Exam 2: Drug-Taking Behavior: the Personal and Social Concerns

Tolerance,withdrawal symptoms,and unintentional overuse are three of the seven criteria for substance dependence.

The Harrison Act of 1914 __________.

The median time interval for those who are HIV infected to show symptoms of AIDS is usually approximately __________.

A dose-response curve is generally shaped as a(n)__________.

The ratio of the LD50 over the ED50 is called the __________.

Currently,about __ percent of the budget to control drug abuse is directed toward efforts to reduce the supply of illicit drugs.

If an LD100 dose were to be given to a group of 50 mice,all of them would die.

Cocaine has been used as a local anesthetic in the United States.

The "war on drugs" in the United States was officially declared by President __________.

When taken during pregnancy,which substance produces fetal effects similar to the effects of cocaine,and shows newborn effects including growth retardation,lethargy,increased difficulty to arouse and,once aroused,increased autonomic reactivity? .

Which of the following drugs does NOT produce agitation and paranoia?

In the DAWN reports,cocaine,heroin,and alcohol-in-combination cases are almost always lethal.

Needle exchange programs have been effective in reducing __________.

The placental barrier protects a fetus from toxic substances in the mother.

Under a laissez-faire philosophy,the government would assert little or no regulatory control with respect to drugs.

When the price of street heroin goes up,property crime related to heroin abuse __________.

The physical or psychological harm a drug such as tobacco or alcohol might cause over a long period of use is known as __________.

Most addicts completing the withdrawal process in its entirety do not become re-addicted.

The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 did not apply to growers of marijuana.

The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 __________.