Which Statement Related to OxyContin Is Not Correct

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which statement related to OxyContin is not correct?

• A)OxyContin is the trade name for the drug oxycodone hydrochloride,a morphine-like narcotic.
• B)OxyContin should be taken orally,however abusers crush the tablet and snort it or dissolve it in water and inject it.
• C)OxyContin is a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act because of the high risk of addiction and abuse.
• D)OxyContin is referred to as "hillbilly heroin" or "poor man's heroin" because problems of abuse were first noted in Kentucky,Virginia,West Virginia,and Maine.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables that are manipulated or changed in an experiment to determine their effects on dependent variables.

Dependent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

Testable Prediction

A statement that anticipates a specific outcome of a study or experiment, based on a hypothesis, which can be empirically verified.

Operational Definition

A statement of the procedures (operations) used to define research variables. For example, human intelligence may be operationally defined as “what an intelligence test measures.”