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Drug Use and Misuse, 9th Edition
(Maisto) exam questions and answers all
verified and graded A+
Which of the following defines the term psychopharmacology?
a. the study of how drugs act on biological systems
b. the study of pharmaceutical drugs
c. the study of the effects of drugs on behaviour
d. the study of the misuse of drugs ANSWER: c
1. Which statement is part of the World Health Organization’s definition of “drug”?
a. any chemical agent that alters the biochemical physiological processes of tissues or organisms
b. any substance that is necessary to maintain normal physical health
c. any chemical agent that consists of a combination of substances
d. any illegal chemical substance ANSWER: a
2. What field is concerned with all information about the effects of drugs on living systems? a.
pharmacology
b. psychopharmacology
c. biochemistry
d. biopsychology ANSWER: a
3. The consensus definition of drug abuse arrived at by Rinaldi et al. centers on what factor? a.
withdrawal
b. tolerance
c. harmful consequences of drug use behavior
d. societal mores ANSWER: c
4. Which of the following is a means of classifying drugs?
a. by street name
b. by means of ingestion
c. by amount of time effects last
, d. by amount of time before effects are felt ANSWER: a
5. The barbiturates are examples of a group of drugs that are classified according to what? a. chemical
structure
b. mechanism of action
c. origin
d. therapeutic use ANSWER: a
6. What is the primary reason for the misuse of morphine?
a. It is a powerful pain killer.
b. It provides euphoric effects.
c. It is widely available.
d. It is relatively inexpensive. ANSWER: b
7. Calling morphine an opiate is an example of classification according to what? a. site of drug action
b. chemical structure
c. mechanism of action
d. origin ANSWER: d
8. What type of drugs affects moods, thinking, and behavior?
a. psychoaffective
b. psychoactive
c. psychotropic
d. psychophysiological ANSWER: b
9. In the field of pharmacology, which of the following refers to a chemically inactive substance? a.
placebo
b. psychoactive drug
c. analgesic
d. endorphin ANSWER: a
10. Which element of the drug experience affects how much of a drug reaches its site of action and how
quickly it gets there?
a. drug dosage
Drug Use and Misuse, 9th Edition
(Maisto) exam questions and answers all
verified and graded A+
Which of the following defines the term psychopharmacology?
a. the study of how drugs act on biological systems
b. the study of pharmaceutical drugs
c. the study of the effects of drugs on behaviour
d. the study of the misuse of drugs ANSWER: c
1. Which statement is part of the World Health Organization’s definition of “drug”?
a. any chemical agent that alters the biochemical physiological processes of tissues or organisms
b. any substance that is necessary to maintain normal physical health
c. any chemical agent that consists of a combination of substances
d. any illegal chemical substance ANSWER: a
2. What field is concerned with all information about the effects of drugs on living systems? a.
pharmacology
b. psychopharmacology
c. biochemistry
d. biopsychology ANSWER: a
3. The consensus definition of drug abuse arrived at by Rinaldi et al. centers on what factor? a.
withdrawal
b. tolerance
c. harmful consequences of drug use behavior
d. societal mores ANSWER: c
4. Which of the following is a means of classifying drugs?
a. by street name
b. by means of ingestion
c. by amount of time effects last
, d. by amount of time before effects are felt ANSWER: a
5. The barbiturates are examples of a group of drugs that are classified according to what? a. chemical
structure
b. mechanism of action
c. origin
d. therapeutic use ANSWER: a
6. What is the primary reason for the misuse of morphine?
a. It is a powerful pain killer.
b. It provides euphoric effects.
c. It is widely available.
d. It is relatively inexpensive. ANSWER: b
7. Calling morphine an opiate is an example of classification according to what? a. site of drug action
b. chemical structure
c. mechanism of action
d. origin ANSWER: d
8. What type of drugs affects moods, thinking, and behavior?
a. psychoaffective
b. psychoactive
c. psychotropic
d. psychophysiological ANSWER: b
9. In the field of pharmacology, which of the following refers to a chemically inactive substance? a.
placebo
b. psychoactive drug
c. analgesic
d. endorphin ANSWER: a
10. Which element of the drug experience affects how much of a drug reaches its site of action and how
quickly it gets there?
a. drug dosage
