ADJ-Narcotics

Mondays and Wednesdays

Fall Semester, 2017

Midterm

Each questions is worth 2 points for a total of 100

True and false

  1. In chapter one, we learned that a drug is, “Any substance that modifiesby enhancing, inhibiting, or distorting the mind and/or body functioning.”

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  1. Psychoactive drugs are classified as either legal (licit) or illegal (illicit). Tobacco,(which contains the drug “Nicotine”) is an example of a licit or legal drug.

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  1. The Sumerian People believed that the “Joy Plant” was opium.

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  1. The term addiction is derived from the Latin verb addicere, which refers to the process of binding to things.

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  1. Addiction is not a disease as we have found that the brain cannot be change because drugs have no impact on the brain, nor can they change its structure and how it works.

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Multiple-Choice:

  1. At the turn of the century (the 1900s), we learned that cough medicine contained:

a)Chloroform

b)Heroin

c)Alcohol

d)All of the above

e)A and B only

  1. A sedative drug that, when used during pregnancy, can cause severe developmental damage to a fetus. The sedative drug is named:

a)Xanax

b)Chloral hydrate

c)Phocomelia

d)Thalidomide

  1. The so-called “fast-track rule” had been applied to the testing of certain drugs used for the treatment of:

a)AIDS

b)Rare Cancers

c)Dementia

d)Diabetes

e)A and B only

Multiple-Choice

  1. The abbreviation, “OTC” means:

a)Outside Taken Cocaine

b)Over The Counter

c)Over the Cabinet

d)Out to Control

  1. Gateway drugs are types of commonly used drugs that are believed to lead to using other more powerful mind-altering and addictive drugs. Select a possible gateway drug from below:

a)Cocaine

b)Marijuana

c)Alcohol

d)Both B and C are correct

e)None, there are no gateway drugs

  1. During the lecture, we learned that there are basically three (3) types of drug users. Experimenters, Compulsive users and,

a)An Addict

b)A social drug user

c)Floaters or chipper

d)None of the above

  1. In the movie “Traffic,” Helena Ayala (Catherine Zeta-Jones) made a deal with the Mexican cartel and showed him a toy of cocaine. Select from below that toy:

a)A Turtle

b)A Goat

c)A Teddy Bear

d)A rabbit

  1. During the lecture of Chapter two, we learned that drugs are more serious today. Select from below why drugs are more serious

a)Drugs are more potent

b)Drugs are more available

c)Drugs are exposed in the media

d)Drug use is more widespread

e)All of the above are true

  1. In regards to drug withdrawal, we learned that when drugs are no longer being taken, the withdrawal experience can be:

a)Unpleasant

b)Pleasant and fun

c)Fatal every time

d)A need for more

  1. Some of the major risk factors for addiction are:

a)Drinking alone

b)Drinking without meals

c)Boredom with daily routines

d)All of the above

e)A only

  1. Aside from drug addiction, a person may become involved with non-addictions. Select from below a non-addiction

a)Love or Sex

b)Shopping

c)Laser Tag

d)A and B

e)None of the above

  1. Most drugs with abuse potential enhance the pleasure centers by causing the release of dopamine. We learned that dopamine:

a)Is the brain transmitter believed to mediate the rewarding aspects of most drugs of abuse

b)Is a natural occurrence that we can get “high”

c)Since the word dope is in dopamine, we can become dumb

d)Is the opposite of rewarding and actually causes us fear and anxiety

  1. In the movie Traffic, one of the main characters, Michael Douglas was elected as:

a)President of the United States

b)Supreme Court Justice

c)Drug Czar

d)Head of the drug cartel from Sinaloa, Mexico

  1. In the movie Traffic, the main witness who was being protected by police was ultimately killed. The method of death was:

a)Poisoning

b)Bomb

c)Gunfire

d)Thrown from an 11 story window

  1. that it maintains control over which drugs are permissible and which drugs are prohibited

a)Our Government mandates

b)Society mandates

c)Attorney General mandates

d)Appointed drug czar mandates

  1. The pure food and drug act was enacted in

a)1906

b)1916

c)1926

d)2000

  1. Heroin, morphine and other opiate derivatives were unregulated and sold legally in the United States until

a)1850

b)1890

c)1899

d)1920

Questions 23-30 are true and false

  1. During the turn of the century, (1900s) there were many products that could be purchased a drugs stores. They contained what are now illegal drugs such as heroin and opium.

