Health Skills for High School: Lesson 5.
5 Post-Assessment
Lesson 5.5 Other Drug Misuse
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which of the following is not an effect of drug use?
A. Experimentation can lead to long-term use.
B. Drugs improve the ability to think clearly and make decisions.
C. Continued use of drugs can lead to developing a tolerance for the drug.
D. Suddenly stopping a drug can lead your body to go into withdrawal.
____ 2. Which of the following is true about marijuana?
A. Marijuana does not have negative health consequences.
B. Marijuana is not addictive.
C. Consuming marijuana edibles is safer than smoking marijuana.
D. Marijuana does not treat underlying causes of anxiety or depression.
____ 3. ____ is a powerful and extremely addictive illegal synthetic stimulant that causes an intense and pleasurable
high.
A. Mescaline
B. RohypnolÒ
C. Methamphetamine
D. Heroin
____ 4. ____ is a club drug with short-term side effects that include increased heart rate and blood pressure, muscle
tension, nausea, elevated mood, and false feelings of closeness.
A. MDMA
B. Rohypnol®
C. GHB
D. Hypoxia
____ 5. ____ is a mind-altering, addictive drug made up of dried parts of the cannabis plant.
A. Cocaine
B. Marijuana
C. Heroin
D. Methamphetamine
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Health Skills for High School: Lesson 5.5 Post-Assessment
Lesson 5.5 Other Drug Misuse
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 5.5-1
2. ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 5.5-2
3. ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 5.5-2
4. ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 5.5-2
5. ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 5.5-2
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