Question 1

Over the past three or four decades, the illicit drug market has:

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A)  become much more centralized, organized, and hierarchical. 
B)  become extremely decentralized. 
C)  remained at the same level of centralization. 
D)  remained secret-unknown and unknowable. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  become much more centralized, organized, and hierarchical. 
B)  become extremely decentralized. 
C)  remained at the same level of centralization. 
D)  remained secret-unknown and unknowable. 
E)  none of the above. B

Question 2

In the early 1970s, which country accounted for the majority of the botanical source of the heroin used by addicts in the United States?

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A)  India 
B)  Burma 
C)  Argentina 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Colombia 
A)  India 
B)  Burma 
C)  Argentina 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Colombia D

Question 3

Today, the majority of the illicit drugs brought into the United States from other countries originates from which of the following regions?

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A)  the Middle East 
B)  East Asia 
C)  the former Soviet Republics of Central Asia-Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  There is no single region from which the majority of all illicit drugs in the U.S. originate. 
A)  the Middle East 
B)  East Asia 
C)  the former Soviet Republics of Central Asia-Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  There is no single region from which the majority of all illicit drugs in the U.S. originate. E

Question 4

In order for drug use to take place, the predisposition to use a given drug is:

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A)  a necessary but not a sufficient condition. 
B)  a sufficient but not a necessary condition. 
C)  both a necessary and a sufficient condition. 
D)  neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  a necessary but not a sufficient condition. 
B)  a sufficient but not a necessary condition. 
C)  both a necessary and a sufficient condition. 
D)  neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 5

Criminalizing drugs has:

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A)  increased their price. 
B)  decreased their price. 
C)  kept their price at the same level it would be if the currently illicit were legal. 
D)  had an unknown impact on their price. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  increased their price. 
B)  decreased their price. 
C)  kept their price at the same level it would be if the currently illicit were legal. 
D)  had an unknown impact on their price. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 6

Some observers have claimed that, in economic size, the drug trade is more lucrative than General Motors, more than the entire legal U.S. farm industry-in fact, the biggest industry on the earth. Is this true? Cite some facts and figures to address this claim.

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The claim that the drug trade is more lu

Question 7

Some critics of the current drug policy believe that the government colludes with and protects drug dealers in order to keep the public "doped up," passive, and politically inactive and that if the authorities were allowed to arrest and imprison the traffickers at the top of the distribution hierarchy, drug selling would be brought to a halt and the drug trade would go out of business. Comment, making use of facts and details that are discussed in this chapter.

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While it is true that there are critics

Question 8

Where do drugs come from? Experts have identified three models of drug production. What are they? How do they give us clues to the illicit drug production and distribution system? Do paths of drug distribution change over time? Why or why not? What determines where drugs come from and where they go?

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The three models of drug production iden

Question 9

For which of the following illicit drugs is the total trafficked weight the greatest?

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A)  cocaine 
B)  heroin 
C)  methamphetamine 
D)  Ecstasy 
E)  marijuana 
A)  cocaine 
B)  heroin 
C)  methamphetamine 
D)  Ecstasy 
E)  marijuana

Question 10

According to the thinking of contemporary economists, ________.

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A)  all crime is economically productive 
B)  no crime is economically productive 
C)  some crime is economically productive, while some is not, some may be negative in its economic impact 
D)  the economic impact of crime on a society is unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above 
A)  all crime is economically productive 
B)  no crime is economically productive 
C)  some crime is economically productive, while some is not, some may be negative in its economic impact 
D)  the economic impact of crime on a society is unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

According to the text, the countries with the highest rates of criminal homicide are those with:

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A)  a high per capita Gross Domestic Product-that is, average national income. 
B)  the most deeply entrenched and contentious drug trades. 
C)  high levels of educational attainment. 
D)  the most just and honest judicial system. 
E)  the most democratic political systems. 
A)  a high per capita Gross Domestic Product-that is, average national income. 
B)  the most deeply entrenched and contentious drug trades. 
C)  high levels of educational attainment. 
D)  the most just and honest judicial system. 
E)  the most democratic political systems.

Question 12

What two factors are absolutely necessary to drug use and abuse? Are they sufficient, each by itself? Explain.

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The two factors that are absolutely nece

Question 13

Since most drug "kingpins" are rich, how does poverty contribute to illicit drug distribution-from the source to the seller-to-user dealer?

Accepted Answer

Poverty contributes to illicit drug dist

Question 14

Describe the seller-to-user level of heroin transactions in as much detail as you can. Does the description about the subject elaborated in this chapter challenge any stereotypes or myths that much of the public holds about drug dealing?

Accepted Answer

The seller-to-user level of heroin trans

Question 15

Which drugs are most likely to be produced within the borders of the United States? Why?

Accepted Answer

The drugs most likely to be produced wit

Question 16

According to the text, illicit drug selling is:

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A)  a pure economic loss; every cent that's spent on illegal drugs should be subtracted from a nation's total Gross Domestic Product. 
B)  a pure economic gain; every cent that's spent on illegal drugs should be added to a nation's Gross Domestic Product. 
C)  mixed in its economic impact; some of what users spend on drugs enriches the economy, providing income and jobs for workers, while some depletes the economy through death, extortion, and suppressed earnings. 
D)  unknown in its economic impact-and unknowable. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  a pure economic loss; every cent that's spent on illegal drugs should be subtracted from a nation's total Gross Domestic Product. 
B)  a pure economic gain; every cent that's spent on illegal drugs should be added to a nation's Gross Domestic Product. 
C)  mixed in its economic impact; some of what users spend on drugs enriches the economy, providing income and jobs for workers, while some depletes the economy through death, extortion, and suppressed earnings. 
D)  unknown in its economic impact-and unknowable. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 17

How does worldwide globalization make for drug distribution networks and drug supply to the United States? Given the nature of globalization, do you think it is possible to wipe out drug selling by making arrests in the countries that supply the United States with illicit drugs? Why or why not?

