Question 1

Differentiate between cross-dependence and cross-tolerance.

Accepted Answer

Cross-dependence occurs when the withdrawal symptoms of one drug are alleviated by another drug in the same pharmacological class,whereas cross-tolerance is found when a tolerance built up to one drug leads to a reduced response to another drug in the same pharmacological class.

Question 2

A similarity between cocaine and amphetamine is that both ________.

Accepted Answer

A) produce paranoid psychotic reactions at very low doses 
B) stimulate the central nervous system 
C) are synthetic stimulants 
D) primarily act as analgesics and painkillers 
A) produce paranoid psychotic reactions at very low doses 
B) stimulate the central nervous system 
C) are synthetic stimulants 
D) primarily act as analgesics and painkillers A

Question 3

________ is a psychoactive drug that any adult in the United States can purchase legally without a prescription.

Accepted Answer

A) Alcohol 
B) Heroin 
C) Cocaine 
D) Marijuana 
A) Alcohol 
B) Heroin 
C) Cocaine 
D) Marijuana A

Question 4

How does a person's sex influence alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

Men are far more likely to bec

Question 5

The ________ perspective claims that the drug abuse problem is shaped in part by the exercise of social,political,and economic power.

Accepted Answer

A) conflict 
B) interactionist 
C) functionalist 
D) behavioral 
A) conflict 
B) interactionist 
C) functionalist 
D) behavioral

Question 6

What role does genetics play in turning a person into an alcoholic?

Accepted Answer

People with an alcoholic parent are as m

Question 7

Which of the following types of drugs produces major alterations in the mood,emotions,perceptions,or brain functioning of the person who takes them?

Accepted Answer

A) lipophilic drugs 
B) antipyretic drugs 
C) psychoactive drugs 
D) antihistamine drugs 
A) lipophilic drugs 
B) antipyretic drugs 
C) psychoactive drugs 
D) antihistamine drugs

Question 8

An important property of marijuana is that it_________.

Accepted Answer

A) produces withdrawal symptoms that are extremely strong 
B) acts as a sedative at the doses usually consumed in cigarette form 
C) produces hallucinations at extremely low doses 
D) attains potency because of its primary psychoactive ingredient,amphetamine 
A) produces withdrawal symptoms that are extremely strong 
B) acts as a sedative at the doses usually consumed in cigarette form 
C) produces hallucinations at extremely low doses 
D) attains potency because of its primary psychoactive ingredient,amphetamine

Question 9

The government of a country plans to focus on primary prevention programs against illegal drug use.Which of the following measures should it adopt to establish a successful primary prevention program?

Accepted Answer

A) using drugs such as Antabuse to produce undesirable effects on consuming drugs 
B) preventing drug imports by manufacturing synthetic drug alternatives 
C) providing therapy to drug addicts in order to make them averse to drugs 
D) establishing educational programs to alert people about the dangers of drug abuse 
A) using drugs such as Antabuse to produce undesirable effects on consuming drugs 
B) preventing drug imports by manufacturing synthetic drug alternatives 
C) providing therapy to drug addicts in order to make them averse to drugs 
D) establishing educational programs to alert people about the dangers of drug abuse

Question 10

Which of the following is true of dependence?

Accepted Answer

A) Its effects are physical and psychological. 
B) It occurs when the tolerance built up to a drug is diminished. 
C) It is caused only by psychoactive drugs. 
D) Its effects are same as that of drug abuse. 
A) Its effects are physical and psychological. 
B) It occurs when the tolerance built up to a drug is diminished. 
C) It is caused only by psychoactive drugs. 
D) Its effects are same as that of drug abuse.

