Question 1

In the word "responsible" is a Latin root pons, which means ________.

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bridge

Question 2

In the word "assessment" is the Latin root assidere, which means ________.

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sitting next to

Question 3

In the United States, roughly ________% are in jail for a drug offense.

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25

Question 4

In the 1990s, Switzerland, by providing supervised injection rooms, had a considerable reduction in drug-related deaths, property crime, and ________.

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Question 5

The former director of UNICEF, James Grant, often spoke about the need for a __________.

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Question 6

_______ are generally poor women who carry small amounts of drugs from one country to another.

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Question 7

Racial disparity in sentencing is reflective in the fact that African Americans, who make up 13% of the population, account for _______% of people sent to prison for drug charges.

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Question 8

According to a UN document on the world drug problem, when medical professionals are involved in treating addiction, it is often done en masse and without regard for ______________.

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Question 9

Concluding observations of the U.S. Report on CERD (2014) commented positively on the ______________ to reduce disparity for more lenient sentences for powder-cocaine vs. crack-cocaine users.

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Question 10

The doctrine of _______________ is a proviso that asserts that violence to deal with human rights violations for ostensibly humanitarian ends is wrong.

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Question 11

The notion of _________________ suggests that in principle, certain cultures and religions have a right to use certain substances to promote healing.

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Question 12

In secular terms, a "higher power" could be considered our ________________, at least as advocated by theologian Paul Tillich.

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Question 13

When teenagers start using drugs, generally no harm-reduction services are provided. They are criminalized and stigmatized, which is a violation of the human rights convention called _________________.

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Question 14

Public discourse, largely through the media, tends toward combatting illicit drug use via ____________________.

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Question 15

Everything being about patriarchy, hierarchy, one-upmanship, winning, and losing can be referred to as the _________________ syndrome.

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Question 16

Organizations not under scrutiny like nation states at the UN are the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the ______________.

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Question 17

According to substance abuse scholars and practitioners Hari and Mate, major predictors of substance abuse are ____________ and ___________.

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Question 18

Strengthening traditional self-help groups like Narcotics Anonymous could be considered a ________________ level of intervention.

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Question 19

In ____________, the government decriminalized drug abuse, viewing it as an administrative offense and destigmatizing the drug abuser.

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Question 20

The taking away of funds from other worthwhile endeavors rather than the eradication of an unjust social order can be referred to as a "__________________" mentality.

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Quiz 7: Redux: A Human Rightssocial Justice Approach to Policy Assessment and Direct Nonviolent Social Action: The World Drug Problem