Core Concepts in Health, 9/e

Paul M. Insel, Stanford University School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University School of Medicine

The Use and Abuse of Psychoactive Drugs

Chapter 9 The Use and Abuse of Psychoactive Drugs

Multiple Choice


1	The drugs MOST frequently associated with drug abuse are _______________ drugs.
		A)	over-the-counter
		B)	prescription
		C)	psychoactive
		D)	appetite-suppression


2	Which characteristic is MOST closely associated with the historical definition of addiction?
		A)	physical tolerance
		B)	habitual use
		C)	increased use
		D)	disease


3	Contemporary characteristics of addiction include
		A)	compulsion.
		B)	loss of control.
		C)	drug-use escalation.
		D)	all of the above


4	Which of the following has the potential for addiction?
		A)	drug use
		B)	spending money
		C)	Internet use
		D)	all of the above


5	After 1900, the peak of recreational drug use in this country occurred in
		A)	1959.
		B)	1969.
		C)	1979.
		D)	1989.


6	Drug dependence is characterized by
		A)	recurrent use.
		B)	drug-related legal problems.
		C)	withdrawal symptoms.
		D)	interpersonal and social problems caused by drug use.


7	The characteristic LEAST predictive of drug use is
		A)	exposure to drug use.
		B)	failure to complete high school.
		C)	risk-taking personality.
		D)	ethnicity.


8	The relationship between the amount of a drug taken and its effects is the _______________ function.
		A)	time-action
		B)	time-response
		C)	dose-action
		D)	dose-response


9	The placebo effect is
		A)	a pharmacological property.
		B)	a response to an inert substance.
		C)	worthless.
		D)	increased by the dose of administered substance.


10	Which of the following categories of drugs are narcotics?
		A)	central nervous system depressants
		B)	central nervous system stimulants
		C)	opioids
		D)	cannabis products

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