Deck 19: Illicit Drugs

Question 1

The use of recreational drugs is not a serious problem in the United States.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

All licit drugs in the United States must have a recognized medical use by the U.S. FDA.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Cocaine is considered to have a recognized medical purpose.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The FBI is responsible for determining what drugs are considered legal.

Question 5

The U.S. FDA determines is a drug has a legitimate medical use.

Question 6

The term used to describe increased levels of a drug to satisfy a craving for that drug is known as tolerance.

Question 7

Beside federal schedules, drugs may also be classified by their origins.

Question 8

Methamphetamine is an example of a depressant.

Question 9

Alcohol is an example of a stimulant.

Question 10

LSD is an example of a hallucinogen.

Question 11

Cocaine is most frequently ingested by injection.

Question 12

Sudden withdrawal from barbiturates is never fatal.

Question 13

Sudden withdrawal from marijuana is always fatal.

Question 14

A bong is commonly used to smoke LSD.

Question 15

LSD is typically blotted onto papers, dried, then consumed.

Question 16

Psilocybin is a cactus found in the southwest U.S.

Question 17

Heroin is a narcotic drug.

Question 18

The most common method of ingesting heroin is injection.

Question 19

The active ingredient in peyote is THC.

Question 20

Mescaline is the primary active ingredient in marijuana.

Question 21

Presumptive tests for drugs are generally used in the laboratory, while confirmatory tests are used in the field.

Question 22

The drug used by former heroin addicts to "kick the habit" is _______________.

A) marijuana
B) oxycontin
C) methadone
D) valium

Question 23

The two types of controlled substances are ________drugs and _______ drugs.

A) legal, illegal
B) licit, illicit
C) addictive, nonaddictive
D) chemical, natural

Question 24

The drug classification for illicit drugs that cause an elevation in a person's mood is

A) stimulant
B) depressant
C) narcotic
D) hallucinogen

Question 25

This drug is derived from a plant that grows on the Amazon slopes of the Andes Mountains in South America

A) cocaine
B) opium
C) mescaline
D) peyote

Question 26

The drug classification for illicit drugs that are prescribed to relieve anxiety is

A) stimulant
B) depressant
C) narcotic
D) hallucinogen

Question 27

The classification for illicit drugs that are prescribed to relieve intense pain is

A) stimulant
B) depressant
C) narcotic
D) hallucinogen

Question 28

All illicit drugs fall into three classes that are determined by their origin. Which of the following are one of those classifications?

A) naturally occurring substances
B) derived from naturally occurring substances
C) synthetic
D) all of the above

Question 29

The entity responsible for deciding through law which drugs will be scheduled is:

A) Food and Drug Administration
B) FBI
C) DEA
D) Congress