Test bank for Concepts of chemical
dependency 9th edition all chapters covered
What is the second most common psychiatric disorder in the U.S.? - answers Alcohol
Dependence
What is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the U.S.? - answers Issues
involving substance use disorders
What are the factors that lead individuals to abuse substances? - answers Unaware of
the compounds effects, pharmacological reward, social learning, individual
expectations, cultural/social influences and individual life goals.
What percentage of homicides involve alcohol? - answers 86%
What is the legal BAC to be considered drunk? - answers 0.8%
What is the alcohol content of fortified wines? - answers 20-24%
Name the three medical complications caused by alcohol. - answers hangovers, stroke
and liver failure
What is the percentage of child abuse cases involving alcohol? - answers 30%
Name five ways drugs are taken. - answers sublingual, oral, rectal, intravenous and
intranasal
Define bioavailability. - answers The ability of the compound to maintain the strength
allowed to produce the prime effect.
Define therapeutic half-life. - answers 100% of the compound is in the body, but half has
become inactive.
Name the four characteristics of Alcohol use disorders. - answers Daily use, individuals
trying to limit use, binge drinking and drinking more than is socially acceptable.
What two factors contribute to alcohol tolerance? - answers Drinking history and genetic
inheritance.
Name the four duration effects of barbiturates. - answers Ultra short acting, short acting,
intermediate duration and long acting.
, Who is Adolph Von Bayer and what did he do and when? - answers He was a German
chemist who discovered barbiturate acid, which is the main component of barbiturates
in 1864.
How many pounds of barbiturates are manufactured in the U.S. each year? - answers 1
million
What is the most frequently prescribed psychotropic medicine? - answers
Benzodiazepine
Name two medical uses of amphetamines. - answers Treatment of ADHD and the
effects of AIDS
Name three type of central nervous system stimulants. - answers Ephedrine,
methylphenidate and amphetamines.
What percentage of methylphenidate is used in the U.S.? - answers 80%
True or False: 40-50% of illicit drug deaths can be connected to cocaine. - answers
True
What are five methods of use and abuse of cocaine. - answers Intranasal,
Intravenously, smoking, sublingually and rectally.
Who was John Stith-Pemberton? - answers He was a pharmacist who created a
temperance drink which contained 60mg of cocaine per 8oz serving which later became
known as Coca-Cola.
What year was the Pure Drug and Food Act passed and what did it do? - answers
Passed in 1906, the act forced all manufacturers to list all of the ingredients their
products contained.
Name the methods of administration of marijuana. - answers Smoking and baked
goods.
Cannabis sativa is Latin for what? - answers Cultivated hemp
What year was the Marijuana Tax Act passed? - answers 1937
What blood rich organs does THC attach itself to? - answers Heart, lungs and brains.
Amphetamines were discovered in what year? - answers 1887
What is one of the most controversial uses of barbiturates? - answers Lethal injections
What is prime effect? - answers The desired effect of that compound.
dependency 9th edition all chapters covered
What is the second most common psychiatric disorder in the U.S.? - answers Alcohol
Dependence
What is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the U.S.? - answers Issues
involving substance use disorders
What are the factors that lead individuals to abuse substances? - answers Unaware of
the compounds effects, pharmacological reward, social learning, individual
expectations, cultural/social influences and individual life goals.
What percentage of homicides involve alcohol? - answers 86%
What is the legal BAC to be considered drunk? - answers 0.8%
What is the alcohol content of fortified wines? - answers 20-24%
Name the three medical complications caused by alcohol. - answers hangovers, stroke
and liver failure
What is the percentage of child abuse cases involving alcohol? - answers 30%
Name five ways drugs are taken. - answers sublingual, oral, rectal, intravenous and
intranasal
Define bioavailability. - answers The ability of the compound to maintain the strength
allowed to produce the prime effect.
Define therapeutic half-life. - answers 100% of the compound is in the body, but half has
become inactive.
Name the four characteristics of Alcohol use disorders. - answers Daily use, individuals
trying to limit use, binge drinking and drinking more than is socially acceptable.
What two factors contribute to alcohol tolerance? - answers Drinking history and genetic
inheritance.
Name the four duration effects of barbiturates. - answers Ultra short acting, short acting,
intermediate duration and long acting.
, Who is Adolph Von Bayer and what did he do and when? - answers He was a German
chemist who discovered barbiturate acid, which is the main component of barbiturates
in 1864.
How many pounds of barbiturates are manufactured in the U.S. each year? - answers 1
million
What is the most frequently prescribed psychotropic medicine? - answers
Benzodiazepine
Name two medical uses of amphetamines. - answers Treatment of ADHD and the
effects of AIDS
Name three type of central nervous system stimulants. - answers Ephedrine,
methylphenidate and amphetamines.
What percentage of methylphenidate is used in the U.S.? - answers 80%
True or False: 40-50% of illicit drug deaths can be connected to cocaine. - answers
True
What are five methods of use and abuse of cocaine. - answers Intranasal,
Intravenously, smoking, sublingually and rectally.
Who was John Stith-Pemberton? - answers He was a pharmacist who created a
temperance drink which contained 60mg of cocaine per 8oz serving which later became
known as Coca-Cola.
What year was the Pure Drug and Food Act passed and what did it do? - answers
Passed in 1906, the act forced all manufacturers to list all of the ingredients their
products contained.
Name the methods of administration of marijuana. - answers Smoking and baked
goods.
Cannabis sativa is Latin for what? - answers Cultivated hemp
What year was the Marijuana Tax Act passed? - answers 1937
What blood rich organs does THC attach itself to? - answers Heart, lungs and brains.
Amphetamines were discovered in what year? - answers 1887
What is one of the most controversial uses of barbiturates? - answers Lethal injections
What is prime effect? - answers The desired effect of that compound.
