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

When heroin prices are high, the incidence of heroin-related property crimes __________.

An analogue is a substance with a different chemical structure, but same effects, as another drug.

The question of drug safety depends on whether a drug can be toxic at low doses.

According to the text, each year in Canada, it is estimated that there is a social cost of approximately ________________ due to substance abuse.

According to the DSM-5, the newly established diagnosis for drug-taking behaviour is __________.

As dose level rises, it is likely that the effect produced by the drug __________.

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

Withdrawal symptoms are approximately the same for every psychoactive drug.

Todd started drinking caffeinated coffee every night to stay awake to study for finals. On Sunday evening, Todd was able to stay awake after drinking one cup of coffee. By Thursday evening, Todd found that he needed to drink two cups of coffee to get the same effect. Why is this so?

An S-shaped graph (dose-response curve) helps explain __________.

A dirty needle carries the risk of HIV infection but not of hepatitis infection.

Which province reported the highest rate of drug offences in 2007?

Cocaine has been used as a local anaesthetic in Canada.

Drug-taking behaviour was not viewed negatively in Canada until the Food and Drug Regulations Act came into effect in 1947.

The current legislation in Canada that controls the possession, production, selling, or importation of drugs, their precursors, and other substances is called the _______.

Which of the following is an example of polydrug use?

In particular, _______ use as a cause of a drug-related death is largely underestimated in the DAWN statistics.

In British Columbia in 2008, men outnumbered women two-to-one in terms of deaths due to illicit drugs.

A drug slowing the rate of respiration to dangerously low levels immediately following its administration is an example of __________.

Drug dependence can be __________.