Substance Abuse

Question 1

Other than alcohol, what is the oldest compounded drug used by man

Answer 1

Opium

Question 2

Two opium alkaloids

Answer 2

Morphine and Codeine

Question 3

Morphine became popular because of

Answer 3

It’s potency—one grain of morphine is about as effective as 10 grains of opium.

Question 4

Hypodermic needle

Answer 4

It was used during the Civil War to administer morphine to the wounded and many soldiers returned to civilian life addicted to the drug.

Question 5

1971

Answer 5

U.S. President Nixon initiated a nationwide “war on drugs.”

Question 6

1988

Answer 6

The Reagan administration created the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

Question 7

Schedule I

Answer 7

High potential for abuse and currently has no accepted use in medical treatment in the US. Examples - hashish, marijuana, heroin, and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).

Question 8

Schedule II

Answer 8

High potential for abuse but currently has an accepted medical use in the US with severe restrictions. Abuse may lead to severe psychological or physical dependency. Examples - cocaine, morphine, amphetamine, and phencyclidine (PCP).

Question 9

Schedule III

Answer 9

Has a potential for abuse less than the drugs or substances of schedules I and II and currently has an accepted medical use in the United States. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependency or high psychological dependency. Examples of Schedule III drugs are codeine, Tylenol with codeine, and Vicodin.

Question 10

Depressants

Answer 10

Depressants include such drugs as Quaalude (methaqualone), Valium (diazepam), Librium (chlordiazepoxide), Nembutal (pentobarbital), Seconal (secobarbital), and alcohol. In small doses, depressants produce a calm feeling and can be used for various medical purposes. In larger doses, they can cause impaired reflexes, slurred speech, and uncontrollable drowsiness.

Question 11

Narcotics

Answer 11

In the medical sense, narcotics are opiates: opium, its derivatives, and synthetic substitutes. Opiates include such drugs as morphine, heroin, and codeine.

Question 12

Stimulants

Answer 12

Stimulants may make employees appear more alert, eager, and productive. However, what appears to be productivity may actually be wasted efforts that lead to mistakes. Stimulant abusers may believe the drugs enhance their creativity and endurance, but they are actually being robbed of their energy and rationality. cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamine, methcathinone, methylphenidate (Ritalin), and anorectic drugs (appetite suppressants).

Question 13

Hallucinogens

Answer 13

Hallucinogens are mind-altering drugs that drastically alter users’ mood, sensory perception, and the ability to reason.The most commonly abused hallucinogens are LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), also called acid; MDA (methylenedioxyamphetamine); MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), also called ecstasy; PCP (phencyclidine)

Question 14

LSD

Answer 14

Lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD, a colorless, odorless, and tasteless drug, is one of the most powerful hallucinogens

Question 15

Marijuana

Answer 15

After alcohol, marijuana is the second most common drug of abuse in the workplace