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1

The most widely-used sedative-hypnotic drug is:
A)vitamin pills
B)alcohol
C)aspirin
D)methaqualone
E)ritalin
2

The nonbarbiturate paraldehyde is not used because:
A)it has a noxious taste and odor
B)it is ineffective as a CNS depressant
C)it caused numerous accidental deaths
D)it is illegal
E)it caused greater depression for people who used it
3

Drugs used to induce sleep are called:
A)sedatives
B)narcotics
C)hypnotics
D)antipsychotics
E)anxiolytic agents
4

A popular sedative that was introduced in 1960:
A)paraldehyde
B)barbital
C)chloral hydrate
D)chlordiazepoxide
E)meprobamate
5

Antianxiety drugs became very popular in the 1950s. One extremely popular antianxiety drug was Miltown, generically known as:
A)benzodiazepine
B)bromide
C)meprobamate
D)diazepam
E)salicylic acid
6

Quaalude and Sopor were brand names for:
A)diazepam
B)amobarbital
C)paraldehyde
D)amphetamine
E)methaqualone
7

Methaqualone is now listed as a Schedule _____ drug.
A)V
B)IV
C)III
D)II
E)I
8

The combined sales of the ____ make them easily the most widely prescribed drug class.
A)barbiturates
B)opiates
C)phenothiazines
D)benzodiazepines
E)prostaglandins
9

If one has trouble falling to sleep, one should:
A)nap during the day
B)keep the bedroom cold
C)take sleeping pills daily
D)go to bed later each night
E)exercise regularly
10

The following are abused as inhalants except:
A)detergents
B)nitrites
C)petroleum distillates
D)propellants
E)gaseous anesthetics







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