Question 1

How does male drug use compare to female drug use?

Accepted Answer

Overall, men use more illicit drugs than

Question 2

Addiction refers to a physiological dependence on a substance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Bennie learns to smoke marijuana from his friends. In Akers' ______ theory, this is called differential association.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-derogation 
B)  social strain 
C)  social learning 
D)  seductions of crime 
A)  self-derogation 
B)  social strain 
C)  social learning 
D)  seductions of crime

Question 4

Which substance below is used more frequently by college students compared to their noncollege peers?

Accepted Answer

A)  injected heroin 
B)  amphetamines 
C)  depressants 
D)  marijuana 
A)  injected heroin 
B)  amphetamines 
C)  depressants 
D)  marijuana

Question 5

Which statement accurately compares rates of illicit drug use by the LGBTQ population to the heterosexual population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those who identify as LGB have lower rates of illicit drug use; those who identify as transgender have higher rates of illicit drug use. 
B)  Sexual orientation has no influence on rates of illicit drug use. 
C)  Heterosexuals are twice as likely to use illicit drugs. 
D)  People identifying as LGBTQ are twice as likely to use illicit drugs. 
A)  Those who identify as LGB have lower rates of illicit drug use; those who identify as transgender have higher rates of illicit drug use. 
B)  Sexual orientation has no influence on rates of illicit drug use. 
C)  Heterosexuals are twice as likely to use illicit drugs. 
D)  People identifying as LGBTQ are twice as likely to use illicit drugs.

Question 6

Which term refers to a physiological dependence on a substance?

Accepted Answer

A)  addiction 
B)  dependence 
C)  withdrawal 
D)  tolerance 
A)  addiction 
B)  dependence 
C)  withdrawal 
D)  tolerance

Question 7

In the United States, which drug is responsible for the most fatal overdoses?

Accepted Answer

A)  over-the-counter medications 
B)  bath salts 
C)  opioids 
D)  prescription medicines 
A)  over-the-counter medications 
B)  bath salts 
C)  opioids 
D)  prescription medicines

Question 8

How does male drug use compare to female drug use?

Accepted Answer

Overall, men use more illicit drugs than

Question 9

What is the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  opioids 
B)  cannabis 
C)  psychedelics 
D)  methamphetamines 
A)  opioids 
B)  cannabis 
C)  psychedelics 
D)  methamphetamines

Question 10

African Americans use more illicit drugs than Indigenous Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following correctly compares world regions based on their rates of cocaine use?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rates of cocaine use are higher in North America than in Oceania. 
B)  The rates of cocaine use are higher in Central Europe than in North America. 
C)  The rates of cocaine use are higher in South America than in Oceania. 
D)  The rates of cocaine use are higher in Western Europe than in Central Europe. 
A)  The rates of cocaine use are higher in North America than in Oceania. 
B)  The rates of cocaine use are higher in Central Europe than in North America. 
C)  The rates of cocaine use are higher in South America than in Oceania. 
D)  The rates of cocaine use are higher in Western Europe than in Central Europe.

Question 12

Summarize the pattern of opioid deaths in the United States between 1999 and 2017.

Accepted Answer

Between 1999 and 2017, there were three

Question 13

Opioids are the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which approach to understanding illicit drug use focuses on the way that risk-taking behaviors are adopted because they are fun?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lindesmith, substance dependency 
B)  Katz, seduction of crime 
C)  McAuliffe and Gordon, euphoria 
D)  Akers, social learning 
A)  Lindesmith, substance dependency 
B)  Katz, seduction of crime 
C)  McAuliffe and Gordon, euphoria 
D)  Akers, social learning

Question 15

Why is a retreatist subculture a key component of using illicit drugs, according to the opportunity structures theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  These subcultures provide support for self-medication required for the emotional pain of self-derogation. 
B)  These subcultures define the lower class "addict" separately from the upper class "drug user." 
C)  These subcultures blunt the emotional impact of being unable to achieve conventional goals using socially approved means. 
D)  These subcultures provide access and rationalizations for illicit drug use. 
A)  These subcultures provide support for self-medication required for the emotional pain of self-derogation. 
B)  These subcultures define the lower class "addict" separately from the upper class "drug user." 
C)  These subcultures blunt the emotional impact of being unable to achieve conventional goals using socially approved means. 
D)  These subcultures provide access and rationalizations for illicit drug use.

