Deck 5: Domestic Drug Production

Question 1

The term ""pharmaceuticals"" refers to a general category of drugs that includes capsules, pills, liquids, suppositories, lotions, and other preparations having a medical use.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The current top-selling class of pharmaceuticals in the United States is:

A)antipsychotic drugs
B)pain killers
C)sex enhancement drugs
D)blood pressure medications

Answer 2

A

Question 3

This type of laboratory produces illicit substances by removing elements from one substance and creating another.

A)extraction
B)conversion
C)synthesis
D)clandestine

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Smurfing is a tactic used in the production of which type of drug?

A)meth
B)marijuana
C)black tar heroin
D)crack

Question 5

In a three-week period, a woman visits several doctors for the same condition and receives a prescription from each one. She uses one prescription personally, but sells the others illegally. According to the text, which scam is she probably using?

A)breast cancer scam
B)altered scrip scam
C)toothache scam
D)fat lady scam

Question 6

According to the text, which of the following best answers why doctors and pharmacists prescribe drugs to those they know do not need the narcotic?

A)greed
B)sexual favors
C)self-addiction
D)all of the above

Question 7

Brad is a postal carrier in a small northwest town. He has a problem abusing painkillers, and his place of employment continues to send him for help instead of firing him. This would be an example of:

A)drug division
B)drug digression
C)drug deviation
D)drug bypassing

Question 8

In 1998, what did the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) rank as the fourth leading cause of death?

A)heart failure
B)adverse reaction to medications
C)lung cancer
D)suicide

Question 9

Which legal drug best illustrates the crisis of price inflation by the pharmaceutical industry?

A)Tylenol III with codeine
B)AZT
C)Xanax
D)Ritalin

Question 10

This type of fraud involves false claims to insurers or programs such as Medicare for financial gain.

A)pharmaceutical fraud
B)white collar fraud
C)drug deviation fraud
D)prescription fraud

Question 11

This act is the primary method used to collect civil monetary awards against pharmaceutical companies.

A)False Claims Act
B)Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act
C)Federal Lautenberg Act
D)Medicare Fraud Exemptions Act

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a type of painkiller?

A)OxyCondone
B)Vicodin
C)Loretab
D)Xanax

Question 13

Thalidomide was finally allowed to be prescribed by the FDA under the most strict of conditions for which of the following aliments?

A)infertility
B)leprosy
C)lung cancer
D)HIV/AIDs

Question 14

The two primary foreign source areas for marijuana distributed within the United States are:

A)Mexico & Columbia
B)Afghanistan & Mexico
C)Canada & Mexico
D)Mexico & Peru

Question 15

Who contols the marijuana production and sale in the United States?

A)Juarez Cartel
B)outlaw biker gangs
C)Columbian cartels
D)none of the above

Question 16

This is considered the most prevalent type of marijuana that grows in the United States.

A)Indian Hemp
B)Fuera Kush
C)Purple Cross
D)Blue Dream

Question 17

Drying the drug-rich resinous secretions of the cannabis plant and compressing them into a variety of forms creates which of the following?

A)hash oil
B)indian hemp
C)cannabis indica
D)hashish

Question 18

Ice, crank, crystal, or glass are all street names for which drug?

A)heroin
B)marijuana
C)crystal meth
D)cocaine

Question 19

The average potency of marijuana has steadily decreased since 2008.

Question 20

No single criminal organization is thought to control domestic marijuana production and trafficking.

Question 21

Clandestine laboratories are often operated by nonprofessional individuals with a limited knowledge of chemistry.

Question 22

Meth cleanup is so dangerous that in 2007 the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act required EPA to develop guidelines for remediation of former methamphetamine labs.

Question 23

Most healthcare institutions experience some degree of theft, and generally it is the employees who are the culprits.

Question 24

In recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has been criticized for its aggressive marketing methods.

Question 25

According to the text, percodan pills can sell for up to $80 each on the streets.

Question 26

Medicare covers most outpatient prescription medications for the majority of America's senior citizens.

Question 27

Under federal law, no new drug can be marketed in this country until the FDA approves it safe and effective.

Question 28

This growing method employs the use of fish water and recirculates that water from the fish holding tank to the growing bed.

A)crezca agua
B)agua el diablo
C)aquaponics
D)aquaporin

Question 29

Which federal agency is responsible for determining that a newly developed drug is safe and effective?

A)FBI
B)DEA
C)FTC
D)FDA

Question 30

According to the text, the most active states for marijuana cultivation operations are California, Hawaii, Kentucky, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, and ___________.

A)South Carolina
B)Ohio
C)Arizona
D)West Virginia

Question 31

This type of marijuana is a cannabis plant that represents the most potent type of marijuana on the illicit market, and the type that will bring the highest profit return for the trafficker.

A)Sinsemilla
B)Purple Haze
C)Pineapple Express
D)Cerebro Justo

Question 32

According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the most widely abused prescription drugs are oxycodone and hydrocodone, which are types of painkillers that contain addictive ___________.

A)opioids
B)malic acid
C)piperazine
D)propylene glycol alginate

Question 33

The premature marketing of thalidomide in Europe resulted in which condition?

A)birth defects
B)mental retardation
C)low birth weight
D)blindness

Question 34

Which of the following is the more potent painkiller?

A)Valium
B)OxyContin
C)Xanax
D)Percodan