Exam 2: Drug Use As a Social Problem

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?

What three different principal concerns throughout the twentieth century have universally driven the development of drug laws throughout the twentieth century?

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?

Intravenous drug users have higher than average rates of HIV infection, but even higher rates of which of the following?

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?

How do Alcoholics Anonymous members (AA) often describe alcohol?

Until the twentieth century, what was the most common model regarding drug dependency, and how would you describe it?

What does the word toxic mean?

In what year did Canada enact its first drug law?

The text lists three concerns that led to the adoption of the first laws regulating what we now call controlled substances. Which of these was NOT one of the three?

What is meant by the term "starting a prairie fire"?

In determining whether using a drug causes people to become criminals, what is important to remember?

Substance-related disorders, defined by the DSM-5, encompass 5 separate classes of drugs: alcohol.

Explain the difference between physical dependence on a drug and psychological dependence on a drug.

John has been using his drug of choice for many months. He informs his friend that he now required a larger dose to achieve the "buzz" he likes. What term describes what John is experiencing?

Chronic drug effects refer to those that are due to prolonged exposure to the drug.

What is the Drug Abuse Warning Network?

Acute drug effects are those that

Describe the implications of the Positive Reinforcement Model in explaining repeated drug use.

Which term describes why the capacity of a drug dose has a diminished effect on the user as it is repeatedly taken?