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Full Test Bank For Drugs Behaviour and Society Canadian Edition Carl Hart Download PDF Docx Full Chapter Chapter
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7. Which of these substances has consistently been near the top of both the emergency room visits and drug-
related deaths lists for many years?
A. alcohol-in-combination
B. marijuana
C. methamphetamine
D. ecstasy (MDMA)
8. In 2007, ______________ was the most common type of drug mentioned in the DAWN mortality reports.
A. GHB
B. opioids (not heroin)
C. marijuana
D. methamphetamine
9. In comparing the relative toxicity of marijuana and cocaine, it is important to take into account
A. the user's gender.
B. availability and price.
C. urban vs. rural environment.
D. that many more people use marijuana than use cocaine.
10. DAWN data provides all of the following EXCEPT
A. Information about which drugs are associated with the greatest number of deaths.
B. Clear measures of the toxicity of individual drugs.
C. Data regarding problems associated with alcohol-in-combination.
D. General information about trends in drug-related deaths.
11. Intravenous drug users have higher than average rates of HIV infection, but even higher rates of
A. hepatitis C.
B. herpes simplex.
C. staphylococcus infection.
D. ADHD.
12. When repeated exposure to the same dose of a drug results in a lesser effect, this is called
A. acute toxicity.
B. dependence.
C. vaccination.
D. tolerance.
14. The drugs, to which people are most likely to develop psychological (behavioural) dependence, are
generally also found to have
A. stimulant effects.
B. pain-relieving effects.
C. sedative effects.
D. reinforcing effects in laboratory animals.
15. The DSM-IV-TR does not define addiction as such, but has diagnostic criteria for
A. habituation.
B. substance dependence and substance abuse.
C. chronic intoxication.
D. drug-associated bipolar disorder.
16. As views of substance dependence have changed based on scientific research, the real driving force behind
repeated excessive drug use is now believed to be
A. psychological dependence, based on reinforcement.
B. physical dependence, caused by tolerance.
C. an allergic reaction to the substance.
D. unmet psychological needs in early childhood.
17. Which of these substances is listed as having a "very high" dependence potential?
A. LSD
B. marijuana
C. alcohol
D. crack cocaine
19. Those who have received a "personality disorder" diagnosis, such as antisocial personality disorder,
A. have an increased likelihood of also having a substance use disorder.
B. are neither more nor less likely to have a substance use disorder.
C. are actually less likely to be dependent on a substance.
D. are often given stimulant drugs as a treatment for the personality disorder.
20. The most important reason for the adoption of a disease model of dependence has been
A. the success of medical treatments for dependence.
B. the desire to study and treat dependence as a problem in its own right, rather than as a symptom of some
other "underlying" disorder.
C. the value of blood and urine tests in diagnosing the severity of dependence.
D. the desire of physicians to treat alcohol and other drug dependence.
21. In determining whether using a drug causes people to become criminals, it is important to remember that
A. there is no statistical relationship between crime and illicit drug use.
B. most illicit drugs cause damage to the areas of the brain responsible for understanding right from wrong.
C. longitudinal studies find that indicators of criminal or antisocial behaviour usually occur before the first use
of any illicit drug.
D. consistent personality changes are likely with even a few exposures to heroin or cocaine.
22. Which of the following drugs is most accepted as contributing to crimes and violence?
A. alcohol
B. heroin
C. marijuana
D. cocaine
23. In an annual study done by the U.S. Justice Department, people arrested for various crimes are given urine
tests to detect the presence of drugs. In 2003, about ________ percent of the adult male arrestees tested positive
for at least one illicit drug.
A. 90
B. 67
C. 40
D. 25
24. At the present time, approximately of federal inmates in Canada are incarcerated as a result of drug
offences.
A. 1/5
B. 1/2
C. 1/8
D. 3/4
25. The term "laissez-faire" refers to the tendency of news media to sensationalize drug problems.
True False
26. Very early in the 20th century the Canadian government regulated, and made a profit from, the production of
opium.
True False
27. Chronic drug effects refer to those that are due to prolonged exposure to the drug.
True False
28. The DAWN system tells us exactly how many deaths are caused by a specific drug each year.
True False
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