Deck 1: Drug Use and Abuse

Question 1

refers to the general occurrence of an event, usually expressed in terms of percentage of some population.

A)incidence
B)Dependence
C)prevalence
D)none of these

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is not a basis for classifying drugs?

A)street name
B)therapeutic use
C)mechanism of action
D)origin
E)All of these are bases for classification of drugs.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

In pharmacology, a(n) is a chemically inactive substance.

A)placebo
B)psychoactive drug
C)analgesic
D)endorphin

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The is an important element of the drug experience because it affects how much of a drug reaches its site of action and how quickly it gets there.

A)drug dosage
B)psychological set of the user
C)route of administration
D)setting in which the drug is used

Question 5

Which of the following are pharmacological factors that help us to understand the drug experience?

A)the individual's genetic make-up
B)the physical environment where the drug is taken
C)the route of drug administration
D)all of these
E)none of these

Question 6

The barbiturates are examples of a group of drugs that is classified by .

A)chemical structure
B)mechanism of action
C)origin
D)therapeutic use

Question 7

When classified by , amphetamines are known as appetite-suppressant drugs.

A)origin
B)therapeutic use
C)site of drug action
D)chemical structure

Question 8

drugs are those that affect moods, thinking, and behavior.

A)psychoaffective
B)psychoactive
C)psychotropic
D)psychophysiological

Question 9

An agent that is not part of the World Health Organization's definition of drug.

A)is a chemical entity or mixture of entities
B)alters biological function
C)is not necessary for maintenance of normal health
D)is illegal
E)may alter biological structure

Question 10

Which of the following racial/ethnic differences were found in the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health?

A)Blacks showed the highest prevalence of illicit drug use in the last month.
B)Whites reported more prevalent alcohol use than Hispanics.
C)Blacks reported less prevalent alcohol use than whites.
D)All of these are correct.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 11

Respondents in the U.S.National Survey on Drug Use and Health are .

A)all ages
B)12 years of age or older
C)18 years of age or older
D)21 years of age or older

Question 12

Which of the following correctly lists adults' concerns over threats to the well-being of adolescents, in descending order of concern?

A)tobacco, alcohol, drugs
B)drugs, alcohol, tobacco
C)tobacco, drugs, alcohol
D)alcohol, tobacco, drugs
E)alcohol, drugs, tobacco

Question 13

The field of is concerned with all information about the effects of drugs on living systems.

A)pharmacology
B)psychopharmacology
C)biochemistry
D)biopsychology

Question 14

Which of the following factors is not thought to contribute to the drug experience?

A)pharmacological factors
B)gender
C)setting of drug use
D)All of these affect the drug experience.

Question 15

Calling morphine an opiate is an example of classification by .

A)site of drug action
B)chemical structure
C)mechanism of action
D)origin

Question 16

The field of pharmacology is allied with .

A)physics
B)biochemistry
C)physiology
D)all of these
E)biochemistry and physiology

Question 17

According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, is the most commonly used illicit drug.

A)alcohol
B)cocaine
C)nicotine
D)marijuana

Question 18

Which of the following people is most likely to have used an illicit drug in the past month?

A)a White male
B)a Black female
C)a Hispanic female
D)a Hispanic male
E)a Black male

Question 19

The consensus definition of drug abuse arrived at by Rinaldi et al.centers on .

A)withdrawal
B)tolerance
C)harmful consequences of drug use behavior
D)societal mores

Question 20

According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, .

A)cigarettes are the most commonly used drugs
B)alcohol use dramatically decreased in 2012 and 2014
C)men were more likely than women to report illicit drug use in the past month
D)All of these are correct.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 21

Which of the following does not contribute to alcohol and drug abuse costs as measured in cost of illness studies?

A)motor vehicle crashes
B)individuals born with fetal alcohol syndrome
C)medical expenses
D)crime-related costs
E)All of these contribute to these figures.

Question 22

Which of the following meets the criteria for binge drinking?

A)at least three drinks in 90 minutes
B)at least five drinks in a few hours
C)drinking at least three out of five days per week
D)drinking six drinks over the course of a day

Question 23

The effects of a drug may vary among users due to expectations in their psychological set.

Question 24

The act of snorting cocaine describes a route of drug administration.

