Question 1

A policy of harm reduction is:

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A)  a moralistically-driven proposal. 
B)  an ideologically-driven proposal. 
C)  a program of full and complete legalization. 
D)  a program of full and complete decriminalization. 
E)  a pragmatical or consequentialist-driven proposal.

Question 2

Most of what drug legalizers have written has focused on:

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A)  detailing the particulars of a viable and workable drug legalization program. 
B)  explaining how drug legalization can usher in the socialist revolution. 
C)  detailing existing alternate legalization programs,such as those that have been instituted in West Europe. 
D)  criticizing the flaws of current punitive policy. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 3

Summarize the four modalities of drug treatment.

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Question 4

According to the text,the "doomsayers" who argue that,in all likelihood,the worst case scenario-a huge increase in harmful drug abuse-will come about under drug legalization are:

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A)  right. 
B)  wrong. 
C)  could be right or wrong-who knows? 
D)  are optimists-the outcome will be even worse than the "doomsayers" predict. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 5

The majority of drug legalizers believe and argue that:

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A)  the currently illicit drugs should be available to everyone,including minors. 
B)  cocaine,heroin,and methamphetamine should be sold under laws that are even less restrictive than those that currently prevail for alcohol and tobacco. 
C)  there should be no laws governing driving while intoxicated on heroin,cocaine,or methamphetamine. 
D)  advertising for heroin,cocaine,and methamphetamine should be legal,uncontrolled,and completely legal. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 6

A needle exchange program,which operates in some countries of Europe and some cities in the United Kingdom,is an example of which of the following policies:

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A)  harm reduction 
B)  legalization 
C)  decriminalization 
D)  maintenance 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

Does criminalization lower the demand of,and hence the use of,illicit drugs?

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Question 8

The harm reduction strategy relies on the logic of:

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A)  absolute deterrence 
B)  relative deterrence 
C)  both absolute and relative deterrence simultaneously 
D)  neither absolute nor relative deterrence 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

A defense of the punitive policy toward drug possession and sale is that criminalizing drugs:

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A)  keeps the level of drug use and abuse lower than what it would be under legalization. 
B)  can wipe out drug use and abuse entirely. 
C)  forces dealers to sell safe,pure drugs because that is what users demand. 
D)  keeps the price of illicit drugs low. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 10

What are drug courts and how effective are they?

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Exam 16: Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction