HLHS Chapter 10 Drugs

In 2014 in the United States, the percentage of the population that did not use illicit (illegal) drugs was about ______%.

90

What is a psychoactive drug?

A drug that can alter a person's consciousness or experience

Nikolas is going to have a major dental procedure. The dentist is most likely to give him

A hypnotic

When Richard snorts cocaine, his route of administration is

Absorbing it through the mucous membranes

Using a drug in dangerous amounts or situations is know as drug

Abuse

How soon can dependence of cocaine occur

After a few uses

Although chemically different, bath salts produce effects similar to

Amphetamines

Select all that apply. Commonly abused CND stimulants include

Amphetamines, MDMA

What is an opioid

Any of several natural or synthetic drugs that are derived from the seed pod of the opium poppy

Inhalants can be particularly dangerous because they

Are found in everyday products such as gasoline and glue

What drug contains a stimulant found in the khan plant

Bath salts

Barbiturates belong in which of the following drug categories

CNS depressants

Cocaine is an example of

CNS stimulant

When discussing withdrawal, it is important to remember that withdrawal symptoms

Can be different for different types of drugs

Decreases activity in the brain and the sympathetic nervous system is an effect of

Central nervous system depressants

Alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine all change the body primarily by changing its

Chemical actions

What is an example of commonly abused CNS stimulant

Cocaine

Harm reduction strategies work on the assumption that

Complete elimination of drug activity is impossible

Methamphetamine is an extremely dangerous form of amphetamine because it

Contained a large amount of toxic chemicals

Because they make the people who invest them vulnerable, drugs such as Rohypnol have been referred to as ______ drugs

Date rape

Drug treatment programs are part of a ______ strategy

Demand-side

After only a few uses of cocaine, a person can become accustomed to it and thus reach a state of

Dependence

Which of the following is a type of drug that decreases nervous or muscular activity and causes drowsiness or sleep

Depressant

Select all that apply. The dangerous side effects of high doses of PCP include

Disorganized thinking, feelings of unreality, paranoia

What is the most characteristic effect of hallucinogens

Distorted visual and auditory perceptions

Incarceration as a drug use reduction strategy

Does little to address the larger problem of drug use in our society

The repeated use of an addictive psychoactive drug shuts down the brain's normal production of this hormone and neurotransmitter, leaving the user unable to experience pleasure or make good decisions

Dopamine

Select all that apply. The use of barbiturates often causes

Drowsiness, relaxation

Which of the following terms refers to a nonfood substance that is intended to affect the structure or function of the body?

Drug

People who use drugs in risky ways that can cause problems for themselves or for others are experiencing the effects of

Drug abuse

What term describes a dysfunctional pattern of using any substance despite negative medical, psychological, or social consequences?

Drug abuse

A medical drug that is used for recreational purposes is known as a(n)

Drug of abuse

Generally speaking, heroin is a

Drug of abuse

People sometimes use drugs that have no medical purposes. This type of drug is known as

Drug of abuse

Opiates are especially addictive because they only produce pleasure but also act like pain-blocking brain chemicals called

Endorphins

Select all that apply. On college campuses, the comprehensive drug use prevention approach known as environmental management uses tactics such as

Engaging parents of students, identifying students at-risk of using drugs

Which of the following is commonly experienced with low doses of opioids

Euphoria

All the following are effects brought on by the use of stimulants except

Fatigue

Someone taking PCP is likely to be

Fearless and aggressive

Select all that apply. Supporters for making marijuana use legal claim that it can help people with

Glaucoma, nausea associated with chemotherapy

LSD and peyote are examples of

Hallucinogens

If taken in nonapproved ways, synthetic opioids can produce effects similar to

Heroin

A drug's route of administration refers to

How it enters the body

The term illicit drug use means the use of

Illegal, nonprescription drugs

Drugs that are illegal for anyone to possess, make, sell, or use are known as ______ drugs

Illicit

Select all that apply. Which of the following are routes of administration

Injection, inhalation

What is the injection method that gets drugs into the system most rapidly

Intravenous

Select all that apply. Which of the following are effective approaches that are used to reduce drug activity on college campuses

Involving students in prevention-planning activities, changing the climate of drug tolerance, sending clear messages that using is not acceptable behavior

Unlike morphine, heroin

Is almost completely a drug of abuse

If a regular drug user feels uncomfortable when he or she stops using a particular drug, he or she probably

Is physically dependent on the drug

Select all that apply. Which of the following are characteristic of Rohypnol

It is known as a "date rape drug", it is a powerful sedative, it can lead to loss of consciousness and memory

Which of the following is not true of the typical successful drug-treatment program

It lasts at least three years

Select all that apply. Illicit drug use creates economic costs for which of the following reasons

It leads to missed days of work for users and drug-crime victims, it increases the amount spent on law enforcement