Question 16

When applying the opportunity structures approach to understanding illicit drug use, ______ subcultures provide access to illicit drugs and a supportive environment for their use.

Accepted Answer

A)  anomic 
B)  criminal 
C)  retreatist 
D)  violence 
A)  anomic 
B)  criminal 
C)  retreatist 
D)  violence

Question 17

Distinguish between how each of the four concepts that make up Akers' social learning approach contributes to understanding illicit drug use.

Accepted Answer

Ronald Akers' social learning approach t

Question 18

What role does the retreatist subculture play in illicit drug use?

Accepted Answer

The retreatist subculture can provide ac

Question 19

When comparing college students to their noncollege peers, ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  college students use fewer methamphetamines 
B)  college students use more marijuana 
C)  college students use fewer drugs overall 
D)  college students use more bath salts 
A)  college students use fewer methamphetamines 
B)  college students use more marijuana 
C)  college students use fewer drugs overall 
D)  college students use more bath salts

Question 20

In the context of drug addiction, tolerance occurs when the physical effects produced by the substance can only be sustained through its continual use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How does male drug use compare to female drug use?

Addiction refers to a physiological dependence on a substance.

Bennie learns to smoke marijuana from his friends. In Akers' ______ theory, this is called differential association.

Which substance below is used more frequently by college students compared to their noncollege peers?

Which statement accurately compares rates of illicit drug use by the LGBTQ population to the heterosexual population?

Which term refers to a physiological dependence on a substance?

In the United States, which drug is responsible for the most fatal overdoses?

How does male drug use compare to female drug use?

What is the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide?

African Americans use more illicit drugs than Indigenous Americans.

Which of the following correctly compares world regions based on their rates of cocaine use?

Summarize the pattern of opioid deaths in the United States between 1999 and 2017.

Opioids are the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide.

Which approach to understanding illicit drug use focuses on the way that risk-taking behaviors are adopted because they are fun?

Why is a retreatist subculture a key component of using illicit drugs, according to the opportunity structures theory?

When applying the opportunity structures approach to understanding illicit drug use, ______ subcultures provide access to illicit drugs and a supportive environment for their use.

Distinguish between how each of the four concepts that make up Akers' social learning approach contributes to understanding illicit drug use.

What role does the retreatist subculture play in illicit drug use?

When comparing college students to their noncollege peers, ______.

In the context of drug addiction, tolerance occurs when the physical effects produced by the substance can only be sustained through its continual use.

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Exam 9: Illicit Drug Use

How does male drug use compare to female drug use?

Addiction refers to a physiological dependence on a substance.

Bennie learns to smoke marijuana from his friends. In Akers' ______ theory, this is called differential association.

Which substance below is used more frequently by college students compared to their noncollege peers?

Which statement accurately compares rates of illicit drug use by the LGBTQ population to the heterosexual population?

Which term refers to a physiological dependence on a substance?

In the United States, which drug is responsible for the most fatal overdoses?

How does male drug use compare to female drug use?

What is the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide?

African Americans use more illicit drugs than Indigenous Americans.

Which of the following correctly compares world regions based on their rates of cocaine use?

Summarize the pattern of opioid deaths in the United States between 1999 and 2017.

Opioids are the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide.

Which approach to understanding illicit drug use focuses on the way that risk-taking behaviors are adopted because they are fun?

Why is a retreatist subculture a key component of using illicit drugs, according to the opportunity structures theory?

When applying the opportunity structures approach to understanding illicit drug use, ______ subcultures provide access to illicit drugs and a supportive environment for their use.

Distinguish between how each of the four concepts that make up Akers' social learning approach contributes to understanding illicit drug use.

What role does the retreatist subculture play in illicit drug use?

When comparing college students to their noncollege peers, ______.

In the context of drug addiction, tolerance occurs when the physical effects produced by the substance can only be sustained through its continual use.

Introduction to the Study of Deviant Behavior

Theories of Deviant Behavior: I Classical Theories

Theories of Deviant Behavior: II Contemporary Perspectives

Homicide

Domestic Violence

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behaviors

Mental Illness

Alcohol Abuse

Sexual Offending

Property Crimes

White-Collar and Organized Crime

Cyberdeviance

Positive Deviance

Extreme Forms of Everyday Behaviors: Working, Using the Internet, and Exercising

Terrorism

Filters