Question 11

Which of the following is a fact about drug abuse in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Heavy use of heroin clouds judgment and reduces inhibitions,and this is the prime reason heroin addicts commit crimes. 
B) The drug abuse problem in the United States today is of epidemic proportions,with more people using and abusing drugs than ever. 
C) Heroin addicts are as likely to be high on alcohol as heroin when they commit crimes. 
D) The most serious drug problem that the United States faces is the flow of heroin,cocaine,and marijuana. 
A) Heavy use of heroin clouds judgment and reduces inhibitions,and this is the prime reason heroin addicts commit crimes. 
B) The drug abuse problem in the United States today is of epidemic proportions,with more people using and abusing drugs than ever. 
C) Heroin addicts are as likely to be high on alcohol as heroin when they commit crimes. 
D) The most serious drug problem that the United States faces is the flow of heroin,cocaine,and marijuana.

Question 12

________ theories claim that drug abuse is a consequence of flaws or weaknesses in people's personalities.

Accepted Answer

A) Functionalist 
B) Biological 
C) Sociological 
D) Psychodynamic 
A) Functionalist 
B) Biological 
C) Sociological 
D) Psychodynamic

Question 13

Which of the following is a characteristic of cocaine?

Accepted Answer

A) It can produce paranoid psychotic reactions at high dosages. 
B) It primarily acts as a sedative. 
C) It derives its potency from its major psychoactive ingredient,tetrahydrocannabinol. 
D) It produces milder withdrawal symptoms when compared to heroin. 
A) It can produce paranoid psychotic reactions at high dosages. 
B) It primarily acts as a sedative. 
C) It derives its potency from its major psychoactive ingredient,tetrahydrocannabinol. 
D) It produces milder withdrawal symptoms when compared to heroin.

Question 14

What are the six major classes of drugs that are abused in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The six major classes of drugs

Question 15

Adrian was newly appointed by the government of Trantor in order to study the factors that influence the country's drug abuse problem.If Adrian looks at the drug abuse problem from the conflict perspective,then he is most likely to believe that _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the drug abuse problem is shaped in part by the exercise of social,political,and economic power 
B) drug abuse is a consequence of flaws or weaknesses in people's personalities 
C) drug use and abuse arises from the social influences and pressures that can be found in particular contexts 
D) the strains,inconsistencies,and contradictions in the social system can contribute to the drug problem 
A) the drug abuse problem is shaped in part by the exercise of social,political,and economic power 
B) drug abuse is a consequence of flaws or weaknesses in people's personalities 
C) drug use and abuse arises from the social influences and pressures that can be found in particular contexts 
D) the strains,inconsistencies,and contradictions in the social system can contribute to the drug problem

Question 16

________ abuse is considered the most severe drug problem in the United States by specialists.

Accepted Answer

A) Heroin 
B) Marijuana 
C) Alcohol 
D) Cocaine 
A) Heroin 
B) Marijuana 
C) Alcohol 
D) Cocaine

Question 17

What consequences did the Eighteenth Amendment pose when it took effect in 1920?

Accepted Answer

The effort to prohibit the use of alcoho

Question 18

Which of the following is true of Robert Merton's anomie theory of deviance and crime?

Accepted Answer

A) Personality and psychological processes in an individual's life are sufficient to explain deviant behaviors. 
B) An innovation occurs when culturally approved goals and the importance of achieving them through the culturally approved means are rejected. 
C) Retreatism is the acceptance of the cultural goal of success but the use of socially disapproved,possibly illegal,means to achieve it. 
D) An inconsistency occurs when people are taught through the socialization process to pursue certain socially approved goals. 
A) Personality and psychological processes in an individual's life are sufficient to explain deviant behaviors. 
B) An innovation occurs when culturally approved goals and the importance of achieving them through the culturally approved means are rejected. 
C) Retreatism is the acceptance of the cultural goal of success but the use of socially disapproved,possibly illegal,means to achieve it. 
D) An inconsistency occurs when people are taught through the socialization process to pursue certain socially approved goals.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the effects of using barbiturates?

