5. The term prescription drug abuse is most often synonymous in the literature with:
14. According to a 2008 study by Dr. Amelia Arria, what percentage of college students who reported a nonmedical use of stimulants also reported using alcohol?
a. Nonmedical use. b. Common misuse.
a. 68%. b. 75%. c. 87%. d. 100%.
c. Addiction. d. Tolerance. 6. The unintentional and incorrect use of an approved medication in a manner other than prescribed is known as: a. Misuse. b. Addiction. c. Tolerance. d. Dependence. 7. When a person who is physically dependent on a drug loses access to the drug, the expected outcome is: a. Withdrawal symptoms. b. Death. c. Brain injury. d. Stroke. 8. The need to use a higher dose of a drug to achieve the same effects previously achieved by a lower dose is known as: a. Physical dependence. 9. The first government attempt to regulate drugs in the United States, which was designed to prevent the manufacturing, selling, or transporting of adulterated, misbranded, poisonous, or deleterious foods, drugs, b. Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1990. c. Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act of 1934. d. Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. 10. Reward centers of the brain are primarily associated with the neurotransmitter: a. Norepinephrine. b. Acetylcholine. c. GABA. d. Dopamine. 11. All CNS depressants produce their pharmacological effects by interacting with which inhibitory neurotransmitter? a. Acetylcholine. b. Norepinephrine. c. GABA. d. Glutamate. 12. Which opioid is commonly delivered via skin patch? b. Addiction. c. Tolerance. d. Misuse. medicines, and liquors was the: a. Scheduled Drug Act of 1896.
15. According to the Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Survey, the percentage of active duty personnel who reported misuse of prescription drugs within the last 12 months was:
a. 4.1%. b. 5.3%. c. 6.1%. d. 6.3%.
16. Of the more than 80% of older patients (aged 57 to 85 years) who use at least one prescription medication on a daily basis, the percentage taking more than five medications or supplements daily is: a. 5%.
b. 15%. c. 50%. d. 100%.
17. A 2009 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) study identified dentists as the main prescribers of opioids to patients between:
a. 10 and 19 years of age. b. 20 and 29 years of age. c. 30 and 39 years of age. d. 40 and 49 years of age.
18. According to a nationwide survey conducted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, the number of opiate pain relief tablets (e.g., Vicodin or Percocet) prescribed by oral surgeons following third molar extraction surgery averaged: a. 20. b. 22. c. 26. d. 32. 19. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen (APAP) combinations: a. Provide more effective pain relief than prescribing either drug alone. b. Do not need to be taken “around the clock” at regular intervals. c. Should be given only after the numbing effects of the local anesthesia are gone. d. Can be safely used in patients with severe liver damage. 20. The safest way to dispose of an unused prescription medication is to: a. Donate it to someone who could use the same medication for his or her own purposes. b. Place it in the trash in its original labeled container. c. Anonymously mail it back to the manufacturer. d. Place it in the trash in a nondescript container with coffee grounds or kitty litter.
a. Fentanyl. b. Morphine. c. Oxycodone. d. Meperidine.
13. According to the report Teen Prescription Drug Abuse: An Emerging Threat, teens claim to abuse prescription painkillers because they: a. Like the stigma attached to these drugs. b. Can hide these drugs more easily than other drugs. c. Believe these drugs are safer to use than illicit drugs. d. Prefer the effects of these drugs over those of other drugs.
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