Exam 2: Drug Use As a Social Problem

The drugs that are most likely to lead to dependence are the ones that have reduced effects after repeated use.

Those who have received a "personality disorder" diagnosis, such as antisocial personality disorder

Up until the twentieth century, the most common view was probably that dependent individuals were weak willed, lazy, or immoral.

Which of the following describes the potential to become dependent upon a psychoactive drugs spectrum, beginning with the highest risk substance to the least likely?

Typically about half of the emergency room visits involve more than one substance.

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

In 2005, methamphetamine was the leading drug associated with emergency-room visits.

What does the presence of withdrawal syndromes indicate?

In the early 1900s, the Canadian government had essentially NO laws regulating the sale and use of drugs. In general the government took a "hands-off" approach that has been referred to as which of the following?

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

Which of the following is a personality trait that has frequently been associated with greater risk for abuse of stimulants, such as amphetamine or cocaine?

Describe several ways in which people have thought that drug use might be a cause of criminal behaviour.

According to your text which of the following percentages reflects the number of injecting drug users who have a HCV infection?

Explain what is meant by a drug's "dependence potential."

Substance-related disorders, defined by the DSM-5, encompass how many separate classes of drugs?

The DAWN system tells us exactly how many deaths are caused by a specific drug each year.

Although there is some question as to whether the direct influence of illicit drugs produces a person more likely to engage in criminal or violent behaviour, there has been less doubt about alcohol. Provide some recent statistics that support that statement.

After Rita returns from her first narcotics support group she learns that physical dependence requires the existence of which of the following?

Discuss the relative toxicity dangers of alcohol and cocaine, as revealed by the DAWN system.

Which is an example of chronic physiological toxicity?