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64) Compulsive buying disorder is often associated with compulsive
A) eating.
B) exercise.
C) lying.
D) borrowing.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Addictive Behaviors
Learning Outcome: 7.2
65) Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that prescription drug abuse is so
common?
A) The drugs are considered safer.
B) The drugs are easily accessible.
C) The drugs have few side effects.
D) The drugs are relatively inexpensive.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Drug Misuse and Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.4
66) Among American adults, the second most commonly abused type of drug, after marijuana, is
A) inhalants.
B) ergogenic drugs.
C) over-the-counter drugs.
D) prescription drugs.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Drug Misuse and Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.4
67) Endorphins are hormones that act as “the body’s own opioids” in their ability to reduce pain
and produce feelings of well–being.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Common Drugs of Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.5
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68) More than 45% of Americans over the age of 12 have tried marijuana.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Common Drugs of Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.5
69) Depressants speed up neuromuscular activity and can increase focus and alertness.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Common Drugs of Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.5
70) Withdrawal and tolerance are key aspects of addiction.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Addiction?
Learning Outcome: 7.1
71) Marijuana may forestall the loss of lean muscle mass associated with AIDS.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Common Drugs of Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.5
72) Prescription drug abuse has increased dramatically among college students over the past 10
years.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Drug Misuse and Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.4
73) Mescaline, in the form of dried peyote buttons, has long been used for religious purposes by
people native to the southwestern United States and Latin America.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Common Drugs of Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.5
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74) Methadone maintenance does not have the same potential for addiction that heroin does.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Common Drugs of Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.5
75) A synergistic drug interaction can be dangerous or even deadly.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is a Drug?
Learning Outcome: 7.3
76) GHB is a safe alternative to steroids.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Common Drugs of Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.5
77) Psychological dependence, which involves feelings of well–being or euphoria, is completely
separate from physiological dependence on a substance.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Addiction?
Learning Outcome: 7.1
78) According to the cycle of psychological addiction, substance use is usually a direct
consequence of loss of control.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Addiction?
Learning Outcome: 7.1
79) Exercise addicts turn to exercise in an attempt to meet needs for nurturance, self-esteem, etc.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Addictive Behaviors
Learning Outcome: 7.2
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80) How would you recognize it if a friend or family member displayed an addictive behavior?
Provide information from the chapter to support your response.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: What Is Addiction?
Learning Outcome: 7.1
81) How would you recognize technology addiction in a friend or family member? Provide
information from the chapter to support your response.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Addictive Behaviors
Learning Outcome: 7.2
82) Distinguish between drug misuse and abuse. Provide information from the chapter to support
your answer.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: What Is a Drug?
Learning Outcome: 7.3
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83) Savannah’s best friend on campus has a prescription for Adderall to treat her ADHD. She
tells Savannah that she has more pills than she needs, and offers some to Savannah for free to
help “get her through mid-terms.” Identify at least three questions Savannah should ask herself
before doing so. Provide information from the chapter to support your answer.
Skill: Applying
Section: Drug Misuse and Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.4
84) Do you think marijuana should be used for medicinal purposes? Provide information from
the chapter to support your response.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Common Drugs of Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.5
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85) Do you think that harm reduction is an important and effective public health measure for
reducing the negative consequences of drug abuse? Support your own arguments with
information from the chapter.
Skill: Evaluating
Section: Treating and Reducing Drug Abuse
Learning Outcome: 7.6