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1. According to the text, marijuana is not physically addicting.
a.
True
b.
False
2. Cocaine is the most powerful natural stimulant.
a.
True
b.
False
3. As opposed to other drugs, recently, crack cocaine use has been increasing in recent years.
a.
True
b.
False
4. Border patrol is a strategy where overseas crops are destroyed and members of drug cartels are arrested.
a.
True
b.
False
5. Alcohol-related deaths far outnumber deaths resulting from all other illegal drugs combined.
a.
True
b.
False
6. Introverted people may use drugs as an escape from real or imagined feelings of inferiority.
a.
True
b.
False
7. Studies have found that addicts suffer personality disorders characterized by a weak ego, a low frustration tolerance,
and fantasies of omnipotence.
a.
True
b.
False
8. As a general rule, drug abuse appears to be a type of delinquent behavior and not a cause of delinquency.
a.
True
b.
False
9. There is no evidence that the accuracy of survey reporting may be affected by social and personal traits.
a.
True
b.
False
10. Adolescents who use and distribute small amounts of drugs usually distribute these drugs to strangers.
a.
True
b.
False
11. Many adolescents who frequently sell drugs and often commit property and violent crime are also members of gangs.
a.
True
b.
False
12. It is generally safe to assume that the drug-related surveys are accurate.
a.
True
b.
False
13. When growing up in poverty and a disorganized urban environment is used as a reason for drug use it is called social
disorganization.
a.
True
b.
False
14. Even if there are serious problems associated with the surveys of drug use by adolescents, these problems would not
affect the measurement of change.
a.
True
b.
False
15. Over time, the use and abuse of drugs has either remained steady or even decreased.
a.
True
b.
False
16. A peer pressure approach to deciding to use drugs would be indicated by a weighing of the perceived benefits,
including relation and greater creativity.
a.
True
b.
False
17. "Losers" refer to those heavy drug users who are of limited value to gangs.
a.
True
b.
False
18. Persistent offenders generally originate from wealthier families.
a.
True
b.
False
19. Higher levels of youth problem behaviors and delinquency are associated with drug use as well as drug selling.
a.
True
b.
False
20. DARE is a program that informs children about the dangers of drug use.
a.
True
b.
False
21. The most recent NSDUH results show that _____ use is more common among male youths compared to their female
counterparts.
a.
methamphetamine
b.
cocaine
c.
cigarette
d.
marijuana
22. What is the main active ingredient in marijuana and hashish?
a.
Opium
b.
Tetrahydrocannabinol
c.
Sodium bicarbonate
d.
Amyl nitrite
23. 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
24. When first isolated in 1860, _____ became a staple of patent medicines.
a.
cocaine
b.
marijuana
c.
hashish
d.
heroin
25. _____ 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
26. 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
27. 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
28. By the 12th grade, about _____ of American youth report that they have used illicit drugs.
a.
27%
b.
40%
c.
57%
d.
61%
29. Which is not one of the major surveys reported in the text?
a.
Pride
b.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health
c.
Monitoring the Future (MTF)
d.
Uniform Crime Code
30. Drinking and driving by teenagers results in approximately how many deaths per year?
a.
5,000
b.
7,500
c.
800
d.
200,000
31. _____ is the most widely abused anesthetic drug.
a.
Phencyclidine (PCP)
b.
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
c.
Amyl nitrite (Poppers)
d.
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
32. According to the text, _____ produce short-term euphoria followed by a period of disorientation, slurred speech, and
drowsiness.
a.
barbiturates
b.
anesthetic drugs
c.
inhalants
d.
hallucinogens
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36. _____ 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
37. Attempting to eliminate the growth and manufacture of illegal drugs in parent countries is referred to as ____.
a.
fresh start strategies
b.
drug control
c.
source control
d.
primary source control
38. According to the 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
39. _____, 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
40. 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
41. _____ programs reach out to some of the highest-risk youths by using local groups.
a.
Social organization
b.
Community-based
c.
School achievement
d.
Substance abuse
42. The 2009 Monitoring the Future survey reported that the use of _____ increased 42% from the previous year for 10th-
grade students.
a.
Ecstasy
b.
OxyContin
c.
cigarettes
d.
alcohol
43. About _____ 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%
44. 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
45. Drug dealers who sell mainly small amounts to friends are referred to as ______.
a.
petty dealers
b.
frequent dealers
c.
persistent dealers
d.
short-time dealers
46. Drug dealers who sell the majority of drugs in parks, schools, or other public places are called ______.
a.
petty dealers
b.
persistent dealers
c.
losers
d.
frequent dealers
47. Those drug dealers who are associated with gangs but are of least value to them are called ______.
a.
petty dealers
b.
persistent dealers
c.
losers
d.
frequent dealers
48. Though less than 2% of respondents on national surveys reported using cocaine or heroin, they accounted for at least
____ of the crime.
a.
40%
b.
20%
c.
10%
d.
80%
49. Multisystemic therapy, which addresses a wide variety of family, peer, and psychological problems, is which type of
drug control strategy?
a.
Community
b.
Education
c.
Treatment
d.
Harm reduction
50. Which drug seems to be the cause of marijuana and other drug abuse?
a.
Alcohol
b.
Methamphetamine
c.
Cocaine
d.
Heroin
51. ______ is a nonaddictive substance that satisfies the cravings caused by heroin.
52. A concentrated form of cannabis made from unadulterated resin from the female cannabis plant is called _____.
53. _____ are lab-created synthetics that are designed to get around existing drug laws.
54. A substance that leads to use of more serious drugs is called a _____.
55. ______ drugs are central nervous system depressants.
56. Efforts to minimize the harmful effects caused by drug use are known as _____.
57. Drugs that reduce anxiety and promote relaxation are known as ______.
58. ______ are natural or synthetic substances that produce vivid distortions of the senses without greatly disturbing
consciousness.
59. _____ are insulated from the justice system because their activities rarely result in apprehension.
60. Drug abusers are also believed to exhibit psychopathic or sociopathic behavior characteristics, forming what is called
a/an _____.
61. An elementary school program, _____ is publicized as providing students with the skill set to resist peer pressure to
experiment with tobacco, drugs, and alcohol.
62. Drugs used by athletes and body builders to gain muscle bulk and strength are called _____.
63. Having five or more alcoholic beverages on the same occasion within the past 30 days is called _____.
64. When drug use is just one of many problem behaviors, the patterns is called _____.
65. When an adolescent's use of drugs occurs because those he or she knows uses drugs, it is called _____.
66. A poor family life including abuse, neglect, and harsh punishment as a reason to abuse drugs is identified as a ____
factor.
67. A drug abuser who frequently commits criminal acts is called a _____.
68. Most drug abusers commit criminal acts ____ they begin using drugs.
69. Interdicting drugs, arresting drug dealers, and securing the border are examples of a _____ drug control strategy.
70. What is Hope’s Law? Discuss the history of Hope’s Law.
71. Discuss the trends indicated in the Monitoring the Future survey. Explain your view of the indicated trends.
72. Explain social disorganization as a rationale for drug abuse.
73. Discuss how peer pressure is a rationale for drug use.
74. Discuss problem behavior syndrome as it relates to drug abuse.
75. Discuss teenage drug dealers who engage in other forms of criminality.
76. Explain the concept of persistent offenders.
77. Discuss Delbert Elliott’s research on the relationship between drug use/delinquency and developmental problems.
78. Discuss source control as a drug control strategy.
79. What is harm reduction? Explain this approach.
