Exam 1: Drugs and Behavior Today

Compared to high school seniors,college students report a roughly equivalent annual prevalence rate in the use of illicit drugs in general,which is about ____________.

Signs of drug dependence include __________.

Cathy needs to stay awake to study for her psychology midterm,so she decides to take an amphetamine to keep from falling asleep.In this case,the drug had a(n)_____ use.

Advantages of repeating the University of Michigan survey year after year include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Which of the following is an illicit drug in the United States?

Vulnerability toward drug-taking behavior is shaped by which type(s)of factors in a person's life?

Instances in which a prescription or nonprescription drug is used in an inappropriate way are regarded as __________.

Which statement is NOT true?

Societal changes in the 1990s which the text cites as reasons why youngsters did not have a tendency to view regular drug use as dangerous include __________.

Analogy: Risk factors are to protective factors as __________.

Generally speaking,as the number of risk factors ____,the likelihood of drug use ____.

The toads that were often included in "witch's brew" recipes __________.

In the nineteenth century,it was common for infants and children in the United States and England to take opium.

Dextromethorphan can be found in _______,and in high doses can increase the risk of brain damage,seizure,and death.

A major disadvantage of the University of Michigan survey is that __________.

The degree of social acceptance of opium in the nineteenth century was dependent on the manner in which opium was ingested.

When asked about their motivation for drug use,high school seniors have frequently cited __________.

Which factor is considered a risk factor for drug use?

Analogy: Willow bark is to senna as __________.

By the definition used in the textbook,a chemical substance would be considered a drug if __________.