Question 1

Cocaine is rarely taken by

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A)  ingestion.
B)  snorting.
C)  smoking.
D)  injection.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The effects of a drug depend on all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  the properties of the drug.
B)  the physical characteristics of the user.
C)  the cost of the drug.
D)  psychological factors.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Carl is a junior in college. Over the last 12 months, he has spent his weekends drinking alcohol and playing poker. He does not drink on weekdays but occasionally uses amphetamines to stay awake during the all-night poker games. He then takes Valium so that he can sleep during the day and be rested for the next night's game. Carl's friends are worried that Carl is hooked on drugs and that he can't stop, but Carl claims he has no problem with his drug use. Carl boasts that he can drink more beer now than he could when he first came to college without becoming as intoxicated or having a hangover the next day. He dismisses the risks associated with mixing alcohol with other drugs like Valium, stating that only people who don't know what they are doing have problems. Carl attends his classes, although he has been missing the early Monday class, and his overall grade-point average has dropped this semester.
-Carl's biggest health risk from his current pattern of drug use is

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A)  respiratory depression.
B)  amphetamine-induced psychosis.
C)  flashbacks.
D)  alcoholism.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following parts of the brain does THC affect?

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A)  the part controlling balance
B)  the part controlling reaction time
C)  the part controlling coordination
D)  all of theseE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

All of the following are characteristics associated with addictive behavior EXCEPT

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A)  reinforcement.
B)  craving.
C)  improved control.
D)  negative consequences.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

"Ice" is a(n)

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A)  opioid.
B)  depressant.
C)  hallucinogen.
D)  methamphetamine.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which statement about PCP is TRUE?

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A)  It creates a state of sensory overload.
B)  It is easy to make and therefore inexpensive.
C)  It was originally developed as a psychiatric drug.
D)  It produces a sense of calm tranquility.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Lindsey has a drug dependence.As a result,she is at risk for

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A)  being involved in an automobile accident.
B)  engaging in unsafe sex.
C)  involvement with incidences of aggression and violence.
D)  all of these.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The main active ingredient in marijuana is PCP.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the phenomenon known as state dependence?

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A)  It is a situation where an individual using a psychoactive drug is in a state of drug-induced psychosis.
B)  It is a situation whereby information learned in a drug-induced state is difficult to recall when the drug wears off.
C)  It is a situation where an individual who is abusing drugs is in a state of severe withdrawal.
D)  It is a situation whereby a student is dependent on a drug to become calm before taking exams.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Heroin and morphine are examples of hallucinogenic drugs.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Heroin and morphine are examples of hallucinogenic drugs.

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