Chapter 7: Drugs of Abuse

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. All psychoactive drugs alter ______.

A. feelings, thoughts, and behaviors

B. mood, attitude, and outcomes

C. family functioning

D. intelligence

Learning Objective: 7-1: Define the different categories of drugs of abuse, including how they affect the central nervous system.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Drugs of Abuse

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Alcohol remains a drug of choice for many in the United States. ______ of persons over 12 years old have tried alcohol.

A. Most (87%)

B. Nearly half (52%)

C. Almost one third (32%)

D. Two thirds (67%)

Learning Objective: 7-1: Define the different categories of drugs of abuse, including how they affect the central nervous system.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Drugs of Abuse

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. An addicted brain is one that has changed in ______, ______, and ______ to the point drug-addicted behavior undermines voluntary control.

A. mass; physiology; chemistry

B. chemistry; structure; genetics

C. biology; neurology; genetics

D. weight; elasticity biochemically

Learning Objective: 7-1: Define the different categories of drugs of abuse, including how they affect the central nervous system.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Reinforcing Properties of Drugs

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. There is a strong genetic link to addictions. It is estimated that ______ of addiction vulnerability is genetic.

A. 15%–35%

B. 40%–60%

C. 35%–50%

D. over 60%

Learning Objective: 7-1: Define the different categories of drugs of abuse, including how they affect the central nervous system.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Reinforcing Properties of Drugs

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. The withdrawal from a drug is typically ______.

A. the opposite effect from the drug addicted to

B. 5–7 days

C. 7–11 days

D. involving cramping and tremors

Learning Objective: 7-1: Define the different categories of drugs of abuse, including how they affect the central nervous system.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Tolerance and Dependence

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Withdrawal develops when ______.

A. a person is addicted

B. a drug is discontinued suddenly in an addicted person

C. whenever a person has used for over 10 years

D. the liver begins to fail

Learning Objective: 7-1: Define the different categories of drugs of abuse, including how they affect the central nervous system.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Tolerance and Dependence

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Severe alcohol withdrawal may be accompanied by seizures and delirium tremens; the latter may include which of the following symptoms?

A. tremors, headaches, and dry mouth

B. horizontal eye nystagmus

C. shame, guilt, and remorse

D. vivid hallucinations, insomnia, and autonomic arousal

Learning Objective: 7-2: Describe how alcohol affects the body, including alcohol-induced organic mental disorders.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium (Delirium Tremens)

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Opiate withdrawal, though not life threatening, can be mild or severe. Which of the following symptoms is an example of mild withdrawal?

A. muscle pain

B. diarrhea

C. hot/cold flashes

D. dysphoria

Learning Objective: 7-3: Discuss the effects and treatment of opioids and hallucinogens.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Opioids

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Pharmacotherapy’s for-opiate addictions have included ______.

A. methadone, LAAM, buprenorphine, and oxycodone

B. methadone, Naloxone, hydrocodone, and buprenorphine

C. methadone, buprenorphine, naloxone, and LAAM

D. methadone, naloxone, cortisone, and mu receptors

Learning Objective: 7-3: Discuss the effects and treatment of opioids and hallucinogens.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Opioids

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Physical signs of opiate intoxication include which of the following?

A. pupillary dilation

B. goose bumps

C. heightened arousal

D. impairment of attention

Learning Objective: 7-3: Discuss the effects and treatment of opioids and hallucinogens.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Opioids

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. Physical signs of amphetamine intoxication include which of the following?

A. decreased energy

B. increased appetite

C. constricted pupils

D. irritable

Learning Objective: 7-3: Discuss the effects and treatment of opioids and hallucinogens.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Cocaine and Amphetamines

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Dissociative anesthetics produce a range of intoxication stages which include ______.

A. stimulated with an exaggerated sense of well-being

B. a stupor, light coma with responsiveness to pain

C. becoming depressed, withdrawn, and dull

D. manifestations of impaired social functioning

Learning Objective: 7-3: Discuss the effects and treatment of opioids and hallucinogens.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Dissociative Anesthetics (Phencyclidine, Ketamine, Dextromethorphan, FLAKKA)

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. Inhalants are attractive to youth as they are easily accessed and inexpensive. This is quite alarming given the hazards including which of the following?

A. short-term brain damage

B. respiratory arrest

C. colon damage

D. delayed onset puberty (physical development)

Learning Objective: 7-5: Explain the dangers associated with inhalants.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Inhalants

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. Cigarettes are responsible for approximately ______ premature deaths in the Unites States each year.

A. 200,000

B. 450,000

C. 100,000

D. 1,000,000

Learning Objective: 7-6: Recognize how to help clients quit using nicotine.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Nicotine

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. Smokers who quit are most successful when using the following method ______.

A. cold turkey

B. gradual reduction in potency of cigarettes

C. specialized filters

D. organized cessation programs

Learning Objective: 7-6: Recognize how to help clients quit using nicotine.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Nicotine

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. According to the Treatment Outcomes Prospective Study, treatment is effective. The outcome is greatest when clients ______.

A. want to get better

B. remain in treatment for at least 90 days

C. remain in treatment at least 6 months

D. when they have a sponsor

Learning Objective: 7-8: Summarize treatment outcomes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Treatment Outcome

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. All drugs of abuse directly affect the brain or central nervous system.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Define the different categories of drugs of abuse, including how they affect the central nervous system.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Drugs of Abuse

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Seeking intoxication states is fairly common in the animal kingdom.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Define the different categories of drugs of abuse, including how they affect the central nervous system.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Drugs of Abuse

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Cannabis is considered a mild hallucinogen.

Learning Objective: 7-4: Identify the differences between cannabis and marijuana.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Cannabis

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Antianxiety medications are much safer than alcohol in terms of their withdrawal potential.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Describe how alcohol affects the body, including alcohol-induced organic mental disorders.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Opiates are culpable in the most severe of all drug family withdrawals.

Learning Objective: 7-3: Discuss the effects and treatment of opioids and hallucinogens.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Opioids

Difficulty Level: Medium

Short Answer

1. Describe a likely withdrawal scenario from amphetamines.

Learning Objective: 7-3: Discuss the effects and treatment of opioids and hallucinogens.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Stimulant Abstinence Syndrome

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. The author indicates two primary strategies for the treatment of opiate addictions: maintenance and abstinence. What are the differences between the two?

Learning Objective: 7-3: Discuss the effects and treatment of opioids and hallucinogens.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Opioids

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Describe the potential symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Describe how alcohol affects the body, including alcohol-induced organic mental disorders.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Alcohol Withdrawal

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Rohypnol is commonly referred to as the “date rape” drug. What actions or effects of this drug lend to this horrific label?

Learning Objective: 7-6: Determine treatments for individuals who are club drug users.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Rohypnol

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome is a neurological emergency caused by alcohol. Describe several of the observable symptoms of this malady. What is the typical treatment protocol?

Learning Objective: 7-2: Describe how alcohol affects the body, including alcohol-induced organic mental disorders.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Wernicke–Korsakoff Syndrome

Difficulty Level: Medium