Question 1

Which of the following statements about the extent of drug use is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States leads the industrial nations in drug abuse. 
B) Most of the drug problems,especially the serious ones,are largely confined to the lower classes. 
C) Drug use among the non-poor,middle class,or affluent is more common but much less compulsive. 
D) Except for young teens,drug use overall has been steadily decreasing since the early 1980s. 
A) The United States leads the industrial nations in drug abuse. 
B) Most of the drug problems,especially the serious ones,are largely confined to the lower classes. 
C) Drug use among the non-poor,middle class,or affluent is more common but much less compulsive. 
D) Except for young teens,drug use overall has been steadily decreasing since the early 1980s.

Question 2

Persons who smoke do so because they are addicted and do not receive any benefits from the behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The "champagne of drugs" or "caviar among drugs" is __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The "champagne of drugs" or "caviar among...

Question 4

As a result of Portugal's legalization of private use of heroin,overdose deaths and AIDS infections have risen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Since the 1960s,professional athletes,movie stars,celebrities,business executives,and the like have turned marijuana into a status drug.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements about smoking is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Most adult smokers started before age 18. 
B) Teenage smoking has remained the same since 2002. 
C) The prevalence of smoking is three times higher among people with less than 12 years of education. 
D) Among most U.S. groups,many more males than females smoke. 
A) Most adult smokers started before age 18. 
B) Teenage smoking has remained the same since 2002. 
C) The prevalence of smoking is three times higher among people with less than 12 years of education. 
D) Among most U.S. groups,many more males than females smoke.

Question 7

According to Alfred Lindesmith, the critical experience in someone becoming fixated as a heroin addict is not the euphoria produced by the drug but the relief from withdrawal symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

More than 50 percent of young American adults (aged 18 to 25)use drugs regularly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements about AIDS and drugs is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Most gay men have used heroin at one time or another. 
B) Addicts cannot get clean needles. 
C) Addicts often refuse to practice safe needle use. 
D) The spread of the AIDS virus has virtually stopped among IV drug users. 
A) Most gay men have used heroin at one time or another. 
B) Addicts cannot get clean needles. 
C) Addicts often refuse to practice safe needle use. 
D) The spread of the AIDS virus has virtually stopped among IV drug users.

Question 10

All of the following are social factors promoting drug use,EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A) the existence of a legal drug culture. 
B) having friends who use drugs. 
C) a cognitive association between relieving pain and drug use. 
D) a lack of attachment to family or school. 
A) the existence of a legal drug culture. 
B) having friends who use drugs. 
C) a cognitive association between relieving pain and drug use. 
D) a lack of attachment to family or school.

Question 11

Knowing the connection between unclean needles and AIDS does not necessarily cause IV drug users to practice safe needle use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

All of the following are factors that influence the physical effects of drugs,EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A) the level of dosage. 
B) the purity of the drug. 
C) the method of administration. 
D) the social environment. 
A) the level of dosage. 
B) the purity of the drug. 
C) the method of administration. 
D) the social environment.

Question 13

Empirical evidence suggests that most people who use drugs to get high

Accepted Answer

A) do so moderately. 
B) go on to deeper uses of drugs. 
C) experience problems in their personal lives. 
D) should be considered social deviants. 
A) do so moderately. 
B) go on to deeper uses of drugs. 
C) experience problems in their personal lives. 
D) should be considered social deviants.

Question 14

Which of the following disturb the nervous system and distort the user's perception of reality?

Accepted Answer

A) stimulants 
B) depressants 
C) hallucinogens 
D) intoxicants 
A) stimulants 
B) depressants 
C) hallucinogens 
D) intoxicants

Question 15

According to economic __________ theory,drugs fulfill a need for status that is unavailable among the poor.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to economic __________ theory,drugs fulfill a...

Question 16

The most powerful type of cocaine addiction is physical,not psychological.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following statements about cocaine are true EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) few of the many people who try cocaine do not develop an addiction. 
B) cocaine is both physically and psychologically addictive. 
C) crack,the cheapest form of cocaine,is even more addictive than plain cocaine. 
D) it takes only six to eight weeks to develop a crack addiction. 
A) few of the many people who try cocaine do not develop an addiction. 
B) cocaine is both physically and psychologically addictive. 
C) crack,the cheapest form of cocaine,is even more addictive than plain cocaine. 
D) it takes only six to eight weeks to develop a crack addiction.

Which of the following statements about the extent of drug use is FALSE?

Persons who smoke do so because they are addicted and do not receive any benefits from the behavior.

The "champagne of drugs" or "caviar among drugs" is __________.

As a result of Portugal's legalization of private use of heroin,overdose deaths and AIDS infections have risen.

Since the 1960s,professional athletes,movie stars,celebrities,business executives,and the like have turned marijuana into a status drug.

Which of the following statements about smoking is FALSE?

According to Alfred Lindesmith, the critical experience in someone becoming fixated as a heroin addict is not the euphoria produced by the drug but the relief from withdrawal symptoms.

More than 50 percent of young American adults (aged 18 to 25)use drugs regularly.

Which of the following statements about AIDS and drugs is true?

All of the following are social factors promoting drug use,EXCEPT for

Knowing the connection between unclean needles and AIDS does not necessarily cause IV drug users to practice safe needle use.

All of the following are factors that influence the physical effects of drugs,EXCEPT for

Empirical evidence suggests that most people who use drugs to get high

Which of the following disturb the nervous system and distort the user's perception of reality?

According to economic __________ theory,drugs fulfill a need for status that is unavailable among the poor.

The most powerful type of cocaine addiction is physical,not psychological.

All of the following statements about cocaine are true EXCEPT

What Is Deviant Behavior

Positivist Theories

Constructionist Theories

Physical Violence

Sexual Assault and Child Molestation

Family Violence

Suicide and Self-Harm

Mental Disorder

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays and Other Targets of Stigma

Internet Deviance

Drinking and Alcoholism

Privileged Deviance

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Exam 12: Drug Use

Which of the following statements about the extent of drug use is FALSE?

Persons who smoke do so because they are addicted and do not receive any benefits from the behavior.

The "champagne of drugs" or "caviar among drugs" is __________.

As a result of Portugal's legalization of private use of heroin,overdose deaths and AIDS infections have risen.

Since the 1960s,professional athletes,movie stars,celebrities,business executives,and the like have turned marijuana into a status drug.

Which of the following statements about smoking is FALSE?

According to Alfred Lindesmith, the critical experience in someone becoming fixated as a heroin addict is not the euphoria produced by the drug but the relief from withdrawal symptoms.

More than 50 percent of young American adults (aged 18 to 25)use drugs regularly.

Which of the following statements about AIDS and drugs is true?

All of the following are social factors promoting drug use,EXCEPT for

Knowing the connection between unclean needles and AIDS does not necessarily cause IV drug users to practice safe needle use.

All of the following are factors that influence the physical effects of drugs,EXCEPT for

Empirical evidence suggests that most people who use drugs to get high

Which of the following disturb the nervous system and distort the user's perception of reality?

According to economic __________ theory,drugs fulfill a need for status that is unavailable among the poor.

The most powerful type of cocaine addiction is physical,not psychological.

All of the following statements about cocaine are true EXCEPT

What Is Deviant Behavior

Positivist Theories

Constructionist Theories

Physical Violence

Sexual Assault and Child Molestation

Family Violence

Suicide and Self-Harm

Mental Disorder

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays and Other Targets of Stigma

Internet Deviance

Drinking and Alcoholism

Privileged Deviance

Underprivileged Deviance

Filters