Deck 4: Drugs and the Law

Question 1

The need to limit opiate usage in the United States resulted in the passage of the

A) Pure Food and Drugs Act
B) Humphrey-Durham Amendment
C) Harrison Act of 19l4
D) Kefauver-Harris Amendments

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The legislation prohibiting opium smoking in opium dens or houses may have been strongly influenced by

A) high addiction rates
B) racism
C) taxes
D) the alcohol producer's lobby

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The era between 1890 and 1906 has been referred to as

A) the opium years
B) the drug legislation years
C) the golden age of patent medicines
D) the dawn of prescription drugs

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following was a response to excise tax?

A) The Whiskey Rebellion
B) The Marijuana Tax Act
C) The temperance movement
D) The Humphrey-Durham Amendment

Question 5

Which of the following drug categories include drugs that are not generally considered safe or effective or are mislabeled?

A) Category I
B) Category II
C) Category III
D) Category IV

Question 6

The first substance in America subject to regulation was

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

Question 7

The point of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is

A) to incarcerate drug users
B) to increase methadone maintenance programs
C) to register chemicals used in the manufacture of drugs
D) to reduce demand

Question 8

Which of the following drug categories designate drugs for which there is insufficient data to determine general recognition of safety and effectiveness?

A) Category I
B) Category II
C) Category III
D) Category IV

Question 9

Which of the following legislations first provided the FDA the authority to withdraw a drug from the marketplace?

A) Kefauver-Harris Amendments
B) 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
C) Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906
D) none of the above

Question 10

The stimulus to the passage of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 were deaths associated with

A) cocaine
B) elixir sulfanilamide
C) aspirin
D) acetaminophen

Question 11

Which of the following drug categories include drugs that are determined to be safe, effective, and properly labeled?

A) Category I
B) Category II
C) Category III
D) Category IV

Question 12

The effects of the Harrison Act were counterproductive because

A) hospitals saw large numbers of drug-related problems
B) what were once considered medical problems were now legal problems
C) if one was dependent on narcotics there was no legitimate way to obtain them
D) all of the above were effects of the Harrison Act

Question 13

Which of the following allowed the government to enter the drug marketplace?

A) Harrison Act of 19l4
B) Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906
C) Humphrey-Durham Amendment
D) Controlled Substances Act

Question 14

When the Federal Court passed the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937,

A) marijuana was legal in only 7 states
B) marijuana was legal only in the District of Columbia
C) 46 of the 48 states already had laws against marijuana
D) marijuana was only taxed at bulk rate

Question 15

Which of the following legislations resulted in the government determining which drugs were to be marketed as prescription and which were to be marketed as over-the-counter?

A) 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
B) Kefauver-Harris Amendments
C) Humphrey-Durham Amendment
D) OTC Act of 1931

Question 16

Which of the following was undertaken by the National Research Council to evaluate effectiveness, safety, and claims made about OTC drugs?

A) Drug Efficacy Study
B) OTC Survey Study
C) Bristol-Meyers Study
D) Controlled Substances Act

Question 17

Which of the following drugs caused stronger regulations to arise regarding drug testing?

A) Opium
B) Antibiotics
C) Thalidomide
D) Marijuana

Question 18

Which of the following was a limitation of the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act?

A) Drugs had to be proven safe, but not effective
B) Drug manufacturers decided what was prescription and what was over-the-counter
C) Information written on drug labels did not have to be in a language understandable to the consumer
D) All of the above were limitations of the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

Question 19

The result, in part, of Benjamin Rush's writings in the 1700s was

A) the Whiskey Rebellion
B) the temperance movement
C) the Marijuana Tax Act
D) the first Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 20

The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 resulted in the creation of

A) drug schedules
B) drug categories
C) drug nomenclature
D) drug identification charts

Question 21

A drug with no medical use would be a schedule ___ drug.

