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A major adverse side effect of barbiturate treatment for insomnia is the reduction in __________.

Body weight

Attention span

REM sleep

The time it takes to get to sleep

Answer

Correct Answer: REM sleep

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It is advisable to use an injectable form of diazepam __________.

When reducing symptoms of agitation during alcohol withdrawal

As a preanesthetic drug to relax a patient before surgery

As a treatment for extreme depression

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: When reducing symptoms of agitation during alcohol withdrawal

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Peak levels of caffeine after taking a dose occur in __________.

15-15 minutes

15-25 minutes

15-35 minutes

15-45 minutes

Answer

Correct Answer: 15-45 minutes

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Males under the influence of opiate drugs frequently __________.

Are impotent

Become extremely aggressive

Experience increased sexual desire

None of the abov

Answer

Correct Answer: Are impotent

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After consumption, the concentration of caffeine is __________.

Elevated serum cholesterol level.

E. All of these are correct.

Cerebral Stimulation and Diuresis Only

Similar throughout the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Similar throughout the body.

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Not all drugs are considered medicines because __________.

They are chemically different substances

The government defines drugs and medicines separately

Medicines are used to cure, treat, and prevent diseases

Drugs cannot be purchased in pharmacies

Answer

Correct Answer: Medicines are used to cure, treat, and prevent diseases

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If the victim of a toxicologic emergency vomits, an emt should _________.

Use appropriate personal protective equipment and examine the vomitus for pill fragments or other clues for patient care.

Have the patient enclose the vomitus in a container and take it to the emergency department.

Safely dispose of the vomitus as soon as possible and decontaminate the vehicle as necessary.

Not approach the vomitus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Use appropriate personal protective equipment and examine the vomitus for pill fragments or other clues for patient care.

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War on Drugs is a public concern about drugs, building throughout the 1980s, that exploded in late 1985 and early 1986

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Twenty-First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment in December 1933

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Tripartite conceptual framework suggests that drugs and violence are related to each other through

Psychopharmacological

Economically compulsive

Systemic violence

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Tranquillisers are a type of

Stimulant

Antidepressant

Depressant

Hallucinogen

Answer

Correct Answer: Depressant

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A substance that creates a sense of_______ to the user

Energy

Talkativeness

Well-being

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Steroids are synthetically produced variations of female sex hormone

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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After the passage of the ________ Amendment, prohibition wa an era (1920–1933) in which it was illegal to manufacture, sell, or transport intoxicating liquors within the United States

Sixteenth

Seventeenth

Eighteenth

Nineteenth

Answer

Correct Answer: Eighteenth

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Oxycodone is a natural narcotic

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Narcotics include

Morphine

Oxycodone

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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One of the most effective drugs for relief of severe physical pain is

TNT

Acetylcholine

Morphine

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Morphine

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Methamphetamine is the most common form of amphetamine, it can take the form of a _____, odorless powder that dissolves in water; clear, “chunky” crystals; or small, brightly colored tablets

Yellow

Brown

White

Black

Answer

Correct Answer: White

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Cocaine is dried leaves or flowers of the cannabis plant

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Marijuana tax act criminalize marijuana and its preparations

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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_________ is a political stance that advocates for the accessibility of drugs through governmental regulation

Harm Reduction

Harrison Act

Interdiction

Maintenance

Answer

Correct Answer: Maintenance

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___ describes the various steps implemented to interrupt illicit drug trafficking

Harm Reduction

Harrison Act

Interdiction

Maintenance

Answer

Correct Answer: Interdiction

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Volatile substances that produce chemical vapors and whose primary trait is that they are rarely taken by any delivery method other than inhalation are called Inhalants

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Harrison Act required doctors to possess a ______ to prescribe narcotics

Clinic

Farm

Degree

Licence

Answer

Correct Answer: Licence

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_______ attempts to incorporate a public-health approach to lessen the risks and harms associated with illegal drug use

Harm Reduction

Harrison Act

Interdiction

Maintenance

Answer

Correct Answer: Harm Reduction

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Drugs that alter one’s thought processes, mood, and perceptions are called

Stimulant

Antidepressant

Depressant

Hallucinogen

Answer

Correct Answer: Hallucinogen

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Eradication is the destruction of plants used in the production of illegal drugs, involving

Mechanical destruction

Burning or chemical eradication

Biological eradication

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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The U.S. constitutional amendment that effected national Prohibition on January 16, 1920 (16)

______ amendment is the U.S. constitutional amendment that affected national Prohibition on January 16, 1920

Sixteenth

Seventeenth

Eighteenth

Nineteenth

Answer

Correct Answer: Eighteenth

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Drug Treatment Court Programs were established in an effort to address the increasing number of drug-using offenders clogging the criminal justice system

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Designer Drugs are manufactured substances considered to be for recreational use

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Substances that slow down, or “depress,” the normal activity of the central nervous system are called

Stimulant

Antidepressant

Depressant

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Depressant

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Decriminalisation is a policy related to labeling theory, which proposes _____ harsh punishments for some minor offenses

Less

Not

Moderately

Answer

Correct Answer: Less

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Cocaine is a type of _______ that appears in the leaves of various species of plants

Stimulant

Antidepressant

Depressant

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Stimulant

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An extremely resourceful plant that contains hundreds of psychoactive chemicals, particularly delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC)

Cannabis

Aloe vera

Cocaine

Answer

Correct Answer: Cannabis

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Binge drinking is heavy episodic drinking; drinking so much alcohol within a two-hour period that it results in at least a _____ % blood alcohol concentration

0.008

0.08

0.8

Answer

Correct Answer: 0.8

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Barbiturate is a type of _______; can induce a wide continuum of central nervous depression,

Ranging from mild sedation to coma

Stimulant

Antidepressant

Depressant

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Depressant

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Amphetamine is a type of stimulant; effects are similar to cocaine, but onset is _____ and duration longer

Rapid

Slower

Moderate

Equal

Answer

Correct Answer: Slower

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______ is the only alcohol that should be consumed; rapidly absorbed through the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream

Methanol

Ethanol

Propanol

Butanol

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethanol

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Alcohol is a stimulant.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Colombia produces about 90% of the cocaine powder entering the United States.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The first major wave of addiction to morphine occurred during the American Civil War.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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______ create a sense of energy, alertness, talkativeness, and well-being that is considered pleasurable to the user.

Depressants

Stimulants

Narcotics

Steroids

Answer

Correct Answer: Stimulants

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Most depressants are prescription drugs.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Street names for ______ include “bennies,” “black beauties,” “crank,” “ice,” “speed,” and “uppers.”

Cocaine

Methamphetamine

Amphetamine

Answer

Correct Answer: Amphetamine

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