Question 1

Pharmacologically, a drug "action" takes place at the:

Accepted Answer

A)  molecular level. 
B)  behavioral level. 
C)  chronic level. 
D)  societal level. 
E)  global level. 
A)  molecular level. 
B)  behavioral level. 
C)  chronic level. 
D)  societal level. 
E)  global level.

Question 2

Discuss some of the ways that prescription or instrumental drug use differs from recreational use. Discuss the ways that legal drug use differs from illegal use.

Accepted Answer

Prescription or instrumental drug use di

Question 3

Which of the following routes of administration is the most efficient and effective in delivering a drug to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  IV administration 
B)  subcutaneous administration 
C)  oral administration 
D)  dermal patch 
E)  smoking 
A)  IV administration 
B)  subcutaneous administration 
C)  oral administration 
D)  dermal patch 
E)  smoking

Question 4

Sociologists who studied drug use in the 1950s and 1960s emphasized that the neophyte user had to learn to enjoy the effects of drugs before he/she became a regular user. Does this model still hold up as an adequate explanation for understanding drug use today? Or is it obsolete? Or does it need to be supplemented with other factors rather than being replaced?

Accepted Answer

The model of neophyte drug users needing

Question 5

According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which of the following drugs is used on the greatest number of days during the prior year by past-year users?

Accepted Answer

A)  marijuana 
B)  alcohol 
C)  cocaine 
D)  LSD 
E)  PCP 
A)  marijuana 
B)  alcohol 
C)  cocaine 
D)  LSD 
E)  PCP

Question 6

Drug "effects":

Accepted Answer

A)  are the same as drug "actions." 
B)  are highly specific and constant. 
C)  are nonspecific and variable. 
D)  are as predictable as mixing two chemicals in the lab. 
E)  refer exclusively to biophysical reactions. 
A)  are the same as drug "actions." 
B)  are highly specific and constant. 
C)  are nonspecific and variable. 
D)  are as predictable as mixing two chemicals in the lab. 
E)  refer exclusively to biophysical reactions.

Question 7

With respect to drug effects, synergy is the ________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  additive 
B)  negative 
C)  multiplier 
D)  Fibunacci 
E)  antagonistic 
A)  additive 
B)  negative 
C)  multiplier 
D)  Fibunacci 
E)  antagonistic

Question 8

Discuss some of the more important "objective" or essentialist factors that are related to whether or not a given psychoactive substances becomes illegal in a given society.

Accepted Answer

There are several important objective or

Question 9

Delineate the various types of drug tolerance. Are they the same? What are their significant differences, and why is tolerance an important consideration in understanding drug use, especially continuing, compulsive use?

Accepted Answer

Drug tolerance refers to the body's decr

Question 10

Sedative/hypnotics are also called:

Accepted Answer

A)  general depressants. 
B)  hallucinogens. 
C)  dissociative anesthetics. 
D)  analgesics. 
E)  euphoriants. 
A)  general depressants. 
B)  hallucinogens. 
C)  dissociative anesthetics. 
D)  analgesics. 
E)  euphoriants.

Pharmacologically, a drug "action" takes place at the:

Discuss some of the ways that prescription or instrumental drug use differs from recreational use. Discuss the ways that legal drug use differs from illegal use.

Which of the following routes of administration is the most efficient and effective in delivering a drug to the brain?

According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which of the following drugs is used on the greatest number of days during the prior year by past-year users?

Drug "effects":

With respect to drug effects, synergy is the ________ effect.

Discuss some of the more important "objective" or essentialist factors that are related to whether or not a given psychoactive substances becomes illegal in a given society.

Delineate the various types of drug tolerance. Are they the same? What are their significant differences, and why is tolerance an important consideration in understanding drug use, especially continuing, compulsive use?

Sedative/hypnotics are also called:

A History of Drug Use

A History of the War on Drugs

Why Do People Use Drugs

Drugs in the Media

Alcohol and Tobacco

Marijuana, Lsd, Club Drugs

Cocaine and the Amphetamines

Heroin and the Opiates

Drug Trafficking

Drugs and Crime

Drug Law, Drug Treatment

Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction

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Exam 1: An Introduction to Drug Use

Pharmacologically, a drug "action" takes place at the:

Discuss some of the ways that prescription or instrumental drug use differs from recreational use. Discuss the ways that legal drug use differs from illegal use.

Which of the following routes of administration is the most efficient and effective in delivering a drug to the brain?

According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which of the following drugs is used on the greatest number of days during the prior year by past-year users?

Drug "effects":

With respect to drug effects, synergy is the ________ effect.

Discuss some of the more important "objective" or essentialist factors that are related to whether or not a given psychoactive substances becomes illegal in a given society.

Delineate the various types of drug tolerance. Are they the same? What are their significant differences, and why is tolerance an important consideration in understanding drug use, especially continuing, compulsive use?

Sedative/hypnotics are also called:

A History of Drug Use

A History of the War on Drugs

Why Do People Use Drugs

Drugs in the Media

Alcohol and Tobacco

Marijuana, Lsd, Club Drugs

Cocaine and the Amphetamines

Heroin and the Opiates

Drug Trafficking

Drugs and Crime

Drug Law, Drug Treatment

Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction

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