Exam 2: Drug Use As a Social Problem

The DSM-5 does not define addiction as such, but has diagnostic criteria for

A series of experiments conducted in the 1960s used laboratory animals that were given intravenous catheters connected to motorized syringes and controlling equipment so that by pressing a lever would produce a single brief drug injection. Which describes the animal(s) that were used?

In what year did Canada enact its first drug law?

About 50% of those convicted of drug crimes reported that they had sold drugs to get money for their own drug use.

What drug was being described with the famous quote "The Real Public Enemy Number One"?

All of the following have universally determined the development of drug laws EXCEPT which one?

Which drug is MOST recognized as contributing to crimes and violence?

As views of substance dependence have changed based on scientific research, what is now believed to be the real driving force behind repeated excessive drug use?

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the sharpest increase occurred among deaths related to what circumstance?

In comparing the relative toxicity of marijuana and cocaine, what important fact should be taken into account?

In what year did the first official needle exchange program begin in Canada?

In what city did the first official needle exchange program begin in Canada?

In Canada, it is estimated that there are between 75,000 and 125,000 intravenous drug users (IDUs).

Identify the top five psychoactive drugs

Very early in the 20^th century the Canadian government regulated, and made a profit from, the production of opium.

The commission of crimes by drug users is due in large part to a pharmacological effect of the drug itself that causes the user to believe he/she is invincible.

In Canada, it is estimated that there are approximately how many intravenous drug users (IDUs)?

A series of experiments conducted in the 1960s used laboratory animals that were given intravenous catheters connected to motorized syringes and controlling equipment, so that when they pressed a lever they would produce a single brief injection of which drug?

In an annual study done by the U.S. Justice Department, people arrested for various crimes are given urine tests to detect the presence of drugs. In 2003, what percentage of the adult male arrestees tested positive for at least one illicit drug?

The drugs to which people are most likely to develop psychological (behavioural) dependence are also generally found to have which of the following?