Deck 13: Dangerous Drugs

Question 1

All drug-selling gangs commit murder as a business technique to eliminate competition and discipline suspected informants.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The purpose of the law of entrapment is to prevent the police from manufacturing crime, that is, from seducing the unwary, innocent person into a career of crime.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Drugs such as amphetamines and methamphetamines, which lead to psychological dependence, are classified as which type of drug?

A) narcotics
B) sedatives
C) stimulants
D) hallucinogens

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Informants in drugs cases are usually arrestees who have agreed to cooperate in revealing their suppliers in return for leniency at the time of sentencing.

Question 5

In order to successfully prosecute someone for the illegal possession of dangerous drugs the prosecution must demonstrate dominion and control as well as _____.

A) knowledge of the character of the substance
B) criminal conspiracy
C) a criminal act in furtherance of the commission of the crime
D) opportunity

Question 6

The classic defense claim in drug-selling cases is entrapment: that the investigator urged the defendant to sell the drugs.

Question 7

This is least likely to be motivation for murder by a drug-selling gang.

A) protect territory from rival gangs
B) prevent repeated rip-offs by armed robbers
C) police surveillance
D) discipline suspected "snitches"

Question 8

A defense of entrapment is most common in these types of cases.

A) robbery
B) conspiracy
C) terrorism
D) drug-selling

Question 9

Narcotics have four main characteristics, one of which is their analgesic effect. What effects do analgesics have on the users of these drugs?

A) drowsiness
B) pain relief
C) a feeling of well-being and tranquility
D) dependency

Question 10

Amphetamine and methamphetamine use produces effects similar to this.

A) heroin
B) cocaine
C) phencyclidine
D) LSD

Question 11

Narcotic drugs are soporific agents, which means that they kill pain.

Question 12

Marijuana consists of the leaves and flowering tops of the female hemp plant which grows in every continent on earth.

Question 13

Drug-selling criminals typically use which type of organizational structure to distribute their illicit goods?

A) traditional sale-marketing pyramid
B) Ponzi structure
C) clandestine sales structure
D) "cells" as a form of structure

Question 14

What is cocaine that is dissolved in ether and heated to boil off the impurities called?

A) rocking
B) crack
C) freebase
D) hubba

Question 15

Narcotics depress the central nervous system and may lead to both psychological and physical dependence.

Question 16

Methamphetamine or "meth" is usually produced in clandestine labs and has the same effects as heroin.

Question 17

The psychoactive agent in marijuana is delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinal or THC.

Question 18

This usually predates an application for a search warrant in drug-selling investigations.

A) surveillance
B) "buy"
C) interrogation
D) raid

Question 19

Cocaine is usually administered by snorting and may produce both psychological and physical dependency.

Question 20

What are amateur chemists who operate clandestine laboratories and manufacture illegal drugs called?

A) cookies
B) cookers
C) chokers
D) crackers

Question 21

Narcotics have an _____ effect it that they kill pain.

Question 22

Informants in drug cases have no intention of informing on their true source of supply, and they will engage in _____ snitching by informing on other drug sellers.

Question 23

_____ cocaine is dissolved in ether, heated to boil off the impurities, then ground up and smoked.

Question 24

_____ was developed as a sleeping pill and often taken with alcohol. The drug produces disinhibition and amnesia and is known as the date rape drug.

Question 25

A _____ is a normal prelude to an application for a search warrant in illegal drug investigations.

Question 26

_____ was developed as an appetite suppressant and produces a sense of well-being and the manic energy to dance all night.

Question 27

_____ is derived from a fungus which contaminates rye bread. A dose equal to a few grains of salt can produce hallucinations lasting 10 to 12 hours.

Question 28

_____ is made by soaking cocaine in baking soda and water. The mixture is then heated until the water is driven off; the resulting crystals are then smoked.

Question 29

_____ is a stimulant derived from the leaves of the coca bush. The drug produces feelings of exhilaration and euphoria and increases the user's energy level and suppresses fatigue.

Question 30

_____ was originally developed as a general anesthetic for surgical procedures. However, its use for this purpose was abandoned because of the ability of the drug to produce hallucinogenic side effects.