Question 1

What is one of the main advantages of the simple, carbon-based inhalants most commonly used?

Accepted Answer

A) They do not produce any side effects for the user. 
B) They are legal. 
C) They are able to cross the blood-brain barrier quite rapidly. 
D) Their effects last less than 5 minutes, providing a rapid but brief high. 
A) They do not produce any side effects for the user. 
B) They are legal. 
C) They are able to cross the blood-brain barrier quite rapidly. 
D) Their effects last less than 5 minutes, providing a rapid but brief high.

Question 2

According to your text, the ratio of male-to-female inhalant abusers is

Accepted Answer

A) 10 boys for every 1 girl. 
B) 1 boy for every 3 girls. 
C) 15 boys for every 4 girls. 
D) unclear, as there is mixed evidence reported. 
A) 10 boys for every 1 girl. 
B) 1 boy for every 3 girls. 
C) 15 boys for every 4 girls. 
D) unclear, as there is mixed evidence reported.

Question 3

Those who misuse inhalants

Accepted Answer

A) may even abuse agents that are flammable. 
B) do not try to heat any compound to cause it to release any fumes that can be abused through inhalation. 
C) are also exclusively intravenous drug abusers. 
D) face no risk of death from their abuse of these compounds, since they are so commonly found around the house. 
A) may even abuse agents that are flammable. 
B) do not try to heat any compound to cause it to release any fumes that can be abused through inhalation. 
C) are also exclusively intravenous drug abusers. 
D) face no risk of death from their abuse of these compounds, since they are so commonly found around the house.

Question 4

For inhalant abusers is a common side effect of their abuse of this class of compounds.

Accepted Answer

A) hair loss 
B) organic brain damage 
C) euphoria 
D) reduction in blood cholesterol levels 
A) hair loss 
B) organic brain damage 
C) euphoria 
D) reduction in blood cholesterol levels

Question 5

Identify at least three symptoms associated with inhalant misuse from each of the following three categories: Cardiopulmonary, central nervous system, psychiatric, and "other" complications.

Accepted Answer

Cardiopulmonary symptoms associated with

Question 6

Inhalant abuse, especially volatile solvent abuse, is difficult to control mostly because

Accepted Answer

A) the users are young. 
B) the laws that outlaw inhalant abuse are not strong enough. 
C) there are very few symptoms of the abuse. 
D) the substances are nearly everywhere. 
A) the users are young. 
B) the laws that outlaw inhalant abuse are not strong enough. 
C) there are very few symptoms of the abuse. 
D) the substances are nearly everywhere.

Question 7

The debate concerning whether inhalant abuse may serve as a "gateway" drug is

Accepted Answer

A) still ongoing. 
B) largely dismissed, the same as is the case with marijuana. 
C) much better supported in the research than the idea of marijuana as a "gateway" drug. 
D) dependent on whether the abuse also smokes tobacco. 
A) still ongoing. 
B) largely dismissed, the same as is the case with marijuana. 
C) much better supported in the research than the idea of marijuana as a "gateway" drug. 
D) dependent on whether the abuse also smokes tobacco.

Question 8

Inhalants

Accepted Answer

A) are a class of nontraditional compounds of abuse that, when abused, might alter the individual's sense of reality. 
B) tend to involve only agents found in the typical home. 
C) tend to involve only agents found in industrial solvents. 
D) hold little potential for physical harm since they are eliminated from the body so rapidly. 
A) are a class of nontraditional compounds of abuse that, when abused, might alter the individual's sense of reality. 
B) tend to involve only agents found in the typical home. 
C) tend to involve only agents found in industrial solvents. 
D) hold little potential for physical harm since they are eliminated from the body so rapidly.

Question 9

An interesting example of inhalant use from history is

Accepted Answer

A) the Oracle at Delphi. 
B) Songs of Solomon. 
C) the inspiration for the author of Frankenstein. 
D) Homer's description of inhalant use in the Iliad. 
A) the Oracle at Delphi. 
B) Songs of Solomon. 
C) the inspiration for the author of Frankenstein. 
D) Homer's description of inhalant use in the Iliad.

Question 10

Which of the following categories of compounds is NOT classified as an inhalant?

Accepted Answer

A) Cocaine 
B) Fuel fumes 
C) Spray can propellants 
D) Solvents 
A) Cocaine 
B) Fuel fumes 
C) Spray can propellants 
D) Solvents

Exam 13: Misuse of Inhalants and Aerosols

What is one of the main advantages of the simple, carbon-based inhalants most commonly used?

According to your text, the ratio of male-to-female inhalant abusers is

Those who misuse inhalants

For inhalant abusers is a common side effect of their abuse of this class of compounds.

Identify at least three symptoms associated with inhalant misuse from each of the following three categories: Cardiopulmonary, central nervous system, psychiatric, and "other" complications.

Inhalant abuse, especially volatile solvent abuse, is difficult to control mostly because

The debate concerning whether inhalant abuse may serve as a "gateway" drug is

Inhalants

An interesting example of inhalant use from history is

Which of the following categories of compounds is NOT classified as an inhalant?

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