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  1. The Pure Food and Drug Act was enacted in 1906

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  1. The Durham-Humphrey Amendment established “drug classification categories.” The pharmacist Humphrey later became Vice President of the United States

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  1. Phocomelia is a birth defect that may impaired development of the nose, ears and cheeks

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  1. Phocomelia comes from the Spanish word for Flippers, or seal-shaped limbs

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  1. During the “Regulatory Steps for New Prescription Drugs,” we learned that there are various steps before a drug can be marketed. The first step is with “Animal” testing

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  1. The average cost of developing a new drug was $1.5 billion

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  1. In regards to drugs becoming over the counter (OTC), An FDA policy allowing the change of suitable prescription drugs to “Over the Counter” (OTC). This is known as the “Switching Policy”

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Multiple-Choice

  1. Mr. Ramirez told you about a childhood friend who overdosed on Seconal Sodium that belongs to the drug class barbiturates. Years later, Mr. Ramirez found out how many pills his friend had in his stomach. The amount was:

a)10

b)12

c)15

d)20

e)26

  1. A fair statement is that Central Nervous System “Depressants”

a)Slow down the operation of the brain

b)Speed up the operation of the brain

c)Cause mild headaches and tumors

d)Are not needed to sleep for some

e)They tend to slow down and speed up the operation of the brain

  1. Before the era of modern drugs, the most common depressant used to ease tension, cause relaxation, and help forget problems

a)Heroin

b)Opium

c)Bromides

d)Alcohol

  1. Bromides were replaced by in the 1900s

a)Benzodiazepines

b)Codeine

c)Barbiturates

d)None of the above

  1. The musical group that made a song about benzodiazepines which are also known as “Tranquilizers” is named:

a)The Beatles

b)The Who

c)The Rolling Stones

d)Led Zeppelin

  1. Rohypnol is a tablet drug that can be dissolved in beverages without

leaving an odor or taste. It makes victims unable to recall details. It is known as a “date rape drug.” Rohypnol can be obtained by:

a)Purchased in most pharmacy’s as long as you have a prescription

b)Obtained from your doctor only

c)Purchased in the state of Oregon

d)Unlawful in the United States

  1. Rohypnol is a tranquilizer about more potent than Valium.

a)Ten times

b)Fifteen times

c)Twenty times

d)The same as Valium

True and False

  1. Barbituric acid was first synthesized by A. Bayer (of aspirin fame) in Germany in 1864. Barbituric was named after A. Bayer’s Wife Barbara

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  1. Chloral hydratealso known as “Knock out drops” are also known as “Mickey Finn.” They were named after Mickey Mouse

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  1. There are three basic types of alcoholic drinks. Beer, Wine and Liquor

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  1. Ethanol is the only alcohol used for human consumption

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  1. The process of making alcohol,is called distillation or “Pruno.”

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  1. Mead may be the first alcoholic beverage made by humans. Mead is fermented honey

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Multiple-Choice

  1. Fermentation continues until the sugar supply is exhausted or the concentration of alcohol reaches the point at which it kills the yeast is the natural limit of alcohol found in fermented wines or beers

a)3-6%

b)12-14%

c)15-20%

d)50%

  1. Distillation Device, or Still was developed in 800 AD by the

a)Hillbillies of Kentucky

b)Mr. Ramirez family

c)The Hatfields and McCoys

d)The Arabs

e)The mountain men of Arkansas

  1. Isopropyl alcohol is known as “Rubbing Alcohol” and can be drank as long as you:

a)Put a good mix, such as Margarita

b)Never, Isopropyl is poison to humans

c)Blended well with Pineapple Juice

d)Heated and drank with Coffee

  1. A common treatment for a hangover is to take a drink of the same alcoholic beverage that caused the hangover. This is known as:

a)“Taking the hair of the dog that bit you”

b)“Taking the lion by the tail”

c)“Menudo”

d)None of the above

  1. Prohibitionin the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on alcohol. A famous Chicago gangster who profitedwas:

a)Mr. Ramirez’s grandfather Alfonso

b)Robert Anthony De Niro Jr.

c)Alphonse Gabriel Capone, also known as Al Capone

d)None of the above

  1. We learned that there are six types of alcoholics. A moderate drinker who becomes abusive and violent also known as:

a)A “mad drunk”

b)A “binge drinker”

c)A “Zeta” or mad drunk

d)(No one better miss this question)

e)Both A and C are correct!!

  1. In 1853- Alexander Wood perfected the hypodermic syringe. He introduced it to Europe and the United States. The first recorded fatality from a hypodermic-syringe induced overdose was The tragedy arose because morphine was injected to excess.

a)Chauffeur

b)His mother in-law

c)Dr. Wood's wife

d)His mistress