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. Which of the following is the most widely used illicit drug in the world?

Marijuana correct incorrect

Cocaine correct incorrect

Heroin correct incorrect

MDMA correct incorrect

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. What percentage of Americans are on at least one prescription drug?

30% correct incorrect

50% correct incorrect

70% correct incorrect

95% correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the trade name of the drug?

Valium correct incorrect

Diazepam correct incorrect

Benzos correct incorrect

C₁₆H₁₃ClN₂O correct incorrect

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. Which is false?

Endogenous substances are produced within an organism correct incorrect

To create a synthetic drug, a chemist often takes a purified form of a natural drug and changes its chemical structure to vary its properties correct incorrect

Naturally-occurring drugs are derived from fungi and plants, but there are no known drugs that originate from animals correct incorrect

Natural drugs tend to be more complex than refined and synthesized forms of the drugs correct incorrect

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. Which is true about the process of new drug discovery?

About 80% of new drugs that are tested make it through clinical trials and are approved by the FDA correct incorrect

The correct order of steps for new drug development is: Animal testing, IND application, Clinical trials, NDA application, FDA review, FDA approval, and Post marketing correct incorrect

For each drug that makes it to market, almost 1000 drugs have been screened and failed to pass correct incorrect

Drugs must be tested on at least 5 different animal species before being tested on humans correct incorrect

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. When people try an illicit drug for the first time, the drugs that are most commonly used are inhalants

a)True correct incorrect

b)False correct incorrect

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. The United States spends more on pharmaceuticals on a per capita basis than all other countries

a)True correct incorrect

b)False correct incorrect

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. In the United States, females are more likely to use illicit drugs than are males

a)True correct incorrect

b)False correct incorrect

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. Those of American Indian/Alaska native descent report higher drug use than do Hispanics

a)True correct incorrect

b)False correct incorrect

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. All major religions frown on the use of alcohol

a)True correct incorrect

b)False correct incorrect

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. In the United States, drug addiction is estimated to cost over half a trillion dollars each year

a)True correct incorrect

b)False correct incorrect

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. Endorphin is an endogenous substance

a)True correct incorrect

b)False correct incorrect

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. Schedule V drugs usually lead to severe physical dependence

a)True correct incorrect

b)False correct incorrect

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. The average cost to develop a new drug is almost $1 million dollars

a)True correct incorrect

b)False correct incorrect

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.

Most adults in the United States have asked their doctors about an advertised drug

a)True correct incorrect

b)False correct incorrect