HLTH 501 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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HLTH 501
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HLTH 501
HLTH 501 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What are chippers? - CORRECT ANSWER- controlled users
Opiates are what type of drug? - CORRECT ANSWER- narcotics; natural or synthetic
The effects of morphine are about how many times more potent than the effects of opium? -
CORRECT ANSWER...
HLTH 501 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What are chippers? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔controlled users
Opiates are what type of drug? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔narcotics; natural or synthetic
The effects of morphine are about how many times more potent than the effects of opium? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔10 times
Heroin was synthesized from which drug? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔morphine in 1874
What is China White? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a synthetic analgesic drug derived from
fentanyl that mimics heroin but it considerably more potent
Which pain killer is referred to as "hillbilly heroin"? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔OxyCotin
Infants born to women who took narcotics during pregnancy experience what symptoms? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔winthdrawl symptoms
What does NEP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Needle Exchange Program
People who die quickly from an overdose of heroin are likely to die from what condition? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔anaphylactic shock: a condition caused by an allergic reaction to
contaminants such as quinine, which are used to cut or dilute heroin
Detoxification typically takes how many days? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔10-14
What is freebase? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a variation of cocaine in which cocaine is
separated from its hydrochloride salt by heating, using a volatile chemical such as ether
, The peak phase of a cocaine high happens how many minutes after snorting it? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔10-20
What is speedball? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an injectable combination of heroin and
cocaine
When amphetamines were first developed, they were primarily used to treat what condition? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔asthma
What is speed? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔stimulant drug; another name for
methamphetamine
What is the most prescribed drug for AD/HD? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ritalin &
Adderall
Per capita, Ritalin use in France and Italy is what fraction of the use in the United States? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1/20
What is the world's most frequently consumed stimulant? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔caffeine
Caffeinism is marked by what symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔irritability,
depression, and insomnia
What percent of coffee users experience withdrawal symptoms when they discontinue use? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1/4, 25%
In the late 1800s, marijuana was used to treat which ailments? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔convulsions, chronic cough, sleeplessness, gastrointestinal disorders, gonorrhea, and pain
What is the psychoactive agent in marijuana? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinhol (THC)
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