Deck 2: Drugs in Contemporary Society

Question 1

Not only has drinking at American colleges been linked to student deaths but also it has been associated with

A) weak academic performance
B) injuries
C) vandalism
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Nearly __________ Americans die each year from the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs.

A) 500,000
B) 1 million
C) 1.5 million
D) 2 million

Answer 2

A

Question 3

More than _____________ people are in American jails on any given day for violating drug law.

A) 500,000
B) 1,000,000
C) 1,500,000
D) 2,000,000

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is a fast and inexpensive test used in a drug screening?

A) Gas chromatography
B) Immunoassay
C) Thin-layer chromatography
D) None of the above

Question 5

Taking a drug on a short-term basis to contend with immediate distress or pressure describes what type of drug use?

A) Intensified
B) Circumstantial-situational
C) Social-recreational
D) Experimental

Question 6

According to the 2010 Monitoring the Future study, which of the following drugs showed a decline in use?

A) Marijuana
B) Amphetamines
C) Cocaine
D) All of the above

Question 7

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the highest rate of binge drinking and the highest rate of heavy drinking were in which age group?

A) 18-21
B) 18-25
C) 21-30
D) 25-35

Question 8

Drug abuse by Americans aged 60 years and older has been referred to as

A) geriatric psychotropic effect
B) gerontology syndrome
C) pharmaceutical pandemic
D) invisible epidemic

Question 9

A pattern of taking drugs in a social environment to share pleasurable experiences among friends describes what type of drug use?

A) Experimental
B) Intensified
C) Social-recreational
D) Circumstantial-situational

Question 10

Most Americans view drug testing as

A) degrading and dehumanizing
B) important and valuable
C) a necessary procedure
D) illegal

Question 11

What type of drug use refers to the user's lifestyle revolving around drugs?

A) Intensified
B) Compulsive
C) Social-recreational
D) Circumstantial-situational

Question 12

A report from the Brooking Institute suggested that the debate over how to address the drug problem is based on

A) the strength of the military
B) the strength of the police force
C) speculation, not on fact
D) the amount of money available to address the problem

Question 13

Data regarding drug use has been collected periodically from U.S.households since what year?

A) 1951
B) 1961
C) 1971
D) 1981

Question 14

Most surveys showed that less than _______ of workers used alcohol or other drugs on the job.

A) 3%
B) 5%
C) 7%
D) 10%

Question 15

When a person uses drugs on a steady, long-term basis to achieve relief from a persistent problem, what kind of use is this?

A) Intensified
B) Compulsive
C) Circumstantial-situational
D) Social-recreational

Question 16

Many corporations have devised EAPs to help workers deal with __________ problems that affect job performance.

A) legal
B) family
C) health
D) all of the above

Question 17

Individuals who use drugs infrequently and due to curiosity are what type of user?

A) Social-recreational
B) Circumstantial-situational
C) Experimental
D) Intensified

Question 18

Substance abuse in the workplace may result in

A) increased accidents
B) increased health care costs
C) increased absenteeism
D) all of the above

Question 19

The Office of National Drug Control Policy places the health and social cost of drug use at ____________ annually.

A) $121 billion
B) $141 billion
C) $161 billion
D) $193 billion

Question 20

It is estimated that employee drug abuse costs the workplace

A) $15 billion
B) $25.6 billion
C) $27.9 billion
D) $30 billion

Question 21

Family interventions into adolescent alcohol use reduce the initiation and __________ of alcohol use.

A) cost
B) frequency
C) amount
D) duration

Question 22

The difference between a safe and dangerous level of a drug is termed

A) therapeutic index
B) margin of safety
C) therapeutic safety coefficient
D) safety coefficient

Question 23

Tactics for stopping the flow of drugs into the United States have proved

A) effective
B) ineffective
C) cost effective
D) positive

Question 24

Cathinone is another name for

A) bath salts
B) Ecstasy
C) cannabinoids
D) fentanyl

Question 25

When a person tests positive for a drug even though there was no drug present in the body, it is termed

A) inaccurate
B) false negative
C) false positive
D) positive outlier

Question 26

Which of the following refers to the toxicity danger resulting from repeated use of a drug?

