Title: Drugs and Society Text: Ninth Edition, Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein
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1:  Which of the following could contribute to individual variability in drug responses?
A: time of day
B: acidity of urine
C: size of the person
D: All of the above

2:  Select the incorrect statement.
A: Potency is determined by the amount of drug necessary to cause a given effect.
B: A very potent drug often is effective at low doses.
C: Toxicity is not always related to dosage in a simple linear relationship.
D: Toxicity of a drug is unrelated to its potency.

3:  It is estimated that as many as ______ people die each year from mixing alcohol with CNS depressants.
A: 300
B: 2,000
C: 3,000
D: 20,000

4:  You have discovered that you require at least 300 mg of aspirin to get any pain relief. Which of the following terms best describes this phenomenon?
A: plateau dose
B: biological half-life
C: threshold dose
D: cumulative effect

5:  Select the incorrect statement.
A: There are usually substantial differences in the way males and females respond to drugs.
B: Usually the elderly should be given lower doses than other adults to avoid adverse effects.
C: The condition of pregnancy can increase a woman's vulnerability to drug side effects.
D: A history of hepatitis often results in a longer duration of drug effects and increased likelihood of side effects.

6:  Select the incorrect statement concerning psychological dependence.
A: It can occur independent of physical dependence.
B: It often occurs from using drugs with abuse potential.
C: It can cause intense craving and lure former drug abusers back to their drug habits.
D: It causes severe physical discomfort and rebound when drug use is stopped.

7:  Most drug abusers are single drug users.
A: True
B: False

8:  Not all drugs can enter the brain once they get into the blood.
A: True
B: False

9:  The effects of acute and chronic use with the same drug can be different.
A: True
B: False

10:  Offspring of alcoholics are more likely to develop alcohol dependency than children of non-alcoholic parents.
A: True
B: False

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