Chapter 7 Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction and Drug Abuse?
Question by collegegurl25: Chapter 7 Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction and Drug Abuse?
1. Which of the following is an example of process addiction?
A. Compulsive gambling
B. Regular Internet use
C. Alcoholism
D. A disciplined exercise routine
2. People with physiological dependence on a substance, such as an addictive drug, will experience
A. withdrawal but not tolerance
B. tolerance but not withdrawal
C. neither tolerance nor withdrawal
D. both tolerance and withdrawal
3. Which of the following is true about routes of drug administration
A. Drug’s can’t be absorbed through skin
B. Intravenous injection is the most dangerous method of administration
C. The least effective route of administration is by inhalation
D. Drugs taken orally reach the bloodstream faster than drugs taken inhalation
4. Psychoactive drugs have which type of effect on chemical retransmission
A. They mimic the effect of other drugs on the nervous system
B. They enhance, suppress, or interfere with it
C. They speed up metabolism and body movements
D. They depress or slow all body functions
5. A large dose of cocaine can cause
A. increased heart rate and blood pressure
B. irregular heart rate and low blood pressure
C. increased appetite
D. excessive fatigue
6. Which of the following is NOT true of methamphetamine
A. It can produce a high lasting over 8 hours when smoked
B. It can be made with over-the-counter ingredients
C. It is highly addictive from the very first use
D. It can be snorted or smoked, but not injected or orally ingested
7. Marijuana today is
A. not subject to state or federal drug laws
B. not able to be orally ingested
C. less of a health risk than it used to be
D. much more potent than it was in the 1960s
8. Which of the following is NOT true about the treatment for opioid addiction
A. The most difficult time in the withdrawal process occurs 24 to 72 hours after the last use
B. Symptoms of withdrawal can include sleep disturbances and muscle tremors
C. Treatment can include taking a synthetic narcotic such as methadone to control the withdrawal symptoms
D. The most difficult time in the withdrawal process occurs 3 to 7 days after the last use
9. The most popular form of LSD is
A. a powder that is snorted
B. blotter acid that swallowed or chewed
C. a pill that is swallowed
D. a liquid that is injected into the veins
10. Mescaline
A. is derived from a cactus
B. has effects that are felt immediately after the drug is taken
C. is a depressant
D. has a pleasant, sweet taste
11. Which of the following is not true about PCP
A. A common street name for the crystalline powdered form is “angel dust”
B. It was first used as an anesthetic
C. It can produce euphoria or Diaspora
D. It is still used by doctors in some states
12. Household cleaning products, paints, glues and pesticides are example of
A. common drugs
B. commercial drugs
C. non regulated drugs
D. recreational drugs
13. When drugs combine in the body to produce extremely uncomfortable effects, such as those used by recovering alcoholics to deter them from drinking, this reaction is called drug
A. antagonism
B. synergism
C. intolerance
D. cross-tolerance
14. The interaction of two or more drugs at the same receptor site in which one blocks the action of the other is
A. antagonism
B. synergism
C. intolerance
D. cross-tolerance
15. The interaction of two or more drugs in which the effects of the individual drugs are compounded or multiplied is
A. antagonism
B. synergism
C. intolerance
D. cross-tolerance
16. Endorphins are hormones that act as “the body’s own opioid” in their ability to reduce pain and produce feelings of well-being
True or False
17. More than 40% of Americans over the age of 12 have tried marijuana
True or False
18. Depressants speed up intramuscular activity and can increase focus and alertness
True or False
19. Withdrawal and tolerance are key aspects of addiction
True or False
20. Marijuana Marv forestall the loss of learn muscle mass associated with AIDS
True or False
21. Prescription drug abuse has increased dramatically among college students over the past 10 years
True or False
22. A synergistic drug interaction can dangerous or even deadly
True or False
23. Methadone maintenance does not have the same potential for addiction that heroin does
True or False
24. Mescaline, as dried peyote buttons, has been used for religious purposes by the people native to the southwestern United States and Latin American
True or False
Best answer:
Answer by †eh§nowflake
I think I know a few of them.
1) is C
5) is A
7) is D
11) is either B or C
12) is either C or D
17) True
21) True
Hope this helped in some way
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A synergistic drug interaction can be dangerous or even deadly.
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