Exam 2: Drug-Taking Behaviour: Personal and Social Issues

The therapeutic index is a way of comparing __________.

In the case of heroin and other abused drugs, withdrawal symptoms are typically __________.

Needle exchange programs have been effective in reducing __________.

Violence resulting from territorial disputes in drug dealing is an example of

Which schedule of drugs is most restricted in Canada?

The first documented case of drug tolerance had to do with someone named __________.

A dash of quinine is sometimes added to street "heroin" in order to __________.

The margin of safety is a way of comparing __________.

In the 1990s, a decline in crack abuse was followed by __________.

Picture yourself as an emergency room physician at a metropolitan hospital that participates in the DAWN reporting system. What questions would you ask an incoming patient who is displaying symptoms that might be drug related? What circumstances might prevent you from making an accurate record of the role drugs may have played in these symptoms?

Which types of effects are typically associated with a mother's use of drugs during the early weeks of her pregnancy?

Systemic violence has been substantially reduced since the late 1990s with respect to which of the following drugs?

In recent years, DAWN statistics indicate __________.

Distinguish between the major DSM-IV-TR criteria for a diagnosis of substance dependence and a diagnosis of substance abuse and the new DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorder, as defined by the American Psychiatric Association.

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

Pablo Escobar created the first modern-day cocaine trafficking alliance.

An increase in one's general inclination toward antisocial behaviour is characteristic of __________.

Distinguish between pharmacological, economically compulsive, and systemic types of drug-related violence. Give a specific example for each type.

Cannabis (under 30 g) is a ________ drug.

The margin of safety is ________ than the therapeutic index.