drugs & toxicology

Toxicity can be affected by (choose the best answer)

• dosage and duration
• duration and interactions with other drugs
• dosage, duration and how the drug was taken
• dosage, duration, how the drug was taken and interactions

_______________ is the study of drugs and poisons, and their interactions with or effects on the body

• Serology
• Toxicology
• Controlled Substances
• Drugology

What is an opiate?

• A type of ADHD drug
• A chemical derived from the sap of poppies
• Drugs made from the cannabis plant 
• A drug that speeds up the CNS

Poisoning that occurs in small doses over long periods of time is called

• acute poisoning
• chronic poisoning

The Controlled Substance Act established five schedules of classification for substances based on a drug's: 

• potential for psychological dependence. 
• potential for abuse. 
• potential for physical dependence. 
• all of the above

Drugs that promote cell division and tissue growth are...   (These drugs often are accompanied by unpredictable effects on mood and personality, depression, diminished sex drive, halting bone growth, and liver cancer.)

• Stimulants
• Narcotics
• Hallucinogens
• Anabolic steroids

Acute poisoning is due to

• a high dose over a short period of time

• a low dose over a long period of time

• a low dose over a short period of time

• none of these choices

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

Drugs deemed to have the highest potential for abuse and having no medical use are listed in which schedule of the Controlled Substances Act?Drugs with high potential for abuse and addiction, NO medical value Ex: Heroin, LSD, Ecstasy, Marijuana

• III

• IV

• II

• I

Drugs with low potential for abuse and addiction, currently acceptable for medical use Ex: Tranquilizers like Valium, Xanax, Librium

• II

• V

• IV

• III