question bank on drugs and screening
sarada avadhanam

All india duty meet question bank on drugs NDPS
Drug screen question section
1) Symptoms and behaviors seen in drug users can include:
a) labile mood
b) lethargy
c) increase in accidents
d) all of the above
2) Labels used in immunoassays can be radioactive and/or enzymes? A.true B.false
3) The most accurate drug screen test method is the____?
a) TLC
b) EIA
c) RIA
d) GC/MS
4) All of these can be used for routine drug testing except___?
a) blood
b) saliva
c) skin
d) sweat
5) A disadvantage of urine drug testing is_____?
a) reliability
b) research based
c) ease of adulteration
6) Breath alcohol levels can be correlated with blood alcohol levels? A.true B.false
7) Level of blood/breath concentration of alcohol where one can see amnesia, stupor and low body temperature is?
a) 99mg%
b) 200mg%
c) 350mg%
d) 600mg%
8) One advantage of the saliva test is that it eliminates the patient’s ability to adulterate the specimen? A.true B.false
9) The test with the longest time window for detection is___?
a) Sweat
b) hair
c) Urine
10) Environmental exposure can affect a drug test if hair is the sample? A.true B.false
11) Which drug has the longest detection period?
a) Marijuana
b) Phenobarbital
c) Valium
d) All of the above are similar
12) Alcohol can be tested using which specimens?
a) Breath
b) Blood
c) Urine
d) All of the above
13) If urine is used for alcohol testing, it is exactly equal to the blood level? A.true B.false
14) Which measures the level of impairment best?
a) Alcohol testing
b) Drug testing
15) Valium has as it’s metabolite oxazepam (serax)?a.true B.false
16) Morphine and codeine are found in poppy pod fluid? A.true B.false
17) morphine and codeine may be seen in the patient who___?
a) Used heroin
b) Ate poppy seeds
c) Used methadone
d) A & B
18) Heroin is a synthetic product of morphine? A.true B.false
19) Which substance is only seen with heroin use?
a) Morphine
b) Codeine
c) 6-monoacetyl morphine
d) Oxazepam
20) What is needed if 6-mam is not seen in the urine to determine heroin use?
a) History of past heroin use
b) New iv tracks
c) The patient is in a methadone program
21) When methadone is metabolized, it breaks down to morphine? A.true B.false
22) Cocaine is found in these local anesthetics?
a) Benzocaine
b) Lidocaine
c) TAC
d) All of the above
23) Using the usual cutoff concentration, cocaine can show up positive on a drug screen from environmental exposure? A.true B.false
24) Vicks inhaler users can show up positive for amphetamines? A.true B.false
25) There is never a medical reason for a positive drug screen for pcp? A.true B.false
26) One of the hardest classes of drugs to find on a drug screen is__?
a) MDMA
b) PCP
c) Inhalants
d) Steroids
27) If a patient tests positive for alcohol on a breath test and states they used an inhaler , what is the next best step to rule out alcohol use?
a) Cannot rule out alcohol use
b) Put on a sweat patch
c) wait 5 –10 minutes and repeat the test
28) Use of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication can cause a positive drug screen for___?
a) PCP
b) Benzodiazepines
c) Cannabinoids
d) B & C
29) To see if a urine has been diluted, check the ___?
a) Specific gravity
b) Creatinine
c) Glucose level
d) A & B
30) There are exceptions to informed consent in the adolescent? A.true B.false
31) Workplace testing includes the “NIDA 5” – which drug is not included?
a) PCP
b) Cocaine
c) Amphetamine
d) Valium
32) The temperature of the urine sample can help to determine if the patient tried to dilute the specimen?A.true B.false
33) There is a therapeutic value to drug screening. A.true B.false