CAADC Test Newest 2025 Exam
CAADC TEST NEWEST 2025 EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A user's expectation of how a drug will make the user feel...
a. is of little significance.
b. can diminish a drug's intensity, but not enhance it.
c. has a significant effect upon the user's experience of the drug.
d. can enhance a drug's intensity, but not diminish it.
C: Has a significant effect upon the user's experience of the drug.
Studies have shown that one's expectation of what a drug will do has a significant effect upon
how that drug is experienced by the user. For example, if the user expects the drug to have a
relaxing effect, the user is likely to feel relaxed after ingesting the drug.
What do short-term effects of drug use refer to?
a. effects while the drug is still in the user's body
b. psychological effects prior to drug ingestion
c. physiological effects of drug use only
d. only psychological effects of drug use after the drug enters the user's system
A: Effects while the drug is still in the user's body.
The short-term effects of drug use can be either physiological or psychological, and vary
significantly from individual to individual.
A commonly seen physical effect of drug use is changes in.....
a. hair growth.
b. pupil size
c. personal ideation
d. delusions.
B: Pupil size.
There are several physical effects of drug use commonly seen in users. A few of the most
common, and most obvious to the alert observer, are changes in pupil size, respiration, and
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heart rate. Delusions and personal ideation changes are psychological in nature, and hair
growth is not a common effect.
What response to a drug has developed when increasing dosages of the drug are required over
time to achieve the same effect as the original dosage?
a. tolerance
b. magnitude effect
c. causative tolerance
d. clinical ambivalence
A: Tolerance.
When a user takes a drug over a long period of time, a tolerance can develop to the drug. This
tolerance makes it necessary for the dosage of the drug to be increased in order to achieve the
same effects as the previous dosage.
The reliability of a drug refers to...
a. a drug producing the expected effects when ingested by the user.
b. the drug's ability to produce consistently the desired effects.
c. the drug being what the user intended to purchase.
d. the consistency of the cost per dosage.
C: It being what the user intended to purchase.
There are many disreputable dealers in the drug look-alike drugs and trade. Therefore, it can be
difficult to be assured of the quality of drugs purchased on the street. The reliability of a drug
refers to the drug meeting the expectations of the buyer.
Can drug use affect pregnant mothers?
a. no, because drugs are carried only through the user's bloodstream
b. yes, because the mother's blood circulates to the unborn baby
c. yes, but only when drugs are ingested orally
d. yes, but only when drugs are used with a nasal route of administration
B: Yes, the mother's blood circulates to the unborn baby.
Drug use by pregnant women can affect the unborn baby, as the blood can be carried through
the mother's bloodstream to the baby. The unborn baby can also become addicted to a
substance, and once born (and the drug connection removed) suffer withdrawal symptoms.
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Intellectual disabilities, growth retardation, and physical deformities are common symptoms
of...
a. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
b. heroin post-birth addiction
c. all prenatal drug use
d. overuse of prenatal pain killers
A: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Women who habitually use alcohol while pregnant can cause permanent damage to their
children, including mental, growth, and physical issues.
Which of the following is the MOST commonly used sedative-hypnotic drug?
A. anti-anxiety drugs
b. barbiturates
c. alcohol
d. muscle relaxants
C: Alcohol.
Alcohol, in all its forms, slows down the body's processes and is therefore known as a
depressant. It is commonly used in one of three forms: beer, wine, or distilled spirits. One of the
reasons for its widespread use is that it is legally obtainable.
Barbiturate drugs are derived from...
a. the cocoa bean.
b. barbituric acid.
c. turpentine.
d. anaphylactic acid
B: Barbituric acid.
Barbiturate drugs are derived from barbituric acid, and there are thousands of different types.
They are a type of sedative-hypnotic drug and used more often by females than by males-
possibly because women are more likely to seek medical attention than men are.
Which of the following is the BEST description of a drug?
a. substance taken for a desired effect (other than food, water, or air)
b. any substance taken for effect
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c. a substance used to produce a high
d. a substance that can have both positive and negative effects
a. a substance taken for a desired effect (other than food, water, or air)
There are many types of drugs. Some drugs are taken for reasons that are beneficial to the user.
Some are addictive, and others are not. Drugs that alter behavior and/or mood are referred to
as psychoactive drugs. Whatever the type of drug, the term drug does not alone imply a
substance that is illegal or harmful.
Psychoactive drugs are drugs that...
a. alters behavior or mood.
b. alter only mood.
c. alter only behavior.
d. have little or no effect on mood or behavior
a. alters behavior or mood.
Many drugs have an effect upon the physiology of the user (such as birth control pills), but do
not alter behavior or mood-those types of drugs would not be termed psychoactive.
Which of the following is a psychoactive drug?
a. aspirin
b. birth control pills
c. opium
d. malathion
C. Opium.
Opium is a psychoactive drug because it has an effect upon the behavior and mood of the user.
Aspirin and birth control pills have only a physiological impact upon the individual, and
malathion is an insecticide.
The magnitude of a drug's effect is...
a. the dosage of the drug.
b. the rate of absorption of the drug into the user's system.
c. how intensely the user feels the drug's effects.
d. the level of quality of the drug.
C: How intensely the user feels the drug's effects.
