the early days of the colonies were the first to have developed the process of distillation allowing a high concentration of ethanol in alcoholic beverages?
False
An agonist binds to a receptor without producing an effect except to block other substances from the receptor
False
Any elevation in body temperature over 98.6 degrees is dangerous and should be treated with NSAIDs
False
Because they are natural, dietary supplements are safe
False
Benzodiazepines are more toxic than barbiturates.
False
Cannabis sativa has a higher cannabidiol to THC ratio
False
Cocaine increases the activity of GABA in the brain
False
Depression is a purely psychological condition with no physiological abnormalities
False
Drinking red wine significantly reduced the incidence of breast cancer except when the dose was 2 bottles of wine a day
False
Drug mules are used to carry the coca leaves down the Andes mountains.
False
Ethanol is water-soluble but not at all lipid-soluble
False
Exercise has been shown to worsen the symptoms of ADHD
False
Fentanyl is a stimulant similar to cocaine
False
If 2 drugs are taken concurrently and both are metabolized by the CYP450 enzyme system, large amounts of drug A will increase the metabolism of drug B
False
If longevity is a measure of the value of a nation's health-care system, it follows that the USA has clearly one of the best health-care systems in the World.
False
If you inject the same dosage of two drugs, one of which is highly bound to plasma proteins and the other which is unbound, the drug that is bound to plasma proteins will have more of an effect on the body than the unbound drug.
False
In a lecture, it was pointed out that chemists have been unable to develop synthetic drugs for the cannabinoid receptors
False
In context of cocaine use, formication refers to hyper-sexual interest.
False
Individuals who suffer from mental illness are significantly less likely to smoke cigarettes
False
True or false, does chronic use of opioid antagonists produce itch?
False
True/False, Typically, we only use 50% of our brains?
False
Until the development of the birth control pill, women had no contraceptive options in the United States
False
Viagra has been found most effective in women
False
When a drug is called an antagonist, it means the drug mimics the effects of a neurotransmitter.
False
When cigarette ads were banned in the U.S. broadcast media, the tobacco industry decreased the size of its marketing budget
False
Withdrawal from cocaine lasts for 2-3 months and is potentially life threatening.
False
XTC is a sedative.
False
Which is true about the use of performance enhancing drugs?
Female high school students who use steroids are less likely to play school-sponsored team sports
Name the short acting opioid agonist that is a major component in the current opioid crises
Fentanyl
One of the following neurotransmitters is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter, i.e., causes inhibition of action potentials.
GABA
Which one of the following neurotransmitters do benzodiazepines affect?
GABA
Which of the following is not one of the reasons that alcohol use was popular thousands of years ago?
It is an antibiotic and antiviral that helped cure people of diseases such as the plague
Which is true about adenosine?
It lowers heart rate
Chronic users of marijuana develop tolerance to all of the below except:
Memory Effects
Which is false about laxatives?
Metamucil is a nerve agent which increases the firing of the nerves that run to the intestines
Which of the following is true about AOD prevention programs on college campuses?
Minimum legal drinking age laws may be the most effective way to reduce alcohol use on college campuses.
Which of the following is the drug of choice to treat opioid-induced respiratory depression?
Naloxone
Which opioid is a long-lasting opioid antagonist?
Naloxone
Which is true about the causes of major depressive disorder?
The hippocampus of someone with long-term clinical depression is smaller compared to someone without depression
Which is correct about the mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs?
Tricyclic antidepressants block the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine and also block the effects of acetylcholine and histamine
A neuron can decreases the number of its receptors in response to an increased amount of neurotransmitter.
True
About half of all Americans will meet the criteria for a mental health disorder during their lifetime
True
Acetaminophen is used more frequently than aspirin
True
Adenosine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter
True
Ambien use increases the risk of an auto accident
True
In a lecture, a graph was shown how much harm (turmoil and disease) was caused by chronic intake of a variety of addictive substances as judged by experts on the topic. True of false, addiction to alcoholic beverages was ranked as the most deleterious addiction, i.e., caused the most harm: and more harm than addiction to heroin and cocaine.
True
In a lecture, a graph was shown that indicated that persons who had benzodiazepines prescribed for them as anti-anxiety or anti-insomnia drugs had shorter life-spans that persons with a history of taking benzodiazepines.
True
In lectures, the professor, discussed the success rate of psychotropic drugs as medicines for anxiety, depression and insomnia. The conclusion was drawn that, at best , the prescribed drugs were only marginally successful in curing the listed problems.
True
In some states, pharmacists or other health care providers can refuse to fill a prescription for birth control pills if they do not personally believe in the use of contraceptives
True
In terms of pharmacokinetics, first-order kinetics refers to the rate of a drug's metabolism is proportional to the concentration of the drug.
True
In the 18th century Britain went to war with China in order to force them to buy opium.
True
In those with schizophrenia, dopamine is hyperactive in the mesolimbic pathway and underactive in the mesocortical pathway
True
Instead of being stored in vesicles, endocannabinoids are rapidly synthesized when needed
True
Ketamine was used as a surgical anesthetic on the battlefields in Vietnam
True
Less alcohol dehydrogenase is produced in the morning than at night
True
Long term heavy alcoholic beverage consumption can and often does decreases brain tissues
True
Loss of sleep and decreased appetite are common side effects of Ritalin
True
MDMA increases levels of oxytocin
True
MDMA may permanently damage serotonin neurons
True
Many benzodiazepines end with the suffice "-epam" or "-olam."
True
Marijuana today generally has a significantly higher THC content than the marijuana that was available in the 1960s and 1970s
True
Melatonin is classified as a dietary supplement, and as such is not regulated by the FDA
True
More Americans are dependent on marijuana than on prescription pain medications
True
More boys than girls are diagnosed with ADHD
True
Non-narcotic analgesics can alleviate a rise in body temperature (fever).
True
On its own, cocaine is not particularly well absorbed into the bloodstream when taken orally, because it constricts the blood vessels of the mouth and is broken down in the acidic stomach.
True
