Exam 12: Drugs

Crimes committed to produce money for drugs are typically __________.

Cigarette smokers are at increased risk for __________.

Ecstasy, although referred to on the streets as a drug, is actually not a drug but a form of methadone.

Ritalin is a stimulant that affects the brain similarly to __________.

Methamphetamine is a(n) __________.

Marijuana, despite conflicting research evidence, is a __________ drug, which means it has a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use.

Compare the effects on society of marijuana and alcohol.

Monitoring the Future, which studies long-term drug use, has coined the phrase "generational forgetting," which __________.

Marijuana is commonly prescribed for __________.

Marijuana is not only physically addictive; it also leads people to use heroin and other, harder drugs.

__________ is referred to as the date-rape drug because of its effect on inhibition and short-term memory.

Prohibition in the United States successfully demonstrated that official public policy can reduce demand for drugs.

In the illegal drug trade, __________ flow into Mexico and __________ flow(s) into the United States.

The science whose primary focus is the study of drugs that affect the mind is called __________.

The drugs used to treat __________ are the most often stolen prescriptions and the most abused drugs in the United States today.

The media portrayal of the crack epidemic in the 1980s and the meth crisis of today are examples of __________ involving drugs.

The liberalizing of punishments for marijuana use and possession in the mid-1900s as more Whites began to use the drug highlights the __________.

__________ have responded to declining sales in part by contributing to federal politicians to the extent of $1.5 million during the 2009-2010 election cycle.

Despite the fact that marijuana is viewed as a __________, research has shown that it __________ lead to hard drug use.

In general, the U.S. war on drugs can be characterized as working and effective.