Deck 2: The History of Drug Abuse

Question 1

Due to the notoriety of drug use during the 1960s, many people falsely assume that this decade was most responsible for our nation's current drug problem.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In 1875, what city passed an ordinance to ban opium smoking in opium dens?

A)San Francisco, CA
B)Chicago, IL
C)Seattle, WA
D)Charleston, SC

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What sedative hypnotic-one of the first-was developed by Oscar Liebreich?

A)chloral hydrate
B)morphine
C)codeine
D)ether

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In the 1800s, codeine was regularly used for treating what ailment?

A)cough
B)depression
C)cocaine addiction
D)impotency

Question 5

The national Prohibition movement, also known as the ___________, was spearheaded by Prohibitionists, who felt that alcohol was a dangerous drug that destroyed lives and disrupted families and communities.

A)Dry Period
B)Noble Experiment
C)Rebirth Movement
D)Cleanse

Question 6

During the 1930s, who was responsible for much of the herion trafficking into the United States?

A)Reading Rainbow
B)Serpico
C)French Connection
D)Suarez Cartel

Question 7

If one were to take uppers in the morning to increase energy, and downers in the evening to relax, this type of drug use would be referred to as:

A)codependence use
B)manifold use
C)multifarious use
D)polydrug use

Question 8

Which two laws were passed in the 1950s in an attempt to severely increase the penalties for violations of the import-export laws and internal revenue laws relating to marijuana and narcotics?

A)Boggs Act & Narcotics Control Act
B)Narcotics Control Act & Drug Enforcement Act
C)Harrison Narcotics Act & Boggs Act
D)Harrison Narcotics Act & Narcotics Control Act

Question 9

The shift in drug control policy was finalized in 1970 with the passing of the ________________, which created a common standard of dangerousness to rank all drugs rather than concentrating on specific substances.

A)Controlled Substances Act (CSA)
B)Harrison Narcotics Act (HNA)
C)Drug Enforcement Policy (DEP)
D)Strategic Anti-Drug Policy (SAD-P)

Question 10

The crack and methamphetamine markets of the 1980s spawned an upsurge in what type of crime?

A)burglaries
B)organized crime
C)thefts
D)sexual assaults

Question 11

Nancy Reagan, former first lady of the United States, is well known for her ___________ campaign in reference to drugs.

A)""Turn the Other Cheek""
B)""Just Say No""
C)""Look the Other Way""
D)""This is Your Brain on Drugs""

Question 12

Amphetamines were originally prescribed to curb which medical conditions?

A)headaches (migranes) and depression
B)asthma and epilepsy
C)sleep disorders and alcoholism
D)obesity and depression

Question 13

In 1970, according to the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana was listed at what drug level?

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

Question 14

In the 1930s, partly due to the popularity of marijuana and amphetamines, what federal agency was created within the Department of the Treasury?

A)Federal Bureau of Investigation
B)Federal Bureau of Narcotics
C)Drug Enforcement Agency
D)Department of Homeland Security

Question 15

Which of the following is significant in regard to the ruling in Webb et al. v. United States?

A)maintaining addicts on narcotic drugs, even by prescription, was illegal
B)that the Harrison Narcotics Act was unconstitutional
C)performing drug experiments on American citizens was deemed illegal and unethical
D)the United States would no longer import goods from opium-producing nations without implementing an additional 3.5% Narcotics Tax

Question 16

Due to the quick high and cheap price, in 1985 heroin replaced what drug of choice in inner-city neighborhoods?

A)LSD
B)phencyclidine
C)marijuana
D)cocaine

Question 17

Sigmund Freud studied what psychoactive drug as a treatment for depression and fatigue?

A)cocaine
B)opium
C)nicotine
D)chloral hydrate

Question 18

The 18th Amendment to the Constitution is most widely known for which of the following?

A)prohibition of alcohol
B)removal of Chinese immigrants to reduce the opium trade
C)the legalization of marijuana in port cities on the west coast of the United States
D)making all schedule 1 drugs illegal in the United States

Question 19

According to the text, which of the following factors is partly responsible for the Spanish defeat of the Incan Empire in the sixteenth century?

A)the practice of daily opium smoking by Incan males
B)the use of hashish during Incan religious ceremonies
C)Spanish introduction of alcohol to the Incan peasants
D)Incan warriors' addiction to chewing coca leaves

Question 20

Smoking tobacco has been outlawed in countries as early as 1650, when Japan was one of the first countries to prohibit the use.

Question 21

Morphine use in surgery led to the invention of the hypodermic needle in 1853 because doctors at that time believed patient addiction to morphine could be avoided if the drug were injected rather than swallowed.

Question 22

The Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914 was the first state-based legislation making certain drugs, such as marijuana and peyote, legal for taxation by consenting states.

Question 23

The Roaring Twenties was a name given to the abusive enforcement of anti-drinking laws of the early 1920s by federal authorities.

Question 24

LSD was tested by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as part of its efforts to find the ultimate "truth serum."

Question 25

During Prohibition, cocaine often served as an inexpensive substitute for the more expensive black-market alcohol.

Question 26

In 1988, one of the first high-profile disqualifications of its time, Ben Johnson gained notoriety but lost an Olympic gold medal due to his use of steroids.

Question 27

In 2013, drug use and abuse had finally surpassed the all time highs for drug abuse seen in the 1970s and 1980s.

Question 28

Cannabis and the opium poppy have been generally accepted as the oldest mind-altering drugs of abuse, since historic records of their use date back some 7,000 years.

Question 29

Who is considered to be the father of modern medicine?

A)Hippocrates
B)Homer
C)Lawrence Driscoll
D)Jean Rene Dupot

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a drug/plant used recreationally by Native Americans such as the Aztecs?

A)morning glory seeds
B)peyote
C)poppy seeds
D)psilocybin mushrooms

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT a name given to a type of marijuana enjoyed in ancient times in the country of India?

A)ganja
B)onkruid
C)bhang
D)charas

Question 32

Jean Nicot, a famous explorer, is most known for which of the following?

A)introducing tobacco to France for its medicinal purposes
B)introducing coca-addicted Incan warriors to Spain as slave labor
C)issuing the first ban of smoking tobacco in Portugal in 1655 due to health concerns
D)discovering the addictive ingredient in tobacco called nicotine

Question 33

The Opium Wars of the 1800s involved which two of the following countries?

A)Britain and China
B)China and India
C)United States and Afghanistan
D)Britain and India

Question 34

In 1886, Atlanta-born John Styth Pemberton is best known for his introduction of:

A)hypodermic needles
B)chloral hydrate
C)Coca-Cola
D)rubbing alcohol

Question 35

What event of the 1800s was primarily responsible for hundreds of thousands of morphine addicts?

A)the murder of President Lincoln
B)the discovery of the ability to grow the poppy plant in southwestern states such as Arizona and New Mexico
C)the influx of Irish immigrants to New York City and Chicago in search of jobs
D)the Civil War