Health & Wellness, Ninth Edition

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Jones and Bartlett Health Sciences

Practice Quizzes

These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Drugs can be administered by
	A: inhalation
	B: mouth
	C: injection
	D: all of the above

2: It is estimated that about _____Americans die each year from improperly administered medications.
	A: 500
	B: 2000
	C: 7000
	D: 24,000

3: Addiction is characterized by
	A: lack of control
	B: compulsion
	C: distortion in normal thinking
	D: all of the above

4: Tolerance to a drug
	A: means another drug should be substituted
	B: is the first stage of withdrawl
	C: means that larger doses must be taken
	D: means that smaller doses should be taken

5: The most addictive drug is
	A: cocaine
	B: marijuana
	C: heroin
	D: nicotine

6: Which of the following is NOT a risk of amphetamine use?
	A: muscle tension
	B: liver damage
	C: frequent urination
	D: depression

7: Hashish is a substance made from
	A: cocaine
	B: opium
	C: marijuana
	D: amphetamines

8: Commonly abused chemical inhalants include
	A: model-building glues
	B: nail polish remover
	C: paint thinner
	D: all of the above

9: Drugs are often only slightly more effective than placebo pills.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

10: About half of all doctor visits are for nonmedical or mental health problems.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: Direct-to-consumer advertising has increased sales of advertised drugs by huge margins over those not advertised or only advertised to physicians.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: The United States is the only industrialized country in the world that allows prescription drugs to be advertised directly to consumers.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: With many drugs withdrawal symptoms are the opposite of the drug's primary effects.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Ecstasy is a drug whose chemical structure is similar to amphetamines.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Cocaine can cause cardiac arrest and death.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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