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1. Globally, an estimated _________ farmers are devoted to the production of illegal substances on a full time basis.
a. 1 million
b. 10 million
c. 4 million
d. 17 million
2. The efforts to interdict supplies of illicit drugs around the world in the last part of the 20th century have resulted in
a. the availability of such compounds remaining about the same as before.
b. a slight decrease in the availability of illicit drugs in the last decade.
c. an increase in the availability of illicit drugs in the past decade.
d. no major change in methods of drug transport for high level drug dealers who provide illicit drugs for local
consumption.
3. Juvenile delinquency, which has long been thought to be a result of illicit drug use, usually
a. develops at the same age that illicit drug use does.
b. precedes the development of illicit drug use.
c. does not appear to be related to illicit drug use at all.
d. develops after the initiation of illicit drug use.
4. Elliott suggested that both delinquency and illicit drug use
a. reflect the breakdown of traditional social restraints.
b. are a reaction to the strict enforcement of social restraints.
c. are a way to assert independence in the face of strict social constraints.
d. reflect a common genetic predisposition.
5. The national prohibition against most of the drugs of abuse means that abusers are
a. limited to inner-city minority group members.
b. criminals if they abuse a prohibited substance.
c. usually forgiven for any crimes committed if they are rural, older males.
d. affirming their 8th amendment rights.
6. Pharmacological violence is
a. inhibited by the drugs of abuse.
b. initiatedorexacerbatedbythedrug’seffects.
c. anexampleofhowdrugsareblamedfortheindividual’sbehavior.
d. criminalactivitycommittedtosupportthecostofone’saddiction.
7. Approximately ______ of sexual assaults are carried out by men who have ingested alcohol prior to the assault.
a. 30 percent
b. 20 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 40 percent
8. Abuse of cocaine and the amphetamine compounds can lead to behaviors that are excellent examples of
a. systemic violence.
b. pharmacological violence.
c. economic violence.
d. revenge violence for unpaid drug debts.
9. The least likely scenario in the world of illicit drugs is that of
a. finding drugs that are not adulterated.
b. having others prey on the addict because they are vulnerable.
c. having to worry about possible assault from dealers.
d. overdosing on illicit drugs.
10. Adulterants are added to illicit drugs to
a. lower costs for the producer.
b. increase profits for the distributor.
c. maintain constant drug purity levels.
d. make the adulterated drugs less attractive to rival drug dealers who might attempt to steal them.
11. A kilogram of cocaine produced in South America and sold for $1,000 would retail for about __________ in the
United States when packaged for sale to individual abusers.
a. $10,000
b. $500,000
c. $100,000
d. $250,000
12. Your text suggests that approximately __________ of any unit of cocaine is really just adulterants.
a. one-half
b. one-quarter
c. one-third
d. two-thirds
13. As a result of the process of adulteration that takes place at each step in the production process, the $90 paid to the
farmer for a kilogram of raw opium is multiplied by a factor of ____ by the time the narcotic produced from that
opium is marketed on the street.
a. 500
b. 1,000
c. 1,600
d. 10
14. All it takes to make a "new" drug from an existing compound is the removal or addition of
a. a single molecule.
b. a hydroxyl chain.
c. an adulterant.
d. carbon atoms to the core structure.
15. Before a compound can be classified as illegal
a. the Food and Drug Administration must consider its medicinal value.
b. chemists must tease out the exact chemical structure of that compound to allow the exact compound to be
outlawed.
c. it must have caused at least one death, either from overdose or from its toxic effects.
d. the distribution network must be identified as involving at least one group that is not made up of licensed
pharmacologists or chemists.
16. The addition of one or more molecules to the molecular chain of an existing drug produces
a. a toxin.
b. a new compound that is less potent than the original drug.
c. a compound that binds at different receptor sites than the original drug.
d. an analog of the original compound.
17. One known analog of the amphetamine molecule is
a. PCP.
b. MDMA.
c. ketamine.
d. K-2.
18. According to your text, there are __________ known analogs of the MDMA molecule.
a. 650
b. 375
c. 184
d. 78
19. The ketamine sold by illicit drug dealers
a. isusuallymanufacturedinsmall“momandpop”laboratories.
b. isusuallymanufacturedbylargecartelsin“superlabs.”
c. is usually diverted from legal markets.
d. usually has a slightly different chemical structure than the pharmaceutical form of the same compound.
20. GHB will cause seizures when used concurrently with
a. alcohol.
b. methamphetamine.
c. marijuana.
d. protease inhibitors.
21. There are an estimated ____ members of the phenethylamine family of compounds.
a. 250
b. 400
c. 180
d. 610
22. There are at least 200 compounds in the tryptamine family of drugs, which have a chemical structure similar to the
neurotransmitter
a. gama aminobutyric acid.
b. acetylcholine.
c. dopamine.
d. serotonin.
23. Thecompoundknownas“fry”is
a. a mixture of amphetamines and cocaine for smoking.
b. a mixture of amphetamine and marijuana, which counteracts the harsh side effects of the amphetamine.
c. phencyclidine sprinkled onto a regular cigarette for smoking.
d. marijuana soaked in formaldehyde, then laced with PCP for smoking.
24. There are over ________ over-the-counter cough and cold remedies that contain dextromethorphan.
a. 50
b. 75
c. 100
d. 140
25. At dosage levels above 1,000 mg, the effects of dextromethorphan are very similar to those of
a. phencyclidine.
b. high doses of cocaine.
c. the now-banned substance methaqualone.
d. inhalants.
26. Discusshowthenationalprohibitionagainstcertaincompoundshasresultedinthemanufactureofcriminals.
27. Nameanddescribethethreecategoriesofsubstancerelatedviolence.
28. Describe how the development of "designer" drugs can allow illegal drug producers to stay ahead of current drug
laws.
29. DiscusstheconnectionbetweenSUDsandpartnerassociatedviolence.
30. Discusshowcommonthepracticeofdrugadulterationisandhowitisdonewithvariousdrugsofabuse.
