Drug Abuse Questions and Answers

Drug Abuse MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions and Answers)

Question 1: Addiction is

(A) Intake of drugs

(B) Intake of tobacco or alcohol

(C) Both A and B

(D) Physiological and psychological

Answer: (D)

Question 2: Which one is not a symptom of opium addiction?

(A) Slurred speech

(B) Slow respiration

(C) Dilation of pupil

(D) Drowsiness

Answer: (C)

Question 3: Psychotropic drugs include

(A) Sedatives, tranquillisers and stimulants

(B) Narcotics and hallucinogens

(C) Both A and B

(D) Vodka

Answer: (A)

Question 4: Psychotropic drugs are also called

(A) Narcotics

(F) Mood altering drugs

(C) Hallucinogens

(D) All the above

Answer: (B)

Question 5: Which one depresses brain activity?

(A) Sedatives and tranquillisers

(B) Opiate narcotics

(C) Both A and B

(D) Hallucinogens

Answer: (C)

Question 6: Which one alters thoughts and perceptions without any sensory stimulus?

(A) Sedatives and tranquillisers

(B) Cocaine

(C) Opiate narcotics

(D) Hallucinogens

Answer: (D)

Question 7: Sedatives differ from tranquillisers in

(A) Sedatives induce sleep while tranquillisers do not do so

(B) Sedatives depress brain activity while tranquillisers activate brain functioning

(C) Sedatives are strong tranquillisers

(D) Sedatives cause addiction while tranquillisers do not produce such an effect

Answer: (A)

Question 8: The drugs which relieve intense pain are

(A) Sedatives

(B) Opiates

(C) Stimulants

(D) Hallucinogens

Answer: (B)

Question 9: Opium derivative is

(A) Morphine

(B) Codeine

(C) Heroin

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)

Question 10: Opiates are

(A) Morphine, cocaine and heroin

(B) Morphine, codeine, LSD and pethidine

(C) Morphine, codeine, heroin, pethidine and methadone

(D) Morphine, codeine, heroin and mescaline

Answer: (C)

Question 11: The most highly addictive of the drugs is

(A) Heroin

(B) LSD

(C) Alcohol

(D) Barbiturates 

Answer: (A)

Question 12: The effect of opiates is

(A) Numbing of pain causing drowsiness, lethargy and feeling of well being

(B) Reduction of anxiety and tension

(C) Lowering of blood pressure and breathing rate

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)

Question 13: People addicted to opiates suffer from

(A) Sterility, loss of weight and interest in work

(B) Loss of interest in work

(C) Loss of weight

(D) Sterility

Answer: (A)

Question 14: Opiate narcotic which is diluted before use

(A) Morphine

(B) Codeine

(C) Heroin

(D) Pethidine

Answer: (C)

Question 15: Mildest of the stimulants is

(A) Amphetamines

(B) Caffeine

(C) Cocaine

(D) Charas

Answer: (B)

Question 16: The stimulant present in Tea, Cocoa and Cola drinks is

(A) Cocaine

(B) Tannin

(C) Astringent

(D) Caffeine

Answer: (D)

Question 17: Cocaine is derived from

(A) Erythroxylon coca

(B) Theobroma cacao

(C) Coffea arabica

(D) Thea chinensis

Answer: (A)

Question 18: Which is a synthetic stimulant?

(A) Cocaine

(B) Amphetamine

(C) LSD

(D) Mescaline

Answer: (B)

Question 19: Drugs which do not develop physiological dependcnce are

(A) Opiates

(B) Sedatives

(C) Stimulants

(D) Tranquillisers

Answer: (C)

Question 20: The drug often used for reducing appetite is

(A) LSD

(B) Heroin

(C) Valium

(D) Amphetamine

Answer: (D)

Question 21: The drug that causes chronic psychosis and severe damage to CNS is

(A) Hashish

(B) Charas

(C) Marijuana

(D) LSD

Answer: (D)

Question 22: Cannabi sativa (Hemp) yields

(A) Bhang

(B) Charas

(C) Ganja

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)

Question 23: Which one is not related to anabolic steroids

(A) Acne

(B) Normal bone growth

(C) Liver failure

(D) Testicular atrophy

Answer: (B)

Question 24: LSD is derived from

(A) Ergot

(B) Cannabis

(C) Papaver

(D) Thea

Answer: (A)

Question 25: Amphetamines are central nervous stimulants. Barbiturates are

(A) CNS stimulants

(B) No effect no CNS

(C) Hallucinogenic

(D) CNS deppresants

Answer: (D)

Question 26: Chemotherapeutic drugs

(A) Change a biochemical

(B) Alter a physiological process

(C) Inhibit or kill infection

(D) All the above.

