Exam 12: Drugs

Discuss the relationship between social class and drug use in the United States. How does this impact drug laws and drug policy? Ideal

Legalizing marijuana but regulating its use has which of the following benefits?

Would the Portuguese strategy toward marijuana work in the United States? Why or why not?

Julie has recently been in a car accident and is taking __________ drugs to help her heal some nerve damage she suffered as a result.

Additive drugs can eliminate a sense of fatigue.

__________ drugs heal traumatized parts of the body.

Alcohol is only a dangerous drug for those in the upper and middle classes.

What pressures people to use drugs? Which set of pressures do you think will be harder to change? Ideal

Drug laws are related to the fact that drugs are a lucrative source of income for __________.

The passage of the __________ marked the beginning of a shift to thinking about drug abusers as criminals.

Mary is a scientist who is focused on developing a drug that will help people to overcome shyness. She is a(n) __________.

The recent decisions by the citizens of Washington and Colorado to legalize recreational marijuana illustrates which of the following:

Discuss how drugs have historically been treated and how and why that treatment has changed. Use historical and contemporary examples to show how this still happens. Ideal

Discuss the pros and cons of the legalization of drugs. Do you support this move? Why or why not? Ideal

The __________ refers to the definitions concerning drugs and drug-related behaviors based on the meanings that people in groups have imputed to certain things and behaviors as opposed to the technical differences between chemical substances.

__________ is another name for methamphetamine.

__________ drugs are those used by athletes to improve performance.

One argument that the war on drugs may be __________ is that federal drug enforcement has waged its war almost exclusively in minority neighborhoods.

Michelle is opposed to marijuana legalization on the grounds that using it will lead to the use of other, worse drugs. Michelle thinks marijuana is a __________.

Every morning, Mike drinks two cups of regular coffee without fear of arrest, despite the fact that he is using __________.