Select all that apply. Which of the following statements about marijuana use and driving are true

It reduces concentration, it affects the ability to judge distance, it slows reaction

Which of the following drugs is odorless, colorless, and tasteless and one of the most potent psychoactive drugs known

LSD

The most significant long-term effect of heavy usage of inhalants is

Lasting brain damage

Select all that apply. The effects of central nervous system depressants can

Lead to dependence, be deadly if mixed with other depressants

Drugs prescribed by a doctor, drugs sold over-the-counter, and herbal remedies are types of ______ drugs

Legal

Also know as Ecstasy, this drug has effects that are similar to those of stimulants and hallucinogens

MDMA

What schedule I drug is a controlled powdery substance that is very popular at music festivals and can produce the effects of both hallucinogens and stimulants

MDMA

Which of the following drugs has the highest number of users in the United States?

Marijuana

Which of the following is not considered a club drug

Marijuana

Using drugs or chemicals for purposes other than those intended by the manufacturer is called drug

Misuse

Because most states mandate harsh prison terms for the possession or sale of drugs

More than half the U.S. prison population meet diagnostic standards for substance use disorders

An emerging drug of abuse that is more powerful hallucinogen than LSD is

N-bomb

Select all that apply. Which of the following are commonly associated with the first-time usage of opiods

Nausea, negative mood

Select all that apply. Which of the following are symptoms of withdrawal from heroin?

Nausea, sweating, vomiting

Select all that apply. Which of the following are examples of harm reduction strategies

Needle exchange programs, giving heroin addicts an addictive but less debilitating drug, such as methadone

The method of drug use that involves ingesting drugs by mouth is known as the _____ route of administration

Oral ingestion

Most drugs are taken___________, although this is the most complicated way for a drug to reach the bloodstream

Orally

Synthetic opioids are some of the most widely prescribed drugs for

Pain

Heavy users of marijuana can experience can experience some withdrawal symptoms, but they rarely experience

Physical dependence

An addictive psychoactive drug activates the

Pleasure and reward pathway of the brain

A trend among Americans aged 18 to 25 is increasing misuse of

Prescription-type drugs

Medications that affect people psychologically are known as this type of drug

Psychoactive

Most marijuana dependence is believed to be

Psychological

Select all that apply. Recently emerging drugs of abuse include

Purple drank, spice, anabolic steroids

Select all that apply. The effect of opiates on the brain are to do which of the following

Reduce pain, increase pleasure

Supply reduction strategies aim to

Reduce the amount of drugs that people produce or import into the country

Opioids have a long history in medicine. They have helped people

Relieve their pain

Which of the following is not one of the government approaches to the drug problem

Risk reduction

An example of a psychoactive drug commonly used for medical purposes today is

Ritalin

Ami uses skin patches to take drugs, Lori uses a needle to inject drugs, and Bella inhaled drugs. These are all examples of

Routes of admission

A person might react differently if he takes a drug alone at home versus taking the drug in a noisy club full of strangers. This is an example of how the effect of the drug could be influenced by the characteristics of the

Situation

The effects of central nervous system depressants include

Slowed activity in the brain

Which class of drugs is used to treat attention deficient/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Stimulants

The rebound effect can make it difficult to

Stop taking a particular medication

The rebound effect occurs when a person

Stops using a drug but the symptoms become worse than they were before taking the drug

The U.S. government tries to control the quantity of illicit substances in the United States with

Supply reduction strategies

Select all that apply. Side effects of using cocaine and crack cocaine include

Suppressed appetite, increases heart rate

Stimulants speed up activity mostly in the brain and the

Sympathetic nervous system

Select all that apply. What are methods of applying a drug to the mucous membranes

Taking suppositories, snorting cocaine, chewing tobacco

Select all that apply. A drug's effect on a person depends on the characteristics of which of the following

The drug, the person taking the drug, the situation in which the drug is taken

What is the definition of intoxication?

The state of being mentally affected by a chemical

When club drugs are combined with alcohol,

They can cause potentially fatal reactions

How do effective drug treatment programs work

They work better when they include individual counseling

Select all that apply. Why are hypnotics prescribed

To control epilepsy, to calm people before surgery, to help people sleep

Reduced sensitivity to a drug's effects is known as

Tolerance

Select all that apply. Two indicators that determine whether a person is psychologically dependent on drugs are

Tolerance, withdrawal

Morphine was first widely used to

Treat pain during the Civil War

Select all that apply. Which of the following are demand-side strategies that have been applied in the United States to combat the drug problem

Treatment of drug users, education to prevent use, prosecution of drug possession

Select all that apply. As a prescription drug, morphine is

Used to relieve pain, considered highly addictive

Select all that apply. What are the direct effects of LSD

Visual distortion, waves of euphoria and anxiety

What term describes the uncomfortable feelings that occur after a physically dependent drug user interrupts the use of that drug

Withdrawal