Answer: (C)

Question 27: Addictive drugs are

(A) Pharmacodynamic

(B) Neurological

(C) Antibiotics

(D) Steroids

Answer: (B)

Question 28: A drug that produces insensitivrty or stupor is

(A) Narcotic

(B) Hallucinogen

(C) Sedative

(D) Tranquilliser

Answer: (A)

Question 29: Mood altering drugs are called

(A) Hallucinogens

(B) Psychotropic

(C) Psychoactive

(D) Both B and C.

Answer: (D)

Question 30: Drugs that change perceptions without sensory stimulus are

(A) Hallucinogens

(B) Psychedelic

(C) Psychotogenic

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)

Question 31: A person is drug addict because of

(A) Irritable behaviour, uncoordinated actions and emotional detachment

(B) Habit of taking drug

(C) Irresistible urge to take the drug and increase the dose

(D) None of the above.

Answer: (C)

Question 32: A purely synthetic opioid is

(A) Codeine

(B) Heroin

(C) Morphine

(D) Pethidine

Answer: (D)

Question 33: Methadone is

(A) Opiate narcotic

(B) Stimulant

(C) Sedative

(D) Tranquilliser

Answer: (A)

Question 34: Methadone is used for

(A) Narcotic

(B) Relieving chronic pain

(C) Deaddiction of morphine and heroin

(D) All the above.

Answer: (D)

Question 35: Barbiturates are

(A) Tranquillisers

(B) Sedatives

(C) Opioids

(D) Stimulants.

Answer: (B)

Question 36: Benzodiazepines are

(A) Antipsychotic

(B) Antidepressant

(C) Antianxiety

(D) Antimanic

Answer: (C)

Question 37: Tea has stimulant

(A) Tannins

(B) Caffeine

(C) Theophylline

(D) Both B and C

Answer: (D)

Question 38: Antisleep pills are made of

(A)Barbiturates

(B) Benzodiazepines

(C) Amphetamines

(D) Both A and B.

Answer: (C)

Question 39: Crack is prepared from

(A) LSD

(B) Cocaine

(C) Opium

(D) Hemp

Answer: (B)

Question 40: An addictive drug prepared by heating with soda bicarb is

(A) Crack

(B) Speed ball

(C) Angel dust

(D) Smack

Answer: (A)

Question 41: Mescaline is obtained from

(A) Lophophora

(B) Psilocybe

(C) Claviceps

(D) Erythroxylon

Answer: (A)

Question 42: Which one is an ergot preparation

(A) LSD

(B) Smack

(C) Brown sugar

(D) Angel dust

Answer: (A)

Question 43: An opioid is

(A) Psilocybin

(B) Brown sugar

(C) Cocaine

(D) Hypnotex.

Answer: (B)

Question 44: A misuse of antibiotic is

(A) Treatment of infcction

(B) Prophyllaxis for disease

(C) Growth stimulation in chicken

(D) Both B and C.

Answer: (D)

Question 45: Use of broad spectrum antibiotic should be minimised as they

(A) Induce drug resistance

(B) Are least effective

(C) Stimulate growth of intestinal flora

(D) All the above

Answer: (A)

Question 46: Psychodelic drug is

(A) Cocaine

(B) Smack

(C) Speed ball

(D) Psilocybe

Answer: (D)

Question 47: Self medication is harmful because

(A) Prescriptions are old

(B) Medicines are mostly of traditional or of ayurvedic svstem

(C) There is little information about disorder and dose specificity of medicine

(D) All the above.

Answer: (C)

Question 48: A synthetic steroid is

(A) Cortisone

(B) Oestrogen

(C) Prednisolone

(D) Androgen.

Answer: (C)

Question 49: Anabolic steroids are derivatives of

(A) Testosterone

(B) Methyl testosterone

(C) Both A and B

(D) Cortisteroids

Answer: (C)

Question 50: An anabolic steroid is

(A) Neurobol

(B) Betamethasone

(C) Cortisone

(D) Prednisolone.

Answer: (A)