CSAMS EXAM - Drug Section: Questions With Solutions
Controlled Substance Act of 1970 (CSA) Right Ans - Divided drug
classifications into 5 categories or schedules
Schedule 1 (High Potential for Abuse) Right Ans - substances, or chemicals
with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
What are schedule 1 drugs? Right Ans - Heroin, LSD, Weed, Ecstasy/MDMA,
Methaqualone, Peyote, Psilocybin (mushrooms), spice, and bathsalts
Schedule 2 (High Potential for Abuse) Right Ans - substances, or chemicals
with a high potential for abuse, with use potentially leading to severe
psychological or physical dependance. currently accepted for medical use
What are schedule 2 drugs? Right Ans - some examples of schedule 2 drugs
are: combination products with less than 15 mgs of hydrocodone per dosage
unit (VICODIN), Cocaine, Meth, Methadone, Hydromorphone (Dilaudid),
Meperidine (Demerol), Oxycodone (Oxycontin), Fentanyl, Dexedrine, Adderall,
Ritalin, Opium, Morphine, PCP
Schedule 3 Right Ans - substances, or chemicals with a moderate to low
potential for physical and psychological dependence. Schedule 3 drug abuse
potential is less than Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 drugs but more than Schedule
4. This is currently accepted for medical use
What are scheduled 3 drugs? Right Ans - Schedule 3 drugs are products
containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit (tylenol with
codeine), Ketamine, Anabolic steroids, testosterone and some barbituates
Schedule 4 (low potential for abuse) Right Ans - substances, or chemicals
are defined as drugs with low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence.
currently accepted medical use
What are schedule 4 drugs? Right Ans - xanax soma, darvon, darvocet,
valium, ativan, talwin, ambien, tramadol, klonopin, and phenobarbital
Schedule 5 (low potential for abuse) Right Ans - substances with lower
potential for abuse than schedule 4, and consist of preparations containing
, limited quantities of certain narcotics. these are generally used for
antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes
What are schedule 5 drugs? Right Ans - Robitussin AC, Lomotil, Motofen,
Lyrica, and Paraceptolin
What is Indiana Code: IC 7.1-5-7 Right Ans - Minor consumption and
possession
What is Indiana Code: IC 9-30-5 Right Ans - Operating a Vehicle While
Intoxicated
What are Narcotics/Opioids? Right Ans - These are prescribed by doctors
to treat pain, suppress cough, cure diarrhea.
What are the effects of narcotics/opioids? Right Ans - Effects include
tension, general sense of well being, drowsiness, and inability to concentrate
What are opioid withdrawal symptoms? Right Ans - diarrhea, dilated
pupils, agitation, muscle aches, anxiety, rapid heart beat, high blood pressure,
nausea/vomiting, sweating/clammy/runny nose
What is a narcotic that helps an individual quit opiates? Right Ans -
Buprenorphine (suboxone)
What is methadone? Right Ans - A narcotic that can be ingested or injected
what is methadone used for? Right Ans - used to reduce withdrawal
symptoms in people addicted to heroin or other narcotic drugs and it can be
used as a pain reliever. When methadone is used for opioid use disorder it
reduces withdrawal symptoms and drug cravings, but does not cause the
"high" associated with drug addiction. synthetic opiate that blocks effect of
medications including opiates- can eliminate withdrawal
What are benzodiazepines? Right Ans - these are depressants that produce
sedation and hypnosis, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and reduce
seizures. This is a type of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)