Deck 20: Recognition, Control, and Investigation of Drug Abuse

Question 1

Speedballing is a slang word used to describe the simultaneous ingestion,usually through injection,of

A) heroin and PCP.
B) PCP and cocaine.
C) cocaine and LSD.
D) heroin and cocaine.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Phencyclidine (PCP)is used legally

A) by psychiatrists treating psychotic patients.
B) by dentists as a local anesthetic.
C) in veterinary medicine as a large animal immobilizing agent.
D) as a medication for skin disorders.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Cocaine is most commonly

A) inhaled or "snorted" through the nose.
B) taken orally.
C) taken intravenously.
D) absorbed through the skin by using moist applicators.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The history of drug abuse in the United States is intertwined with trends and patterns of not only use but also illicit traffic.The Golden Crescent contributes between 5% and 20% of heroin imported to the United States and is comprised of what three countries?

A) Burma, Laos and Thailand.
B) Bolivia, Peru, and Columbia.
C) Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.
D) Western Europe, Belgium, and Netherlands.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about heroin is/are correct?

A) Heroin is a white crystalline powder with a strong sulfur smell.
B) Heroin was advertised as a cure for morphine dependence but it was soon determined that it was more difficult to cure.
C) Heroin was developed in 1974,.
D) The darker the color of heroin, the more potent the drug is.

Question 6

Any equipment,product,or material of any kind which is primarily intended or designed for use in manufacturing,compounding,converting,concealing,producing,processing,preparing,injecting,ingesting,inhaling,or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance is

A) drug equipment.
B) drug paraphernalia.
C) a drug warehouse.
D) both A and C.

Question 7

Liquid hashish is produced by concentrating the basic active ingredient in

A) cocaine.
B) heroin.
C) mescaline.
D) marijuana.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about OxyContin is incorrect?

A) OxyContin is a time-released formulation that is effective for up to 12 hours.
B) The OxyContin active ingredient is morphine.
C) OxyContin is usually prescribed for cancer patients and has become the drug of choice for addicts and teenage abusers.
D) With the abuse of OxyContin on the rise, police in at least three states are reporting a record number of pharmacies being broken into.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about morphine is/are correct?

A) Morphine is obtained from raw opium.
B) Morphine is the most effective pain reliever known to man.
C) The use of morphine increased considerably with the invention of the hypodermic syringe.
D) All statements are correct.

Question 10

What does the textbook cite as a significant factor in recent heroin overdoses?

A) The ready availability of heroin on the streets.
B) The mixture of heroin and morphine injected into the arms of the drug user.
C) The high-purity concentration of new heroin derivatives (chiva and black tar) from Columbia.
D) Both A and B.

Question 11

What is the name of the drug that is a psychomotor stimulant with a chemical structure similar to methamphetamine that was originally patented in Germany in 1928?

A) Bayer Aspirin.
B) Methcathinone.
C) Cat or Goob.
D) Both B and C.

Question 12

The primary active ingredient of the Peyote Cactus is the hallucinogen

A) LSD.
B) psilocybin.
C) phencyclidine.
D) mescaline.

Question 13

The principal psychoactive substance in marijuana is thought to be

A) LSD.
B) THC.
C) DCT.
D) DOM.

Question 14

What is the current method of using crystallized methamphetamine?

A) Taking as a pill.
B) Injected.
C) Smoked.
D) Both B and C.

Question 15

The surreptitious observation of persons,places,objects,or conveyances for the purpose of determining criminal involvement is

A) surveillance.
B) good police work.
C) covert operations.
D) overt operations.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a depressant?

A) Increases energy.
B) reduces restlessness and emotional tension.
C) Induces sleep.
D) Depresses the central nervous system.

Question 17

Which of the following is not an opium-derived drug?

A) Morphine.
B) Heroin.
C) Atropine.
D) Codeine.

Question 18

The commercial name for meperidine is

A) Methadone.
B) Demerol.
C) Cocaine.
D) Percodan.

Question 19

What type of drug informant offers their services in order to identify undercover agents,learn the department's methods,targets,and intelligence?

A) Problem informants.
B) Egoistical informants.
C) Perversely motivated informants.
D) Informants with "James Bond Syndrome."

Question 20

What type of drug is involved in freebasing?

A) Heroin.
B) Cocaine.
C) Methamphetamines.
D) Barbiturates.

Question 21

Methadone is a maintenance drug and is used to get the methamphetamine user off drugs and back into society as a productive citizen.

