Deck 11: Substance Abuse

Question 1

How are the problems of drug use different for children than for adults?

A) Young people don't have the emotional maturity to make rational decisions about drugs.
B) Substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and most illegal drugs are considered dangerous to physical development.
C) Allowing youths access to drugs would create tension between the state, parents, and children.
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

This means to have legal penalties removed.

A) criminalize
B) legalize
C) codify
D) decriminalize

Answer 2

D

Question 3

This means to make an illegal activity legal.

A) criminalize
B) legalize
C) codify
D) decriminalize

Answer 3

B

Question 4

This term suggests that young people who use less-harmful drugs will eventually use more more-harmful drugs.

A) gated drugs
B) pathway drugs
C) stepladder drugs
D) gateway drugs

Question 5

According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, what percentage of high school students have tried cigarettes, alcohol, or other substances?

A) 10 percent
B) 52 percent
C) 75 percent
D) 98 percent

Question 6

High school students who don't plan to go to college are far more at risk for this than students who do plan to go to college.

A) using illegal drugs
B) drinking alcohol
C) smoking cigarettes
D) all of the above

Question 7

Which is not a reason that the use of tobacco among young people is considered more problematic than adult use?

A) Smoking dangers are cumulative.
B) The age a youth begins to smoke is important.
C) Those who start smoking at a young age find it harder to quit.
D) Youths smoke more packs a day than adults.

Question 8

What is the age in all states at which buying and using tobacco products is legal?

A) 16
B) 21
C) 18
D) 12

Question 9

What is the most common mind-altering substance used during adolescence?

A) LSD
B) mushrooms
C) marijuana
D) alcohol

Question 10

After alcohol and tobacco, what substance do adolescents use the most?

A) inhalants
B) mushrooms
C) marijuana
D) meth

Question 11

This central nervous system stimulant is classified as a Schedule II drug because it's so easily abused.

A) methamphetamine
B) cannabis
C) heroin
D) methaqualone

Question 12

This type of illicit drug includes products that can be found in ordinary household chemicals.

A) inhalants
B) bleach
C) aspirin
D) glucosamine

Question 13

Which is not considered a typical club drug?

A) LSD
B) marijuana
C) GHB
D) Special K

Question 14

Often, prescription drugs are used in conjunction with other substances, especially _____.

A) inhalants
B) tobacco
C) marijuana
D) alcohol

Question 15

Which is type of prescription drug?

A) opioid painkillers
B) cannabinoids
C) hallucinogens
D) all of the above

Question 16

These may be used by some athletic adolescents to increase power, endurance, or strength.

A) methamphetamine
B) performance-enhancing drugs
C) inhalants
D) glucosamine

Question 17

Why aren't cocaine and heroin usually associated with youth drug use?

A) They're rare.
B) Youths aren't interested in them.
C) They're difficult to get.
D) They're expensive.

Question 18

Youth drug use is typically a _____ activity.

A) solitary
B) group
C) private
D) isolated

Question 19

A pattern of consuming alcohol that brings a person's blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 gram percent or above.

A) binge drinking
B) bungee drinking
C) bounce drinking
D) bong drinking

Question 20

Neighborhoods with a high degree of this can protect their young people from crime, delinquency, and drug abuse.

A) social disorganization
B) strain
C) collective efficacy
D) electronic monitoring

Question 21

Which is an internal factor that may influence a youth to use drugs?

A) peers
B) family
C) genes
D) neighborhood

Question 22

This theory suggests that the decision to use drugs or alcohol is based on the calculated costs and benefits of the activity.

A) strain
B) life-course
C) critical
D) rational choice

Question 23

According to the Pathways to Desistance study, _____ delinquents are much more likely than other delinquents to be substance-users.

A) chronic
B) casual
C) adolescent-limited
D) occasional

Question 24

Substance-use and delinquency at a young age consistently predicts this.

A) occasional offending in adulthood
B) nothing
C) death
D) serious offending in adulthood

Question 25

The relationship between an event and a following event.

A) longitude
B) casualness
C) causality
D) timeline

Question 26

Why isn't selling drugs as risky for young people as it is for adults?

A) because parents are responsible for any criminal penalties
B) because there are no juvenile jails
C) because the juvenile justice system is focused more on treatment than punishment
D) because drugs affect youths differently than adults

Question 27

This highly addictive form of cocaine is processed into a crystal.

A) ice
B) junk
C) crack
D) horse

Question 28

Which drug is strongly linked to aggression?

A) codeine
B) alcohol
C) tobacco
D) marijuana

Question 29

Of high school students ages 18 and younger who have ever used tobacco, alcohol or other drugs, nearly _____ have a substance-use disorder.

A) 12 percent
B) 31 percent
C) 57 percent
D) 20 percent

Question 30

Which belongs in the Institute of Medicine's "continuum of prevention efforts?"

A) universal prevention
B) selective prevention strategies
C) indicated prevention
D) all of the above

Question 31

This is the idea that educating individuals about the potential harms of substance use will stop them from using substances.

A) peer model of drug-use prevention
B) knowledge model of drug-use prevention
C) practice model of drug-use prevention
D) cohort model of drug-use prevention

Question 32

Which category of drug-prevention messenger can be problematic?

A) former drug users
B) police officers
C) celebrities and athletes
D) all of the above

Question 33

Which is a not a source of variation in drug-treatment programs?

A) sex
B) motivation
C) age
D) financial resources

Question 34

During this process, the body is denied drugs and allowed to recalibrate itself to its normal functions.

A) decriminalization
B) relapse
C) prisonization
D) detoxification

Question 35

Which is a stated benefit of drug courts?

A) The cases can be diverted from the traditional justice system and handled more efficiently.
B) Drug courts affect the recidivism rates of the participants.
C) The juvenile can receive treatment without experiencing the negative consequences of the formal juvenile justice system.
D) all of the above

Question 36

Lung cancer and heart disease are two of the most well documented and lethal consequences of smoking.

Question 37

The reasons youths use tobacco can be summarized as a way for young people to attempt to claim adult status.

Question 38

Authorities are concerned about underage smoking because it can be an indication that youths are likely to break other laws.

Question 39

One of the most surprising things about juvenile alcohol use is that girls use it more than boys at certain ages.

Question 40

Those who start drinking before age 15 are as likely to develop problems with alcohol abuse than those who start after age 21.

Question 41

Generally, it isn't disputed that marijuana should remain illegal for young people.

Question 42

Marijuana use has been linked to several medical and social problems in adults and young people.

Question 43

The causal link between poor school performance and marijuana use is well-established.

Question 44

Methamphetamine can be purchased legally only through a prescription that can't be refilled.

Question 45

Unlike alcohol or tobacco, inhalants aren't often recognized by parents as drugs.

Question 46

Peers contribute little or nothing to youth drug use and delinquency.

Question 47

Substance abuse causes delinquency.

Question 48

Underage drinking and using prohibited substances constitute delinquency.

Question 49

Selling drugs is as risky for young people as it is for adults.

Question 50

Substance-abuse problems become more difficult to address as users age.