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CAADC TEST NEWEST 2025 EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A user's expectation of how a drug will make the user feel...
a. is of little significance.
b. can diminish a drug's intensity, but not enhance it.
c. has a significant effect upon the user's experience of the drug.
d. can enhance a drug's intensity, but not diminish it.
C: Has a significant effect upon the user's experience of the drug.
Studies have shown that one's expectation of what a drug will do has a significant effect upon
how that drug is experienced by the user. For example, if the user expects the drug to have a
relaxing effect, the user is likely to feel relaxed after ingesting the drug.
What do short-term effects of drug use refer to?
a. effects while the drug is still in the user's body
b. psychological effects prior to drug ingestion
c. physiological effects of drug use only
d. only psychological effects of drug use after the drug enters the user's system
A: Effects while the drug is still in the user's body.
The short-term effects of drug use can be either physiological or psychological, and vary
significantly from individual to individual.
A commonly seen physical effect of drug use is changes in.....
a. hair growth.
b. pupil size
c. personal ideation
d. delusions.
B: Pupil size.
There are several physical effects of drug use commonly seen in users. A few of the most
common, and most obvious to the alert observer, are changes in pupil size, respiration, and
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heart rate. Delusions and personal ideation changes are psychological in nature, and hair
growth is not a common effect.
What response to a drug has developed when increasing dosages of the drug are required over
time to achieve the same effect as the original dosage?
a. tolerance
b. magnitude effect
c. causative tolerance
d. clinical ambivalence
A: Tolerance.
When a user takes a drug over a long period of time, a tolerance can develop to the drug. This
tolerance makes it necessary for the dosage of the drug to be increased in order to achieve the
same effects as the previous dosage.
The reliability of a drug refers to...
a. a drug producing the expected effects when ingested by the user.
b. the drug's ability to produce consistently the desired effects.
c. the drug being what the user intended to purchase.
d. the consistency of the cost per dosage.
C: It being what the user intended to purchase.
There are many disreputable dealers in the drug look-alike drugs and trade. Therefore, it can be
difficult to be assured of the quality of drugs purchased on the street. The reliability of a drug
refers to the drug meeting the expectations of the buyer.
Can drug use affect pregnant mothers?
a. no, because drugs are carried only through the user's bloodstream
b. yes, because the mother's blood circulates to the unborn baby
c. yes, but only when drugs are ingested orally
d. yes, but only when drugs are used with a nasal route of administration
B: Yes, the mother's blood circulates to the unborn baby.
Drug use by pregnant women can affect the unborn baby, as the blood can be carried through
the mother's bloodstream to the baby. The unborn baby can also become addicted to a
substance, and once born (and the drug connection removed) suffer withdrawal symptoms.
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Intellectual disabilities, growth retardation, and physical deformities are common symptoms
of...
a. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
b. heroin post-birth addiction
c. all prenatal drug use
d. overuse of prenatal pain killers
A: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Women who habitually use alcohol while pregnant can cause permanent damage to their
children, including mental, growth, and physical issues.
Which of the following is the MOST commonly used sedative-hypnotic drug?
A. anti-anxiety drugs
b. barbiturates
c. alcohol
d. muscle relaxants
C: Alcohol.
Alcohol, in all its forms, slows down the body's processes and is therefore known as a
depressant. It is commonly used in one of three forms: beer, wine, or distilled spirits. One of the
reasons for its widespread use is that it is legally obtainable.
Barbiturate drugs are derived from...
a. the cocoa bean.
b. barbituric acid.
c. turpentine.
d. anaphylactic acid
B: Barbituric acid.
Barbiturate drugs are derived from barbituric acid, and there are thousands of different types.
They are a type of sedative-hypnotic drug and used more often by females than by males-
possibly because women are more likely to seek medical attention than men are.
Which of the following is the BEST description of a drug?
a. substance taken for a desired effect (other than food, water, or air)
b. any substance taken for effect
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c. a substance used to produce a high
d. a substance that can have both positive and negative effects
a. a substance taken for a desired effect (other than food, water, or air)
There are many types of drugs. Some drugs are taken for reasons that are beneficial to the user.
Some are addictive, and others are not. Drugs that alter behavior and/or mood are referred to
as psychoactive drugs. Whatever the type of drug, the term drug does not alone imply a
substance that is illegal or harmful.
Psychoactive drugs are drugs that...
a. alters behavior or mood.
b. alter only mood.
c. alter only behavior.
d. have little or no effect on mood or behavior
a. alters behavior or mood.
Many drugs have an effect upon the physiology of the user (such as birth control pills), but do
not alter behavior or mood-those types of drugs would not be termed psychoactive.
Which of the following is a psychoactive drug?
a. aspirin
b. birth control pills
c. opium
d. malathion
C. Opium.
Opium is a psychoactive drug because it has an effect upon the behavior and mood of the user.
Aspirin and birth control pills have only a physiological impact upon the individual, and
malathion is an insecticide.
The magnitude of a drug's effect is...
a. the dosage of the drug.
b. the rate of absorption of the drug into the user's system.
c. how intensely the user feels the drug's effects.
d. the level of quality of the drug.
C: How intensely the user feels the drug's effects.
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