Question

1. Which of the following is not a type of drug misuse? Use more pills per day than prescribed Use an "as needed" medication daily for a week or more Stockpile pills Share the pills with other people 2. Which of the following is not a possible side effect of ecstasy (MDMA) use? Hypothermia (body temperature goes too low) Hyperthermia (body temperature goes too high) Nausea O Muscle cramps 3. Which of the following is a TRUE statement? Cocaethylene is the main ingredient in cocaine Becoming cocaine-tolerant means you don't mind if other people use it Using cocaine can reduce your chance of seizures Smoking cocaine is faster route of administration than snorting it 4. Which of the following over-the-counter (non-prescription) drugs are sometimes used improperly to provide users with a high? Anti-itch medications that have cortisone, an ingredient that reduces inflammation and pain Decongestants with pseudoephedrine O Cough and cold medicines containing dextromethorphan Both the second and third answers are appropriate

Answer 1

Answer: Use more pills per day than prescribed.

( The drug abuse means that intake of the drugs more than the common dosage. It causes intake of more than the prescribed drugs.)

Answer: Hypothermia

( Hypothermia is not side effects of the MDMA because in this, the body temperature gets elevated.)

Answer: Smoking cocaine is faster route of administration than snorting.

( Smoking of the drug affects the brain as it directly gets in to lungs. Hence it causes more effect than snorting.)

Answer: Both second and third answers are appropriate.

( Medications such as decongestant or the cough medicines containing dextromethorphan which is used improperly to providers user with a high.)