Question 22

Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 classified drugs by Federal Law as belonging to one of five schedules.Schedule I include those drugs having a high potential for abuse and has accepted medical uses in with severe restrictions.

Question 23

What rule states that courts will exclude any evidence that is obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment's provisions against unreasonable searches and seizures,no matter how pertinent it is to the case at hand?

A) Illegal search warrant rule.
B) Fourteenth Amendment.
C) Terry v. Ohio.
D) Exclusionary Rule.

Question 24

Normally when conducting a raid of an illegal crime laboratory,which of the following group(s)should be involved?

A) Police tactical unit.
B) Bomb squad.
C) Hazardous material or chemical waste disposal personnel.
D) All of the preceding are correct.

Question 25

Amphetamines stimulate certain areas of the nervous system that control blood pressure,heart rate,respiratory and metabolic rates,all of which will be increased.

Question 26

Strawberry Quick meth is reportedly popular among new users who snort it because the flavoring can cut down on the taste.

Question 27

Crack or rock cocaine is made by mixing ordinary cocaine with baking soda and water and then heating the solution in a pot.

Question 28

One of the first drugs of abuse was opium.Its pleasurable effects were known as early as 1500 B.C.E.

Question 29

The principal psychoactive substance in marijuana is thought to be ________,a chemical found no where else in nature.

Question 30

________ is a semisynthetic compound produced from lysergic acid,a natural substance found in ergot fungus,a disease that affects rye and wheat.

Question 31

Methaqualone when administered orally in large doses will produce a coma that may be accompanied by thrashing or convulsions.

Question 32

________ is a slang term that refers to the simultaneous ingestion,usually through injection,of heroin (a depressant)and cocaine ( a stimulant).

Question 33

Hallucinogenic drugs,natural or synthetic,distort the perception of objective reality.The unpredictability of their effects is the greatest danger to the user.

Question 34

Which statement regarding chemical field tests for narcotics and dangerous drugs is most accurate?

A) A field test should be performed even if there is only a small amount of the suspected matter available.
B) The best chemical field tests are presumptive and may produce false positives.
C) It is an acceptable practice for narcotics officers to taste the drug in order to determine if it is, in fact, a controlled substance.
D) The best place to conduct the final analyses for drugs should be in the evidence/property room.

Question 35

Most illegal drug laboratory operations are closed as a result of

A) police raids following investigative work.
B) an accidental fire started in the drug laboratory.
C) neighbors in the area acting as vigilantes and setting the laboratory on fire.
D) rival drug gangs.

Question 36

"Cheese" heroin is a combination of heroin and a large quantity of Tylenol-PM tablets.

Question 37

A drug rich resinous secretion from the flowers of the cannabis plant,________ is processed by drying to produce a drug several times as potent as marijuana.

Question 38

Which of the following is not one of the exceptions to searching without a search warrant?

A) Consent search.
B) Open-field searches.
C) Protected view searches.
D) Stop and frisk.

Question 39

Khat (pronounced "cot")is a leafy import from northeast Africa whose active ingredients are cathinone and cathine.

Question 40

________ hydrochloride is a synthetic drug that was developed in the mid-1960s and is an anesthetic agent that has legitimate uses,mostly in veterinary medicine.

Question 41

What are the major exceptions to searching without a search warrant?

Question 42

What role does the drug methadone play in treating heroin addicts?

Question 43

Define a conspiracy,and give examples of the types of conspiracy cases.

Question 44

A number of categories of drug related confidential informants were discussed in the text.What were these categories?

Question 45

How are clandestine drug laboratory operations typically identified?

Question 46

A ________ is defined as two or more people entering into an agreement to violate the law with a commission of one or more overt acts in furtherance of the agreement.

Question 47

What are the effects of cocaine and how is it used?

Question 48

The Supreme Court has held that ________ searches outside the curtilage surrounding buildings or homes are not constitutionally protected and are therefore allowable without a search warrant.

Question 49

The term ________ is still widely used,often to include inhalation of a broad range of common products besides glue.

Question 50

The Golden ________ is made up of Burma,Laos,and Thailand and is known mainly for its heroin and marijuana production.

Question 51

Discuss OxyContin abuse.

Question 52

Identify and discuss the four major categories of drug buy operations.

Question 53

What are some of the effects of PCP?

Question 54

The most prominent method of electronic surveillance is ________,using third-party eavesdropping devices placed on telephone lines to capture conversations.

Question 55

Discuss Methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy)and its popularity on the party scene and at raves.