Accepted Answer

A) They have effects similar to that of cocaine in reducing people's inhibitions at high dosages. 
B) They act as stimulants by enhancing a person's mood and reducing fatigue. 
C) They produce withdrawal symptoms that are more dangerous than those of narcotics. 
D) They do not produce life-threatening effects on individuals. 
A) They have effects similar to that of cocaine in reducing people's inhibitions at high dosages. 
B) They act as stimulants by enhancing a person's mood and reducing fatigue. 
C) They produce withdrawal symptoms that are more dangerous than those of narcotics. 
D) They do not produce life-threatening effects on individuals.

Question 20

What are drug maintenance programs?

Accepted Answer

Drug maintenance programs provide addict

Differentiate between cross-dependence and cross-tolerance.

A similarity between cocaine and amphetamine is that both ________.

________ is a psychoactive drug that any adult in the United States can purchase legally without a prescription.

How does a person's sex influence alcoholism?

The ________ perspective claims that the drug abuse problem is shaped in part by the exercise of social,political,and economic power.

What role does genetics play in turning a person into an alcoholic?

Which of the following types of drugs produces major alterations in the mood,emotions,perceptions,or brain functioning of the person who takes them?

An important property of marijuana is that it_________.

The government of a country plans to focus on primary prevention programs against illegal drug use.Which of the following measures should it adopt to establish a successful primary prevention program?

Which of the following is true of dependence?

Which of the following is a fact about drug abuse in the United States?

________ theories claim that drug abuse is a consequence of flaws or weaknesses in people's personalities.

Which of the following is a characteristic of cocaine?

What are the six major classes of drugs that are abused in the United States?

Adrian was newly appointed by the government of Trantor in order to study the factors that influence the country's drug abuse problem.If Adrian looks at the drug abuse problem from the conflict perspective,then he is most likely to believe that _________.

________ abuse is considered the most severe drug problem in the United States by specialists.

What consequences did the Eighteenth Amendment pose when it took effect in 1920?

Which of the following is true of Robert Merton's anomie theory of deviance and crime?

Which of the following is true of the effects of using barbiturates?

What are drug maintenance programs?

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Exam 11: Alcohol and Other Drugs

Differentiate between cross-dependence and cross-tolerance.

A similarity between cocaine and amphetamine is that both ________.

________ is a psychoactive drug that any adult in the United States can purchase legally without a prescription.

How does a person's sex influence alcoholism?

The ________ perspective claims that the drug abuse problem is shaped in part by the exercise of social,political,and economic power.

What role does genetics play in turning a person into an alcoholic?

Which of the following types of drugs produces major alterations in the mood,emotions,perceptions,or brain functioning of the person who takes them?

An important property of marijuana is that it_________.

The government of a country plans to focus on primary prevention programs against illegal drug use.Which of the following measures should it adopt to establish a successful primary prevention program?

Which of the following is true of dependence?

Which of the following is a fact about drug abuse in the United States?

________ theories claim that drug abuse is a consequence of flaws or weaknesses in people's personalities.

Which of the following is a characteristic of cocaine?

What are the six major classes of drugs that are abused in the United States?

Adrian was newly appointed by the government of Trantor in order to study the factors that influence the country's drug abuse problem.If Adrian looks at the drug abuse problem from the conflict perspective,then he is most likely to believe that _________.

________ abuse is considered the most severe drug problem in the United States by specialists.

What consequences did the Eighteenth Amendment pose when it took effect in 1920?

Which of the following is true of Robert Merton's anomie theory of deviance and crime?

Which of the following is true of the effects of using barbiturates?

What are drug maintenance programs?

Approaches to the Study of Social Problems

Concentration of Power: Economic and Political Institutions

Family-Related Problems

Health and Illness

Education, Science, and Technology

Poverty

Race and Ethnic Relations

Gender,Sexual Orientation, and Social Inequality

Age and Social Inequality

Crime and Delinquency

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Trade

Population Growth and Urbanization

Environmental Problems

Violence, War, and Terrorism

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