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Methamphetamines

Unit 1: Meth the Drug

1. People take meth for all of the following reasons except:

A. to lose weight

B. to calm down

C. to get high

D. for increased energy

E. to boost awareness


2. Meth ____________________________ cocaine.

A. is more expensive than

B. doesn’t last as long as

C. is similar in its effects to

D. is a form of


3. Meth can be taken all of the following ways except:

A. roll it into a cigarette and smoke it

B. dissolve it and drink it

C. heat it and inhale the fumes

D. dilute it and inject it

E. snort it


4. The ____________ meth these days is very high, at 60-90%.

A. toxicity of

B. popularity of

C. impurity of

D. treatment success rate for

E. purity of


5. The meth crash is characterized by all of the following except:

A. irritability

B. anxiety

C. euphoria

D. drug craving

E. depression


Unit 2: Working with a Meth User

6. Repeated use of meth throws off the body’s natural level of:

A. uric acid

B. dopamine

C. cholesterol

D. DNA

E. glutamate


7. Risks of long-term meth use include all of the following except:

A. hallucinations

B. brain damage

C. meth mouth

D. unhealthy skin

E. weight gain


8. You’re a CPS investigator and you’ve just knocked on the door of a home to investigate a neglect report.  The door opens halfway and a middle-aged man gruffly asks what you want.  Which situation is the most dangerous:

A. the man is high on meth

B. the man is in the tweaking phase of a meth binge

C. the man is coming down from a meth trip

D. the man is a chronic meth user but hasn’t used in the past month


9. When working with a chronic meth user:

A. re-introduce yourself and your role because the client’s memory may be impaired

B. stick with concrete language instead of abstractions

C. repeat key information and check to see if the client understands

D. all of the above


Unit 3: Clandestine Meth Labs

10. Most illegal meth in the U.S. is made in home meth labs:

A. true

B. false


11. You can’t make meth without ephedrine or pseudoephedrine:

A. true

B. false


12. Most ingredients used to make meth are available at grocery stores and hardware stores:

A. true

B. false


13. You can be pretty sure it’s a meth lab if you see typical household quantities of ingredients like Sudafed tablets, matchbooks, antifreeze, lantern fuel, and drain opener:

A. true

B. false


14. Any strong chemical smell should make you suspicious about whether there’s a meth lab on the premises:

A. true

B. false


15. The equipment used in a home meth lab is similar to what a professional chemist would use:

A. true

B. false


Unit 4: Worker Safety

16. If you are inside a home and notice several signs of a home meth lab, you should:

A. look around until you’re sure whether it’s a meth lab or not

B. stay calm and go to your car as quickly as you can without raising anyone’s suspicion

C. immediately take custody of any minors in the home and usher them outside

D. comment of the suspicious things you’ve observed and see whether there’s an innocent explanation


17. After being inside what you suspect is a meth lab, after leaving you should:

A. contact law enforcement

B. monitor yourself for symptoms of chemical exposure

C. go home to shower and change clothes

D. wash the clothes you were wearing twice before wearing them again

E. all of the above


Unit 5: Drug Endangered Children

18. Meth use during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage and early delivery:

A. true

B. false


19. Adults face the same risks as young children from living in a meth lab:

A. true

B. false


20. Children whose caregiver uses meth are at a high risk of sexual abuse:

A. true

B. false


21. If you are a CPS worker called to take care of a child found in a home meth lab, always follow the statewide CPS Drug Endangered Children (DEC) protocol:

A. true

B. false


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