Health 21 chapter 12

An alternative that can create a real "high" but without the effects of drugs and alcohol is known as a?

A. pseudo-addiction
B. substitute drug addiction
C. runner's high addiction
D. positive addiction

_____ has become more comon among American adults than alcohol dependence

A. marijuana use
B. sex addiction
C. internet addiction
D. problem gambling

Which fo the following is not a risk factor for problem gambling?

A. being male
B. being in a higher socieconomic class
C. having a big win early in one's gambling career
D. feeling excited during gambling

Which of the following is not a stage that gamblers experience?

A. winning phase
B. giving up phase
C. desperation phase
D. set phase

College athletes are?

A. less likely to use anabolic steroids
B. more likely to abstain fro alcohol
C. less likely to use illegal drugs
D. more likely to use marijuana

All of the following are factors that increase a college student's use of drugs except?

A. having feelings of hopelessness or depression
B. being a social group that uses drugs
C. having parents who do not approve of drug use
D. substance use in high school

When your roommate takes the prescription you have for ADD and ingest your pills it is know as?

A. drug toxidity
B. drug abuse
C. drug diversion
D. drug dependence

When taking drugs, the most common method is?

A. orally
B. inhaling
C. subcutaneous injection
D. intravenous injection

Placing inhalants in a bag, putting the bag over the mouth and nose and taking deep breaths describes?

A. huffing
B. sniffing
C. puffing
D. snorting

Intravenous drug injection get the drug into the body through the?

A. lungs
B. outermost skin layer
C. muscle tissue
D. bloodstream

Which route of administration gets drugs in the body through the fastest?

A. oral dosage
B. intravenous injection
C. subcutaneous injection
D. intramuscular injection

Subcutaneuos injection refers to a person?

A. inserting a needle into a vein
B. inserting a needle deep into a muscle
C. injecting drugs just beneath the skin 
D. sniffing into the nostrils

What seems to be the dosage at which a drug becomes poisonous to the body?

A. set point
B. toxidity
C. potentiating level
D. tolerance level

________  is (are) the preconceptions a person has about using a drug

A. enacling factors
B. mindset
C. tolerance
D. reinforcing factors

Drugs that act throughout a body system act?

A. generally
B. cumulatively
C. selectively
D. locally

When a drug has a greater effect on one specific organ, it is acting?

A. generally
B. locally
C. selectively
D. cumulatively

A drug that builds up in the body because it is taken in faster than it can be metabolized is acting?

A. generally
B. locally
C. cumulatively
D. selectively

A synergistic drug interaction refers to?

A. the general action in the body
B. one drug increasing the effect of another drug
C. the effect of two drugs taken together being greater than if taken separately
D. the effect being equal to the sum of the effects of different drugs used in the entire body

All of the following are over the counter medications that are often misused except?

A. nasal sprays
B. laxatives
C. eye drops
D. aspirin

The drug effect in which one drug increases the effect of the other is?

A. potentiating
B. synergistic
C. additive
d antogonistic

The drug effect in which one drug neutralizes another drug is?

a. additive
b. potentiating
c. synergistic
d antogonistic

What is meant by the term psychoactive?

A. inhibiting
B. addictive
C. mind-affecting
D. illegal

The most widely used psychoactive drug in the world is

A. caffeine
B. cocaine
C. alcohol
D. nicotine

Which of the following substances contains the most caffeine?

A. tea
B. coffee
C. soda
D. chocolate

All fo the following are symptoms of caffeine intoxication except?

A. digestive problems
B. insomnia
C. slow heart rate
D. muscle twitching

When you buy medicine at a pharmacy with out a Dr prescription you are buying?

A. over the counter
B. ineffective drugs
C. unsafe medicines
D. cheap herbal remedies

All of the following are true statements concerning generic drugs except?

A. less expensive
B. pharmacist may switch to generic unless the doctor say not to
C. they have the same active ingredients
D. just as effective in treating seizures

High doses of prescription stimulants ca cause?

A. panic attacks
B. depressed breathing
C. an inability to concentrate
D. dramatic drop blood pressure

Students who_____ are more likely to abuse painkillers

A. live off campus
B. are close to graduating
C. have higher GPA
D. are enrolled at more competative schools

____ is a strong craving for a drug because it produces pleasureable feelings

A. intoxication
B. psychological dependence
C. polyabuse
D. physical dependence

Withdrawal refers to the body?

A. developing maladaptive behaviors
B. developing tolerance for the drug
C. craving several different drugs
D. developing symptoms that cause mental and physical distress when trying to stop using drugs

Justin is abusing several drugs which is known as?

A. tolerance
B. polyabuse
C. intoxication
D. dopamine

Which of the following is the brain chemical assiciated with addiction?

A. detoxifying enzymes
B. lanoxin
C. dopamine
D. synthroid

A dual diagnosis is when someone?

A. is addicted to two drugs
B. uses drugs when gambling
C. misuses and uses drugs at once
D. has a mental disorder and substance abuse disorder

All of the following are personality traits that might make an individula more susceptable to addiction except?

A. difficulty controlling impulses
B. depression
C. feeling powerless
D. high self steem

The most widely used illegal drug is?

A. marijuana
B. cocaine
C. LSD
D. PCP

How long does marijuana remain in the body's fat cells after its used?

A. 24hrs
B. 8hrs
C. 120 hrs
D. 50 hrs

Why were amphetamines once widely prescribed?

A. lose weight
B. eat more healthy food
C. suppress appetite
D. speed up metabolism

All of the following are symptoms of amphetamine intoxication except?

A. very low heart rate
B. jetteriness
C. elevated blood pressure
D. feeling of anxiety

Using cocaine will

A. enhance sexual preformance
B. depress the nervous system
C. increase appetite
D. stimulate the nervous system

All of the following are considered opiods except?

A. morphine
B. heroin
C. codeine
D. cocaine

A synthetic form of opium manufactured in a chemical laboratory is?

A. narcotic
B. codeine
C. morphine
D. methadone

Select the condition for which morphine is most often used for?

A. stabilize mood.
B. relieve depression
C. reduce anxiety
D. relieve pain

Which of the following steps is the most difficult fo an addict?

A. facing family
B. finding a job
C. getting through withdrawal
D. admitting they are addicts

Which of the following is not a fundamental principle of drug abuse treatment?

A. drug must be monitored
B. effective treatment must address drug abuse and any social and legal problem
C. medically assited detox
D. treatment needs to be readily available