Question 25

Prevalence refers to the number of first-time occurrences of some event during some time period.

Question 26

The National Household Survey presents an accurate representation of drug use among everyone in the United
States.

Question 27

Which of the following is a pattern of behavior characterized by compulsive drug use as evidenced by overwhelming involvement with the use of a drug, obtaining an adequate supply of it, and a strong tendency in resuming use of it after stopping for a period?

A)tolerance
B)withdrawal
C)craving
D)addiction

Question 28

If to a drug develops, the individual must consume increasing amounts of it to achieve a desired drug effect.

A)withdrawal
B)tolerance
C)dependence
D)rebound effects

Question 29

In medicine, a number of symptoms that occur together and characterize a specific illness or disease is known as a .

A)complex
B)simplex
C)syndrome
D)synergism

Question 30

Which of the following is true about the diagnosis of substance use disorder in DSM-5?

A)There is no longer a distinction made between dependence and abuse of a given substance.
B)Separate symptoms have been listed for each individual drug type.
C)The most significant criteria are tolerance and withdrawal.
D)All of these are true.
E)Only a and c are true.

Question 31

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, cigarettes (nicotine) are the most commonly used drugs in the United States.

Question 32

Based on data from the World Mental Health Survey, how does the cannabis usage rate in the United States compare to the usage rate in Asian countries?

A)It is about 2 times lower.
B)It is about 3 times higher.
C)It is about 5 times higher.
D)It is about 8 times higher.

Question 33

Placebos are a common type of stimulant.

Question 34

Which of the following is true of multiple drug use?

A)It can involve the use of alcohol and one or more other drugs.
B)It can involve taking different drugs in sequence in order to move from one drug experience to another.
C)It can result in dangerous interaction effects.
D)All of these are correct.

Question 35

Which of the following produces more economic costs to society?

A)drug abuse, by millions of dollars
B)alcohol abuse, by millions of dollars
C)drug abuse, by billions of dollars
D)alcohol abuse, by billions of dollars

Question 36

The term "drug abuse" refers to any use of drugs that are illegal in a particular society.

Question 37

Which of the following is true about drug use and crime?

A)Crimes committed by heroin addicts are typically violent and are brought about because of the effects of the drug.
B)Most crimes associated with alcohol are assaultive.
C)Drug use causes crime.
D)With regard to all drug use, the use of hallucinogens shows the strongest association with crime.

Question 38

Which of the following best describes the DSM-5?

A)treatment manual
B)survey report
C)diagnostic system
D)professional charter

Question 39

The hypothesis is that one result of repeated use of a drug in interaction with environmental factors is changes in the brain neural pathways that may heighten the reward value of the drug.

A)tolerance
B)biological
C)sensitization
D)psychoactive

Question 40

Calling amphetamines "speed" is an example of drug classification by therapeutic use.

Question 41

The latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM-5, does not contain any significant changes to diagnoses of substance abuse or dependence.

Question 42

Briefly describe the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.What can these surveys tell us about drug abuse in the
United States? What design characteristic of the surveys may limit their findings?

Question 43

Illicit drug use involves the use of legal substances.

Question 44

What are the three factors that combine to produce the human drug experience? Give an example of each.

Question 45

The craving for a drug is a physiological state.

Question 46

List the various sources of costs associated with alcohol and drug abuse.

Question 47

The majority of DSM-5 criteria outlining substance use disorder describe aspects of addiction.

Question 48

A diagnosis of substance use disorder in DSM-5 requires that tolerance and withdrawal be observed.

Question 49

One advantage to the sale of prescription drugs on the Internet is that it is easy for officials to track these sales.

Question 50

According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 12- to 17-year-olds were more likely to use marijuana within two hours of alcohol use than were individuals who were over 25 years old.

Question 51

It is possible to relieve a person's withdrawal symptoms from a drug by administering the same drug.

Question 52

List and describe the six most common systems of classifying drugs.

Question 53

The term "withdrawal" refers to a definable illness that occurs with a cessation or decrease in use of a drug.

Question 54

Differences in drug use patterns between demographic groups are thought to reflect innate, biological differences.

Question 55

Explain the difference between tolerance and withdrawal and how they relate to physiology.

Question 56

Tolerance refers to the ability to take more of a drug in order to achieve a better high.