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

Question 22

Under the Dutch government's policy of "normalization," it is not illegal

A) to use some drugs
B) use any drugs
C) distribute drugs
D) purchase drugs

Question 23

If drug interdiction is successful and the supply of a given drug is reduced,

A) it winds up being the same as legalization
B) then more funds should be allocated for interdiction
C) other drugs fill the void
D) the cost of all drugs goes down

Question 24

To stop the drugs at their source, which U.S.government department or agency is most involved?

A) FDA
B) FBI
C) DEA
D) State Department

Question 25

A common source of new HIV/AIDS infections is

A) use of Rohypnol
B) intravenous drug use
C) use of Ecstasy
D) use of GHB

Question 26

Interdiction is especially difficult because of

A) profit related to drug production
B) the gray market
C) international waters
D) multiple points of entry

Question 27

A major flaw of the Model Drug Paraphernalia Act was that

A) there were already drug paraphernalia laws
B) drug paraphernalia was already illegal
C) many household products could be construed as paraphernalia
D) drug paraphernalia was not a big problem

Question 28

Asking college students who complete FAFSA about drug convictions is due to a provision of what act or amendment?

A) Anti-Drug Abuse Act
B) Kefauver-Harris Amendments
C) Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
D) Controlled Substances Act

Question 29

After the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, the use of morphine was illegal.

Question 30

Herbert Kleber maintains that the main danger of the legalization of drugs would be that lower cost and availability would

A) decrease drug use
B) lead to more drug use and dependency
C) increase the need for education
D) increase the need for drug testing

Question 31

Cocaine is an example of a schedule _______ drug.

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

Question 32

George Washington was responsible for ending the Whiskey Rebellion.

Question 33

The era between 1890 and 1906 is described as the "golden age of patent medicines."

Question 34

Which is an argument for drug decriminalization?

A) Less need for drugs
B) Crime might be reduced
C) Profit motive is reduced
D) All of the above

Question 35

Opium poppies were legally grown in the United States until the 1940s.

Question 36

Prohibition was the major purpose of the Harrison Act.

Question 37

Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle focused on drug addiction.

Question 38

Focusing on reducing the personal and social adverse effects emanating from drug use is to require

A) decriminalization
B) interdiction
C) harm reduction
D) detoxification

Question 39

The FBI estimates that _____ of Black male babies born in the U.S.in 2004 will go to prison during their lifetime

A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 33%
D) 66%

Question 40

What appears to be the common theme in drug laws that have been passed since 1914?

Question 41

Thalidomide was the first drug to be officially approved by the FDA.

Question 42

According to the drug schedules, cocaine has no medical use.

Question 43

High drug prices due to drug laws may generate criminal activity.

Question 44

It is not uncommon for drug users to become victims of crime.

Question 45

Discuss the key elements to the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.

Question 46

Since 2007, cocaine shortages have persisted in the United States due to decreased production in Columbia.

Question 47

The Model Drug Paraphernalia Act of 1979 was very successful.

Question 48

The Dutch model of normalization was a failure.

Question 49

The Dutch government believes that the illegality of some drugs cause more of an increase in harm (disease, violence) than prosecution for drug offenses.

Question 50

Discuss the arguments for and against decriminalizing and/or legalizing drugs.

Question 51

Before World War II all drug exempt narcotics could be purchased over-the-counter.

Question 52

Do you think racism is a factor in drug legislation? Why or why not?

Question 53

The 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was merely a restatement of the 1906 act.

Question 54

By making drugs illegal, the costs of the drugs increases.

Question 55

Should drugs be decriminalized or legalized? Cite examples of drugs that could be decriminalized and some that are now illegal that should be legal.Why did you choose the ones you chose?

Question 56

Interdiction is difficult because of so many points of entry.

Question 57

A Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse was established as a part of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.

Question 58

Discuss why the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906 was necessary.

Question 59

At the time of the passage of the Marijuana Tax Act, 46 states already had laws against marijuana.