Deck 11: Drug Use and Delinquency

Question 1

The association among drug use, race, and poverty has been linked to the high level of _____ and _____ found in lower socioeconomic areas.

A)Mistrust, defiance
B)Defiance, truancy
C)Mistrust, gang membership
D)Deviance, defiance

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The 2009 Monitoring the Future survey indicates that _____.

A)Drug use among American adolescents continues to decline
B)Drug use among American adolescents continues to increase
C)Alcohol consumption among American youth has increased
D)Cigarette smoking among American youth has increased.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which substance stimulates the cerebral sensory centers to produce visual hallucinations, intensify hearing, and increase sensitivity?

A)PCP
B)LSD
C)Cocaine
D)Heroin

Answer 3

B

Question 4

According to the text, _____ produces short-term euphoria followed by a period of disorientation, slurred speech, and drowsiness.

A)Barbiturates
B)Anesthetic drugs
C)Inhalants
D)Hallucinogens

Question 5

_____ is the most widely abused anesthetic drug.

A)Phencyclidine (PCP)
B)Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
C)Amyl nitrite (Poppers)
D)Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

Question 6

It is generally believed that most drug users start at a young age using _____ as a gateway drug.

A)Alcohol
B)Marijuana
C)Cocaine
D)Inhalants

Question 7

What are the results of ingesting heroin?

A)euphoria, restlessness and excitement
B)hallucinations and drowsiness
C)hallucinations and euphoria
D)relief from fear and apprehension, elevation of the spirits.

Question 8

James Inciardi and associates found that approximately _____ percent of youths who dealt crack were daily users.

A)25
B)38
C)50
D)80

Question 9

_____ is defined as having five or more alcoholic drinks on the same occasion on at least five different days in the past 30 days.

A)Heavy drinking
B)Alcoholism
C)Binge drinking
D)Drastic drinking

Question 10

The National Institute of Justice's ADAM Program reports that with the exception of _____, male detainees were more likely to test positive for the use of any drug than were female detainees.

A)Methamphetamines
B)Alcohol
C)Cocaine
D)OxyContin

Question 11

Heroin is produced from _____.

A)An alkaloid derivative of the coca plant
B)Dried leaves of the cannabis plant
C)Combining speed and methamphetamine
D)opium poppy flowers

Question 12

Passed in 2009 in Missouri, legislation known as _____ represents one way to help reduce the dangers presented by drugs to children in the home.

A)Angelina's Law
B)Burke's Law
C)Peyton's Law
D)Hope's Law

Question 13

When first isolated in 1860, _____ became a staple of patent medicines.

A)Cocaine
B)Marijuana
C)Hashish
D)Heroin

Question 14

Enacted in 1992, the _____ Amendment requires states to enact and enforce laws restricting the sale of tobacco products to youths under the age of 18.

A)Franklin
B)Teslac
C)Synar
D)FDA

Question 15

_____ therapy addresses a variety of family, peer, and psychological problems by focusing on problem solving and communication skills training.

A)Multisystemic
B)Behavioral
C)Socialization
D)Substance abuse

Question 16

Approximately how many alcohol-related deaths occur each year?

A)50,000
B)75,000
C)100,000
D)200,000

Question 17

By the 12ᵗʰ grade, _____ percent of American youth report that they have "been drunk".

A)27
B)38
C)57
D)61

Question 18

The most recent NSDUH results show that _____ use is more common among male youths compared to their female counterparts.

A)Methamphetamines
B)Cocaine
C)Cigarette
D)Marijuana

Question 19

What is the main active ingredient in marijuana and hashish?

A)Opium
B)Tetrahydrocannabinol
C)Sodium bicarbonate
D)Amyl nitrite

Question 20

It is estimated that Latin American countries, including Mexico, now supply upwards of _____ percent of the heroin consumed in the US.

A)60
B)70
C)80
D)90

Question 21

_____, such as Project ALERT, have been shown to be successful in training middle- school youths to avoid recreational drugs and to resist peer pressure to use cigarettes and alcohol.

A)Community based programs
B)Educational programs
C)Mentor-Buddy programs.
D)Source-Target programs

Question 22

______ drugs are central nervous system depressants.

Question 23

_____ are lab-created synthetics that are designed to get around existing drug laws.

Question 24

Drugs that reduce anxiety and promote relaxation are known as ______.

Question 25

According to your text, binge drinking is defined as ____.

