LADC Exam Study Guide| 448 questions| with complete answers
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Whether we see drug use as a problem depends on all of the following: Correct Answer: Reason one takes a drug
Quantity consumed and the manner by which one takes the drug
When and where the drug is used
The age of the individual taking the drug
In reference to psychoactive drug use, it is im...
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Whether we see drug use as a problem depends on all of the following: Correct Answer: Reason
one takes a drug
Quantity consumed and the manner by which one takes the drug
When and where the drug is used
The age of the individual taking the drug
In reference to psychoactive drug use, it is important to recognize that: Correct Answer: History
and expectations influence how one is affected by a drug.
Type I error Correct Answer: alpha error - null hypothesis is rejected as false or unproven when
it is actually true.
The highest rates of illicit drug use are in what age group? Correct Answer: 18 to 25
Drug use is positively correlated with? Correct Answer: rejection of traditional cultural systems
No Wrong Door Correct Answer: Treatment is available at every point of someone trying to get
help in any stage of substance abuse.
The first of the pharmacological revolution was associated with the development of? Correct
Answer: vaccines
The age group that is least likely to have used alcohol in the previous 30 days is? Correct
Answer: 12 to 17
Which of the following is an example of behavioral toxicity? Correct Answer: driving
inattentively after smoking marijuana
An experiment in which rats were allowed to self-inject drugs showed that the rats? Correct
Answer: were more likely to die form cocaine than heroin
Which drug is most clearly linked to violent crime? Correct Answer: alcohol
Alcohol use is associated with? Correct Answer: 3/5 of all murders
40% of all assaults
1/3 of forcible rape and child molestation
50% committing violent crime
The number of people in the US arrested for drug-law violations each year is? Correct Answer:
1,000,000
,About 1/2 of the emergency room episodes and 3/4 of the drug related deaths are associated
with? Correct Answer: multiple drug episodes
All of the following are types of prevention: Correct Answer: primary prevention
secondary prevention
tertiary prevention
All of the following are key elements of the social influence model: Correct Answer: training
refusal skills
countering advertising
use of teen leaders
Type II errors Correct Answer: beta error- null hypothesis is not rejected when it is actually
false. Often result of too small of sample size.
Tertiary prevention programs are those aimed mainly at? Correct Answer: people who have
been treated for substance abuse or has stopped the substance abuse without assistance
Secondary prevention programs are those aimed mainly at? Correct Answer: People who have
tried the drug in question or a variety of other substances
Naltrexone-synthetic opioid antagonist Correct Answer: blocks opioids from binding to
receptors
reduces craving for alcohol
was approved by the FDA in 1994 for the treatment of alcoholism
Disulfiram: Trade name Antabuse Correct Answer: Tablet by mouth once daily - may be
crushed. 250mg or 500 mg.
Typically begins about 10 to 30 min after alcohol is ingested.
May occur for up to 14 days after last dose.
Inhibits the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase
Alcoholics Anonymous believes that alcoholism Correct Answer: Is a disease and the only cure
is total abstinence. Some critics say it gives alcoholics an "excuse".
The process by which alcohol concentration is increased to more than 15%? Correct Answer:
distillation
In most commercial beers today, alcohol content is a little over? Correct Answer: 4%
Alcohol WD symptoms 6-24 hours after last drink. Correct Answer: tremors, nausea, anxiety,
irritablility
insomnia, feelings of unreality
convulsions
hallucinations
,Thirty years ago, when people spoke of addiction they were most likely thinking of? Correct
Answer: Heroin
The three basic processes related to the concept of addiction are? Correct Answer: tolerance,
physical dependence, reinforcement
Tolerance refers to? Correct Answer: The diminishing effect of a drug as a result of repeated
exposure to the same dose of the drug.
Withdrawal syndrome refers to? Correct Answer: A set of consistent symptoms that appear
when drug usage stops.
The driving force behind narcotic addiction? Correct Answer: The reinforcing effect of a drug
on the brain rather than fear of withdrawal.
In relation to physical dependence, psychological dependence is? Correct Answer: A greater
problem, since many addicts have gone through withdrawal will later relapse.
ANOVA Correct Answer: Factorial analysis of variance - used in the study of 2 or more
variables. Most common is the 2x2 where there are 2 independent variables with each having 2
distinct values.
Chemicals released from neurons (nerve cells) are called? Correct Answer: neurotransmitters
The neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junctions in the somatic system is? Correct Answer:
acetylcholine - patients who die from Alzheimer has less than normal amount
the basal ganglia is important for Correct Answer: maintaining proper muscle tone
Clonidine (Catapres) Correct Answer: Used for opioid detoxification.
Advantages of Clonidine over Methadone Correct Answer: Does not produce opioid
intoxication and is not reinforcing.
Not classified as having abuse potential
detox occurs w/o opioids
no special licensing is required.
Buprenorphine forms? Correct Answer: Buprenex-injectable form
Subutex-oral form (starting treatment)
Suboxone-buprenorphine and nalxone(intedend for persons dependent on opioids who have
already started and are continuing medication therapy.)
Stimulants can produce at moderate doses? Correct Answer: Wakefulness and a sense of well-
being. Cocaine and amphetamines (methamphetamine) are the most frequently abused CNS
stimulants.
, Opiates can produce at low doses? Correct Answer: a relaxed dreamlike state
Major tranquilizers are now referred to as? Correct Answer: antipsychotics
therapeutic index Correct Answer: always greater than one
LD50/ED50
The safety margin of a drug is measured by the: Correct Answer: difference between the
effective dose level and the lowest toxic dose
Drug absorption is most rapid when the intramuscular injection is given into the? Correct
Answer: deltoid muscle
The fastest method by which the drug is delivered to the brain is? Correct Answer: inhalation
The reduced effect of a drug that may result from more rapid metabolism or excretion of the drug
is referred to as? Correct Answer: drug disposition tolerance
Speedball is generally the combination of? Correct Answer: heroin and cocaine
In the 1960s, cocaine became popular again because? Correct Answer: amphetamines became
harder to obtain
In South America, a popular way to use cocaine is? Correct Answer: coca paste
Crack? Correct Answer: cocaine mixed with baking soda
Cocaine's behavior effects are believed to depend on blocking the reuptake of? Correct Answer:
dopamine and serotonin
A smokeable form of methamphetamine is referred to as? Correct Answer: ice
The current drug of choice for treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is?
Correct Answer: methylphenidate(Ritalin) and dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) - CNS stimulant
most commonly abused along with opioids and CNS depressants.
The most widely-used sedative-hypnotic drug is? Correct Answer: alcohol
Nonbarbiturate paraldehyde is not used because? Correct Answer: has a noxious taste and odor
Drugs used to induce sleep are called Correct Answer: hypnotics
A popular sedative that was introduced in 1960? Correct Answer: Chlordiazepoxide(Librium)-
benzodiazepine
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