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

True False Quiz


1	LSD has been used in the past by psychiatrists to facilitate discussions about repressed feelings.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	PCP reduces and distorts sensory perception, especially proprioception.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	The method of use has little effect on how strong a response a drug produces.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Fifteen percent of all twelfth graders have used inhalants.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	The personal and family costs of drug abuse are high, but the financial costs are low.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	About 20,000 Americans die annually due to drug abuse.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The text suggests that as many as 10% of the American work force uses drugs.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Most drug testing involves the use of a breath test.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Drug substitution programs are losing favor because of their relatively high cost.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Heroin and other injectable drugs are responsible for much of the HIV infection among injecting drug users.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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