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Worldwide globalization has made it easi

Question 18

According to the text, a "Mr. Big" is one central smuggler at the pinnacle of a highly centralized illicit drug organization. This dealer controls and runs the entire trafficking operation of the global sale of:

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A)  cocaine. 
B)  heroin. 
C)  marijuana. 
D)  all illicit drugs. 
E)  no illicit drugs. 
A)  cocaine. 
B)  heroin. 
C)  marijuana. 
D)  all illicit drugs. 
E)  no illicit drugs.

Question 19

The dominant ethnic or national group that controls the international illegal drug trade is now:

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian. 
B)  Italian American. 
C)  Latin American, mainly Colombian, Mexican, and Dominican. 
D)  Nigerian. 
E)  None of the above; there is no single ethnicity or national group that controls global trafficking. 
A)  Italian. 
B)  Italian American. 
C)  Latin American, mainly Colombian, Mexican, and Dominican. 
D)  Nigerian. 
E)  None of the above; there is no single ethnicity or national group that controls global trafficking.

Question 20

Most of the methamphetamine consumed in the United States had its origin in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  Asia. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Australia. 
A)  Canada. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  Asia. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Australia.

Over the past three or four decades, the illicit drug market has:

In the early 1970s, which country accounted for the majority of the botanical source of the heroin used by addicts in the United States?

Today, the majority of the illicit drugs brought into the United States from other countries originates from which of the following regions?

In order for drug use to take place, the predisposition to use a given drug is:

Criminalizing drugs has:

Some observers have claimed that, in economic size, the drug trade is more lucrative than General Motors, more than the entire legal U.S. farm industry-in fact, the biggest industry on the earth. Is this true? Cite some facts and figures to address this claim.

Where do drugs come from? Experts have identified three models of drug production. What are they? How do they give us clues to the illicit drug production and distribution system? Do paths of drug distribution change over time? Why or why not? What determines where drugs come from and where they go?

For which of the following illicit drugs is the total trafficked weight the greatest?

According to the thinking of contemporary economists, ________.

According to the text, the countries with the highest rates of criminal homicide are those with:

What two factors are absolutely necessary to drug use and abuse? Are they sufficient, each by itself? Explain.

Since most drug "kingpins" are rich, how does poverty contribute to illicit drug distribution-from the source to the seller-to-user dealer?

Describe the seller-to-user level of heroin transactions in as much detail as you can. Does the description about the subject elaborated in this chapter challenge any stereotypes or myths that much of the public holds about drug dealing?

Which drugs are most likely to be produced within the borders of the United States? Why?

According to the text, illicit drug selling is:

How does worldwide globalization make for drug distribution networks and drug supply to the United States? Given the nature of globalization, do you think it is possible to wipe out drug selling by making arrests in the countries that supply the United States with illicit drugs? Why or why not?

According to the text, a "Mr. Big" is one central smuggler at the pinnacle of a highly centralized illicit drug organization. This dealer controls and runs the entire trafficking operation of the global sale of:

The dominant ethnic or national group that controls the international illegal drug trade is now:

Most of the methamphetamine consumed in the United States had its origin in:

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Exam 10: Drug Trafficking

Over the past three or four decades, the illicit drug market has:

In the early 1970s, which country accounted for the majority of the botanical source of the heroin used by addicts in the United States?

Today, the majority of the illicit drugs brought into the United States from other countries originates from which of the following regions?

In order for drug use to take place, the predisposition to use a given drug is:

Criminalizing drugs has:

Some observers have claimed that, in economic size, the drug trade is more lucrative than General Motors, more than the entire legal U.S. farm industry-in fact, the biggest industry on the earth. Is this true? Cite some facts and figures to address this claim.

For which of the following illicit drugs is the total trafficked weight the greatest?

According to the thinking of contemporary economists, ________.

According to the text, the countries with the highest rates of criminal homicide are those with:

What two factors are absolutely necessary to drug use and abuse? Are they sufficient, each by itself? Explain.

Since most drug "kingpins" are rich, how does poverty contribute to illicit drug distribution-from the source to the seller-to-user dealer?

Describe the seller-to-user level of heroin transactions in as much detail as you can. Does the description about the subject elaborated in this chapter challenge any stereotypes or myths that much of the public holds about drug dealing?

Which drugs are most likely to be produced within the borders of the United States? Why?

According to the text, illicit drug selling is:

How does worldwide globalization make for drug distribution networks and drug supply to the United States? Given the nature of globalization, do you think it is possible to wipe out drug selling by making arrests in the countries that supply the United States with illicit drugs? Why or why not?

According to the text, a "Mr. Big" is one central smuggler at the pinnacle of a highly centralized illicit drug organization. This dealer controls and runs the entire trafficking operation of the global sale of:

The dominant ethnic or national group that controls the international illegal drug trade is now:

Most of the methamphetamine consumed in the United States had its origin in:

An Introduction to Drug Use

A History of Drug Use

A History of the War on Drugs

Why Do People Use Drugs

Drugs in the Media

Alcohol and Tobacco

Marijuana, Lsd, Club Drugs

Cocaine and the Amphetamines

Heroin and the Opiates

Drugs and Crime

Drug Law, Drug Treatment

Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction

Filters