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Which of the following best describes the main action of alcohol on the body?
a. depressant
b. stimulant
A
When we drink alcohol, what, specifically, are we usually drinking?
Ethyl alcohol
Also known as ethanol, ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) is the psychoactive drug present in all alcoholic drinks. Methyl alcohol (CH3OH), or methanol, is used as a fuel and as an antifreeze (amongst other things). It's highly toxic, with the potential to cause blindness and death.
Which of the following is NOT classified as an opiate analgesic?
a. Vicodin (generic name hydrocodone)
b. Oxycontin (generic name oxycodone)
c. Tylenol #3 (generic name codeine/ acetaminophen)
d. Motrin (generic name ibuprofen)
Motrin (generic name ibuprofen)
What do LSD, peyote, PCP, and Psilocybin have in common?
They are hallucinogens
What does MDMA the actual name for Ecstasy stand for?
Methylene-dioxy-meth-amphetamine (MDMA)
How long does it take the average person to go from a .2 to a zero BAC?
14 hours
Opiate analgesics (pain-relievers) are some of the most commonly prescribed medications. Which of these is NOT an appropriate reason for taking opiates?
a. Post-op pain occurring after knee surgery
b. Pain from an abscessed tooth
c. Pain from a broken bone
d. Abdominal pain with a high fever
Abdominal pain with a high fever
This term actually means to induce sleep, but the public often interprets it, wrongly, to mean any legal drug sometimes used illegally.
Narcotic
Many commonly prescribed pain pills are actually a combination of an opiate and Tylenol(acetaminophen). Abusing any medication containing acetaminophen can be particularly damaging to which part of the body?
The liver
'Whippets' is a common name used for the abuse of which commonly available gas?
Nitrous oxide
All licensed drivers automatically agree to take a test to measure alcohol or drug content in the body. What is the agreement you sign when receiving your license called?
Implied consent
A substance invented by the Bayer Company in Germany in the late 1800's and thought to be a cure for morphine addiction.
Heroin
What is heroin derived from?
Opium
Which of the drugs listed is a stimulant drug?
Cocaine
Circles, Forget Me Pill, La Rocha, Lunch Money Drug, Mexican Valium, Pingus, R2, Roach 2, Ruffies are common names for ________?
Rohypnol
Children of people with an addiction are ___ times more likely to become addicted to a substance.
four times
Who accidentally discovered LSD?
Albert Hoffman
Swiss chemist named Albert Hoffman first synthesized LSD on November 16, 1938. It was put into storage; then, five years later, Hoffman decided to rework with it. This time, in 1943, he accidentally got a tiny amount of the chemical on his own skin. The first LSD "trip" took place and Hoffman thought that he had lost his mind.
A group of enzymes in the liver that break down alcohol are called?
Alcohol dehydrogenases
What US government organization conducted numerous tests with LSD on humans (many of these tests were unethical)?
CIA
Alcohol withdrawal can result in "The DTs". What does DT mean?
Delirium tremens
What does LSD stand for?
Lysergic acid diethylamide
LSD was initially synthesized in 1938 from ergotamine, a chemical derived by Arthur Stoll from ergot; ergot is a grain fungus that often grows on rye. LSD is measured in millionths of a gram, or micrograms. A typical dose is between 100 and 500 micrograms.
Heart failure and death can occur within minutes after several repeated inhalations. What is this syndrome known as?
Sudden Sniffing Death
What is one of the warning signs of huffing or inhalant abuse?
Red runny nose, loss of appetite, depression
Which of the following is a street name for inhalants?
Whipped cream
"Antabuse" is a common medication in the treatment of alcoholism. What is its other name?
Disulfiram