Deck 1: The Nature of the Drug Problem

Question 1

According to the text, young people feel the greatest pressure to use drugs primarily from their peers.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the names below is another name for synthetic marijuana?

A)K2
B)Molly
C)Lazarus
D)Pepper sauce

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is spread using shared needles during drug use?

A)HIV
B)Hepatitis B
C)Hepatitis C
D)all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Chemicals produced by the body, such as in the brain, which can change moods and actions and even resemble some recreational drugs are referred to as?

A)estrogenous
B)endogenous
C)exogenous
D)acrangenous

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the residual physical problems listed for cocaine users in the text?

A)ruptured spleen
B)aorta problems
C)central nervous system issues
D)intestinal problems

Question 6

Drugs designed to combat the effects of the HIV virus go by the acronym:

A)ARV
B)ATV
C)DVR
D)THP

Question 7

What is meant by the term "drug comorbidity"?

A)two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person
B)death due to drug overdose or misuse
C)the physical aggression one demonstrates from the psychopharmalogical aspects of drug use
D)none of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is not considered a vice crime?

A)prostitution
B)drug trafficking
C)gambling
D)shoplifting

Question 9

Statistics as recent as 2013 show an estimated 246 million people, or____________ people between the ages of 15 and 64 years, used an illicit drug.

A)1 out of 5
B)1 out of 10
C)1 out of 20
D)1 out of 50

Question 10

Which illicit drug is most widely abused by Americans?

A)marijuana
B)opium
C)prescription pills
D)cocaine

Question 11

According to statistics provided in the text, alcohol use and abuse ______ from 2002 to 2013.

A)declined
B)increased
C)remained steady
D)provided no visible statistical change

Question 12

In the following scenario, Chad Faulstick, a young, middle-aged drug user who has depleted his own resources, turned to his family members for drug money without their knowledge of the seriousness of his problem. This is known as:

A)backstabbing
B)profiteering
C)drug conning
D)a drug dupe

Question 13

Battery-powered vaporizers that simulate the feeling of smoking but without using tobacco are known as a/an:

A)Molly
B)e-cigarette
C)blunt
D)joint

Question 14

The drug Molly is a form of what other type of abused drug?

A)ecstasy
B)marijuana
C)opium
D)cocaine

Question 15

Which of the following is a synthetic form of marijuana discussed in the text?

A)linctus
B)cannabinoid 7
C)dagga
D)K2

Question 16

According to the text, young people feel the greatest pressure from ________ to use drugs.

A)peers
B)family
C)teachers
D)role models

Question 17

According to the text, what term is used to refer to the social forum in which ritualistic recreational chemical use occurs?

A)happy hour
B)medicinal ingestion
C)polydrug use
D)blissful use

Question 18

One of the factors enabling the recent involvement of Mexican meth laboratories is this crucial ingredient.

A)penicillin
B)high-frutose corn syrup
C)ephedrine
D)acetone

Question 19

After a decline of several years in perceived risk and disapproval of ecstasy use, ecstasy use now appears to be rebounding.

Question 20

Cocaine use can result in convulsions and cardiovascular failure.

Question 21

Some form of drug use is an everyday part of living for most Americans

Question 22

Drugs are sometimes used both legally and illegally to create a shift in personalities, attitudes, and moods.

Question 23

Prescription drug misuse has become less of a public health concern in recent years because most of these drugs showed a substantial decrease in use over the last 7 years due to high costs and stricter laws.

Question 24

The case of Burton v. Biden (2015) made peyote use by Native American church members illegal in the United States due to the dangers of peyote abuse.

Question 25

The nineteenth-century author Oliver Wendell Holmes was the first high-profile American citizen to bring attention to the abuse of drugs by poets, artists, and actors in his novel On Thin Ice, published in 1889.

Question 26

Cocaine use by pregnant mothers can be detected only within 24-48 hours after use.

Question 27

Due to recent changes in prenatal care, the rate of pregnant women who abuse cocaine has decreased exposure to the HIV virus to under 15% of all drug-addicted mothers

Question 28

According to the text, which drug is likely to be used in Rastafarian religious ceremonies?

A)wine
B)peyote
C)marijuana
D)opium

Question 29

Some artists indulge in the use of drugs because they believe it enhances their creativity. Which drugs did author Edgar Allan Poe regularly use?

A)opium and cocaine
B)cocaine and alcohol
C)laudanum and alcohol
D)laudanum and hashish

Question 30

While cocaine remains the most widely used drug in South America, which drug is considered most problematic globally?

A)opiates
B)marijuana
C)tobacco
D)peyote

Question 31

After running for some time, a marathon runner may "hit a stride" and be able to continue with little pain. The runner is experiencing the effects of which body chemical?

A)serotonin
B)dopamine
C)silicon dioxide
D)endorphins

Question 32

Which of the following nations consumes the most cocaine worldwide?

A)United States
B)Great Britain
C)Vietnam
D)Mexico

Question 33

Which of the following nations leads the world in heroin production?

A)United States
B)Afghanistan
C)Columbia
D)China

Question 34

The drug of choice in the 1980s and 1990s, which was largely responsible for the influx of violent gangs and the spread of HIV, was which of the following?

A)marijuana
B)alcohol
C)crack
D)crystal meth