A) Acute
B) Intensified
C) Physiological
D) Chronic

Question 27

Which of the following is a designer drug?

A) Heroin
B) MDMA
C) Wine coolers
D) Crack

Question 28

Heroin is linked to criminal behavior, but NOT

A) violent behavior
B) family problems
C) community problems
D) financial problems

Question 29

Which type of toxicity alludes to the danger from a single experimentation with the drug?

A) Chronic
B) Acute
C) Physiological
D) Intensified

Question 30

The drug involved with the most violent incidents is

A) heroin
B) amphetamines
C) alcohol
D) LSD

Question 31

__________ is a synthetic derivative of morphine.

A) MDMA
B) Ecstasy
C) Meperidine
D) MDA

Question 32

When a person tests negative for a drug even though that drug is present in the body, it is termed

A) negative outlier
B) false negative
C) false positive
D) inaccurate

Question 33

Political leaders from Central America have pledged to intercede in the drug trade, but the security forces in many of these countries are hampered by

A) lack of funds
B) lack of access to good weapons
C) internal corruption
D) lack of technology

Question 34

Which term refers to a drug being poisonous?

A) Addiction
B) Dependence
C) Habituation
D) Toxic

Question 35

What type of toxicity refers to a drug's interference in one's ability to function?

A) Acute
B) Chronic
C) Physiological
D) Behavioral

Question 36

Biphetamine is also known as

A) the love drug
B) the date rape drug
C) herbal ecstasy
D) black widow

Question 37

The federal government monitors the rate of emergency room visits and fatal overdoses due to drugs through a network called

A) FBIN
B) DEA
C) DAWN
D) ATF

Question 38

The most important distinction between drug users and non-users is the extent of

A) their response to family problems
B) their responses to peer pressure
C) use of legal substances
D) conventionality

Question 39

The data in DAWN reports reflects

A) chronic overdoses
B) acute drug-related problems
C) only alcohol-related problems
D) only those needed to be hospitalized

Question 40

Synthetic substances chemically similar to existing drugs are referred to as

A) look-alike drugs
B) sound-alike drugs
C) designer drugs
D) quasi-synthetic drugs

Question 41

It is unclear whether job instability results in drug use or whether drug use causes job instability.

Question 42

Monitoring the Future refers to a drug treatment program.

Question 43

DAWN data cites alcohol as a single drug entry.

Question 44

Designer drugs contain primarily over-the-counter substances.

Question 45

Drugs use reinforces a lack of interest in educational pursuits.

Question 46

Nearly 500,000 Americans die each year from use of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs.

Question 47

There is a clear connection between crime and drugs.

Question 48

There is a strong relationship between drug use and deviant attitudes and behavior.

Question 49

Biphetamine is also referred to as "black widow."

Question 50

Heroin is linked to violent behavior, but not necessarily criminal behavior.

Question 51

Preventing drugs from entering the United States or reducing the amount of drugs grown in the country is

A) hampered by a lack of technology
B) a matter of demand, not supply
C) largely a military effort
D) best done by local police

Question 52

The constitutionality of drug testing has been answered definitively.

Question 53

DAWN information is collected from every hospital in the United States.

Question 54

Nearly every American has used a mind-altering substance.

Question 55

Marijuana users have better school attendance rates than nonusers.

Question 56

The age group most likely to use drugs is 25- to 34-year-olds.

Question 57

MDMA is generally viewed as a safe drug.

Question 58

EAPs help workers deal with personal problems.

Question 59

Toxicity does not reflect the legal status of a drug.

Question 60

What are the consequences of drug use on the family, education, and employment?

Question 61

Fentanyl is a stimulant.

Question 62

Discuss the impact of drug use and abuse.

Question 63

How have drugs impacted American families, culture, and politics? What examples can you cite that support your response?

Question 64

Discuss the key social implications of the results of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Question 65

Smoking or inhaling bath salts are often compared to ecstasy.

Question 66

Do you think drug testing should be instituted at all organization levels - workplace and school? What would it accomplish?

Question 67

How is DAWN helpful? What other things might be done to complement DAWN and how would they help?