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

Conditioning effects have been demonstrated with which of the following drugs?

Analogy: Acute toxicity is to chronic toxicity as __________.

Canada uses five "schedules" to classify controlled substances.

According to the research of Shepard Siegel, environmental cues that are present while taking morphine (an analgesic drug) produce __________.

The number of drug-related deaths recorded by DAWN leads to an __________ of the lethality of heroin and an __________ of the lethality of marijuana.

When reporting the ED₅₀ of a drug, the "50" refers to __________.

In studies of psychological dependence, a catheter refers to __________.

The greatest number of drug-related deaths each year results from __________.

The Opium Act was the first North American law that made opiates illegal.

Relying on robbery to support one's drug habit is an example of __________.

Drug abusers continue to use drugs due to __________.

According to the DSM-5 definitions, substance use disorder implies that __________.

In recent years, DAWN statistics indicate __________.

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

The greater the extent of drug-taking behaviour during pregnancy, the more likely there will be adverse consequences during labour and delivery.

Drug dealers are most directly affected by __________.

DAWN stands for the __________.

If a drug is ED₅₀, it means the drug will become toxic if 50 mg of the drug is taken.

According to the text, which of the following account(s) for about 80% of the social cost of substance abuse?

According to the text, what are the effects of using cocaine or crack during pregnancy?