ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR EXAM PRACTICE TEST
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Term
What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine abuse?
The heart
The lungs
The brain
The kidneys
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Other symptoms of Wernicke's encephalopathy include poor muscle coordination
and oculomotor impairment (problems moving the eyes in a controlled fashion).
Wernicke's syndrome is a short-term condition resulting from vitamin B1 (thiamine)
deficiency, typically developing after years of drinking and poor nutrition. Of those
with Wernicke's syndrome, 80 to 90 percent will develop long-term psychosis and
memory problems known as Korsakoff syndrome. While poor coordination is a
symptom, retrograde amnesia (loss of old memories) and learning impairments are
among the more classic hallmarks of the condition. Because they are so often found
, together, the two syndromes are often referred to concurrently as Wernicke-
Korsakoff syndrome.
The heart
Benzedrine
third
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2 of 15
Term
What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon?
The modality of administration
The amount taken and past drug experiences
All of these answer choices
Poly drug use, setting, and circumstance
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Drug avoidance strategies
THC content in marijuana varies widely
, All of these answer choices
Chronic users of cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, and other such
stimulants develop a profoundly unpleasant sensation of bugs crawling under their
skin. They may even come to believe the bugs are present and needing to be
removed. In less severe cases, users may pick at their skin to the point of causing
sores and scabs. In more extreme cases, users may cut themselves in a desperate
attempt to release the bugs and find relief. The condition is also known as Magnon's
syndrome and may also be referred to colloquially as coke bugs or crank bugs, and
so on.
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Definition
While tolerance for barbiturates does develop, tolerance for an
otherwise lethal dose only marginally increases and never exceeds
twofold. This means that the likelihood of an unintentional fatal dose
increases substantially over time as the need for the intoxicating effect
pushes that threshold ever closer to a lethal dose. Given the
impairments in memory and judgment that typically accompany CNS
depressant intoxication, simple forgetfulness can lead to a fatal
overdose. Finally, using barbiturates with any other CNS depressant
substance, such as alcohol, can result in an additive CNS depression
that can readily be fatal. Death most often occurs via respiratory or
cardiac suppression.
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Correct 15
Incorrect 00
Your answers
1 of 15
Term
What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine abuse?
The heart
The lungs
The brain
The kidneys
Give this one a try later!
Other symptoms of Wernicke's encephalopathy include poor muscle coordination
and oculomotor impairment (problems moving the eyes in a controlled fashion).
Wernicke's syndrome is a short-term condition resulting from vitamin B1 (thiamine)
deficiency, typically developing after years of drinking and poor nutrition. Of those
with Wernicke's syndrome, 80 to 90 percent will develop long-term psychosis and
memory problems known as Korsakoff syndrome. While poor coordination is a
symptom, retrograde amnesia (loss of old memories) and learning impairments are
among the more classic hallmarks of the condition. Because they are so often found
, together, the two syndromes are often referred to concurrently as Wernicke-
Korsakoff syndrome.
The heart
Benzedrine
third
Don't know?
2 of 15
Term
What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon?
The modality of administration
The amount taken and past drug experiences
All of these answer choices
Poly drug use, setting, and circumstance
Give this one a try later!
Drug avoidance strategies
THC content in marijuana varies widely
, All of these answer choices
Chronic users of cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, and other such
stimulants develop a profoundly unpleasant sensation of bugs crawling under their
skin. They may even come to believe the bugs are present and needing to be
removed. In less severe cases, users may pick at their skin to the point of causing
sores and scabs. In more extreme cases, users may cut themselves in a desperate
attempt to release the bugs and find relief. The condition is also known as Magnon's
syndrome and may also be referred to colloquially as coke bugs or crank bugs, and
so on.
Don't know?
3 of 15
Definition
While tolerance for barbiturates does develop, tolerance for an
otherwise lethal dose only marginally increases and never exceeds
twofold. This means that the likelihood of an unintentional fatal dose
increases substantially over time as the need for the intoxicating effect
pushes that threshold ever closer to a lethal dose. Given the
impairments in memory and judgment that typically accompany CNS
depressant intoxication, simple forgetfulness can lead to a fatal
overdose. Finally, using barbiturates with any other CNS depressant
substance, such as alcohol, can result in an additive CNS depression
that can readily be fatal. Death most often occurs via respiratory or
cardiac suppression.
Give this one a try later!
