Toxicology Review

Toxicology is the study of ______.  Toxicologists study the ______  effects these substances have on the body.

• medicines, harmful
• poisons, beneficial
• poisons, harmful
• medicines, beneficial

Forensic toxicology is the science of _____ and _____ drugs and poisons a person may have used medicinally, recreationally, and/or criminally.

• dosing, interactions of
• investigating, toxicity
• identifying, dosing
• detecting, identifying

Which of the following is a correct list of how exposure to toxins can occur?

• inhaling, injecting, excreting, absorbing
• inhaling, injecting, absorbing, ingesting
• injecting, inhaling, excreting, ingesting
• absorbing, inhaling, excreting, ingesting

Toxicity is

• the study of poisons
• the study of how drugs interact
• the extent to which a substance is poisonous
• the study of how much of a poison you can take before it kills you

______  poisoning is caused by a high does over a short period of time

• chronic
• immediate
• acute
• inhalation

Which of the following is NOT considered to be on of the five major categories of drugs?

• Stimulants
• Opiates
• Anabolic Steroids
• Hallucinogens

Marijuana is considered a...

• stimulant
• depressant
• hallucinogen
• date-rape/club drug

Alcohol is considered a...

• stimulant
• depressant
• hallucinogen
• date-rape/club drug

A hallucinogen causes hallucinations and _________.

• delusions
• increased senses
• waking dreams
• lethargy

Drugs that increase feelings of well-being, energy, and alertness are...

• Stimulants
• Narcotics
• Hallucinogens
• Anabolic steroids