1. (p. 4) Methamphetamine, crack cocaine, ecstasy, and glue sniffing were given as examples of
media reports on
A. the "drug du jour."
B. laissez-faire.
C. drugs that are always bad drugs.
D. drug use by celebrities.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
2. (p. 4) One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that
A. all psychoactive drugs should be banned.
B. most people are unable to control their own drug use.
C. every drug has an opposite drug that can counteract it.
D. drugs, per se, are not good or bad.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
3. (p. 3) One of the general principles of psychoactive drugs is that "every drug has
____________."
A. effects on the heart
B. impurities
C. multiple effects
D. a key to some part of the mind
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
,4. (p. 3) One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that "the effect of any
psychoactive drug depends on ___________________."
A. the individual's history and expectations
B. its legal status
C. the user's diet
D. the user's unique brain chemistry
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
5. (p. 5) The use of a substance in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the drug causes
problems or greatly increases the chances of problems occurring is
A. addiction.
B. dependence.
C. abuse.
D. deviance.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
6. (p. 5) Drug use that is not common within a social group and that is disapproved of by the
majority, causing members of a group to take corrective action when it occurs, is
A. deviant drug use.
B. drug misuse.
C. drug abuse.
D. illicit drug abuse.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
7. (p. 5) A drug that is unlawful to possess or use is defined in the text as
A. an illicit drug.
B. a narcotic.
C. an addictive drug.
D. an abused drug.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
, 8. (p. 6) Drugs have played a significant role in human society
A. for about the past 100 years.
B. only since the 1960s.
C. for thousands of years.
D. only in Europe and North America.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
9. (p. 6) In the past 100 years, the introduction of vaccines to prevent diseases and antibiotics to
cure some types of infections laid the foundation for
A. illicit drug markets.
B. our acceptance of medicines as the cornerstone of our health care system.
C. many dangerous drug interactions.
D. the "war on drugs."
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
10. (p. 7) Much of our information about rates of drug use come from survey questionnaires.
One important limitation of such questionnaires is
A. the sample sizes are too small.
B. people might not answer honestly.
C. the people who do the studies are biased.
D. they don't ask questions about illicit drugs.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
11. (p. 7) Despite the limitations of survey questionnaires, they can be especially informative
A. if they are done year after year, because we can then look for changes over time.
B. about use among those who are not included in the survey.
C. about alcohol use, because it is not illegal.
D. about misuse of prescription drugs.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
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