A)Having five or more alcoholic beverages on the same occasion on at least five different days in the past 30 days
B)Having five or more alcoholic beverages on the same occasion at least once in the past 30 days
C)Drinking to the extent of passing out at least once in the past 30 days
D)Drinking to the extent of needing medical treatment

Question 26

A substance that leads to use of more serious drugs is called a _____.

Question 27

A study of _____ found that the curriculum reduced the use of marijuana among teens who reported using at the start of the study, but increased the initiation of smoking and drinking among teens.

A)Project ALERT
B)PATHE
C)Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL)
D)Project NOW

Question 28

About _____ percent of the teenage population distributes multiple substances and commits both property and violent crimes; many are gang members.

A)2
B)3
C)8
D)12

Question 29

Destroying overseas crops and arresting members of drug cartels is referred to as
______.

A)Source control
B)Border control
C)Targeting dealers
D)Community strategy

Question 30

_____ programs reach out to some of the highest-risk youths.

A)Social organization
B)Community-based
C)School achievement
D)Substance abuse

Question 31

The 2009 Monitoring the Future survey reported that the use of _____ increased 42 percent from the previous year for 10ᵗʰ grade students.

A)Ecstasy
B)OxyContin
C)Cigarettes
D)Alcohol

Question 32

_____ is considered a common barbiturate sedative.

A)Methedrine
B)Benzedrine
C)Seconal
D)Dexamyl

Question 33

_____ and _____ reasons were the most common survey responses to why youths take drugs.

Question 34

_____ has reclaimed its position as the world leader in opium production.

A)Columbia
B)Turkey
C)Mexico
D)Afghanistan

Question 35

______are drugs of the barbiturate family that depress the central nervous system into a sleeplike condition.

Question 36

A concentrated form of cannabis made from unadulterated resin from the female cannabis plant is called _____.

Question 37

A genetic basis for drug abuse is also supported by evidence showing that future substance abuse problems can be predicted by behavior exhibited as early as _____ years of age.

A)4
B)5
C)6
D)7

Question 38

A major effort to cut off supplies of drugs by destroying overseas crops and arresting members of drug cartels is known as _____.

Question 39

______natural or synthetic substances that produce vivid distortions of the senses without greatly disturbing consciousness.

Question 40

????______ is a non-addictive substance that satisfies the cravings caused by heroin.

Question 41

As a general rule, drug abuse appears to be a type of delinquent behavior and not a cause of delinquency.

Question 42

_____ are insulated from the justice system because their activities rarely result in apprehension.

Question 43

Discuss teenage drug dealers who engage in other forms of criminality.

Question 44

Border patrol is a strategy where overseas crops are destroyed and member of drug cartels are arrested.

Question 45

Explain social disorganization as a rationale for drug abuse.Do you agree or disagree with this theory? Why or why not?

Question 46

What is Hope's Law? Discuss the history of Hope's Law.Do you think that Hope's Law should be in effect in all states? Why or why not?

Question 47

Adolescents who use and distribute small amounts of drugs, usually distribute these
drugs to strangers.

Question 48

As opposed to other drugs, recently, crack cocaine use has been increasing in recent
years.

Question 49

Introverted people may use drugs as an escape from real or imagined feelings of inferiority.

Question 50

Studies have found that addicts suffer personality disorders characterized by a weak ego, a low frustration tolerance, and fantasies of omnipotence.

Question 51

Discuss Problem Behavior Syndrome as it relates to drug abuse.Explain your views on this syndrome, do you agree or disagree that problem behaviors is a gateway into drug abuse?

Question 52

Injecting a mixture of cocaine and heroin is called _____.

Question 53

According to your text, marijuana is not physically addicting.

Question 54

Discuss the trends indicated in The Monitoring the Future survey.Explain your view of the indicated trends.

Question 55

Cocaine is the most powerful natural stimulant.

Question 56

_____ family drug abuse may be a more important cause of drug abuse than other family-related problems.

Question 57

There is no evidence that the accuracy of survey reporting may be affected by social and personal traits.

Question 58

Drug abusers are also believed to exhibit psychopathic or sociopathic behavior characteristics, forming what is called a/an _____.

Question 59

Alcohol-related deaths far outnumber deaths resulting from all other illegal drugs
combined.

Question 60

Discuss how peer pressure is a rationale for drug use.Do you agree with this premise? Why or why not?

Question 61

What is harm reduction? Explain this approach.What is your view of harm reduction?

Question 62

Explain the concept of persistent offenders.

Question 63

Discuss Delbert Elliott's research on the relationship between drug use / delinquency and developmental problems.Explain your view on this concept.

Question 64

Discuss source control as a drug control strategy.Explain you view of this strategy.