Use, Misuse, Abuse, Addiction, & Dependency Deck (E1)

Question 1

The objective definition of a drug is determined by…

Answer 1

Science

Question 2

The subjective definition of a drug is determined by…

Answer 2

Whatever society deems a drug

Question 3

Drugs are often discovered by { }, { }, or { } research. These methods can often overlap.

Answer 3

1) Nature
2) Accident
3) Medical/pharmaceutical

Question 4

General term to describe how a drug is utilized, whether once or many times.

Answer 4

What is use?

Question 5

Using a drug outside of its intended use.

Answer 5

What is misuse?

Question 6

Broad term that describes uncontrolled use. “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.”

Answer 6

What is abuse?

Question 7

A constellation of behaviors including uncontrolled use, drug seeking, and continued use in the face of harm.

Answer 7

What is addiction?

Question 8

What is the strongest indicator of drug addiction?

Answer 8

Continued use in the face of harm

Question 9

Physical phenomenon in which the body requires a drug to function “normally.”

Answer 9

What is dependence?

Question 10

What is the KEY difference between physical and psychological dependence?
(HINT: symptoms)

Answer 10

Marked withdrawal symptoms (physical)

Question 11

This condition occurs when you take too much of a drug.

Answer 11

What is overdose?

Question 12

Dosage amount at which 50% of the population will experience the intended effect of a drug.

Answer 12

What is median effective dose (ED50)?

Question 13

Dosage amount that will produce a toxic effect in 50% of a population.

Answer 13

What is median toxic dose (TD50)?

Question 14

Dosage amount that will kill 50% of a population.

Answer 14

What is median lethal dose (LD50)?

Question 15

The ratio of median effective dose (ED50) to median lethal dose (LD50).

Answer 15

What is therapeutic index (TI)?

Question 16

The safety ratio is the { } of the therapeutic index.

Answer 16

Inverse

Question 17

What is the difference between purity and potency?

Answer 17

1) Purity - how much of a drug is in a drug

2) Potency - compares drugs relative to each other based on amount needed to produce desired effect

Question 18

What is the difference between drug action and effect?

Answer 18

1) Action - CONSISTENT biochemical process occurring after consuming a drug

2) Effect - INDIVIDUALIZED effects experienced by individual drug users

Question 19

The time it takes for a drug’s initial concentration to reduce by half while in the body.

Answer 19

What is half-life?

Question 20

What is the difference between acute and chronic effects?

Answer 20

1) Acute - relative, immediate
2) Chronic - long-term

Question 21

This type of tolerance refers to what it takes to feel the effect of a drug. Dosage taken varies between people trying to get the intended effect of a drug, which is typically associated with usage history.

Answer 21

What is pharmacological tolerance?

Question 22

This type of tolerance refers to a person’s ability to physically and mentally function under the influence.

Answer 22

What is behavioral tolerance?

Question 23

An instance in which people can develop a tolerance to a drug without using it because of usage history with another similarly effective drug.

Answer 23

What is cross-tolerance?

Question 24

This least effective route of administration.

Answer 24

What is oral?

Question 25

The scientific term for snorting. It’s very effective.

Answer 25

What is insufflation?

Question 26

Lighting a drug ON FIRE and inhaling the SMOKE.

Answer 26

What is smoking?

Question 27

Inhaling a drug’s fumes.

Answer 27

What is inhalation?

Question 28

Applying HEAT to produce FUMES for inhalation.

Answer 28

What is vaporizing?

Question 29

More effective than the oral route. The drug absorbs into the bloodstream by being placed under the tongue.

Answer 29

What is sublingual?

Question 30

The quickest, most efficient route.

Answer 30

What is intravenous (IV)?