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There are several variations of the definition of legalization of drugs. Kleber and Califano argue that legalization policy proposals are |
| | A) | establishing an open and free market for drugs. |
| | B) | making drugs legal for the adult population, but illegal for minors. |
| | C) | having only the government produce and sell drugs. |
| | D) | allowing a private market in drugs, but with restrictions on advertising, dosage, and place of consumption. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows the following results for drug use among individuals aged 12 to 17 between 2002 and 2009 |
| | A) | marijuana and cigarette past month use increased while alcohol past month use decreased. |
| | B) | marijuana, cigarette and alcohol past month use increased. |
| | C) | marijuana, cigarette and alcohol past month use decreased. |
| | D) | there was no change to marijuana, cigarette and alcohol past month use. |
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The 1988 UN Drug Convention requires countries that are party to the agreement to |
| | A) | outlaw and punish all forms of illicit drug production, trafficking, and drug money laundering. |
| | B) | control chemicals that can be used to process illicit drugs. |
| | C) | cooperate in international efforts regarding the drug trade. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Ethan Nadelmann believes the better approach is not reduction of demand for drugs but |
| | A) | total abstinence. |
| | B) | harm reduction. |
| | C) | scare tactics. |
| | D) | making drugs less potent. |
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The primary argument that supports the Amethyst Initiative is that 21 laws make alcohol taboo thus |
| | A) | making underage drinkers unable to talk to adults about responsible drinking. |
| | B) | not allowing colleges to engage in risk modification education programs. |
| | C) | driving underage drinking underground and causing more binge drinking. |
| | D) | driving up the cost of alcohol which increases crime rates. |
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Enforcement of underage drinking is aimed at |
| | A) | suppliers of alcohol. |
| | B) | youth who drive while impaired. |
| | C) | underage consumers and those who supply underage drinkers. |
| | D) | people under the age of 18 who drink outside of the home. |
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that ____ people over the age of 15 used salvia at least one time in their life. |
| | A) | 600,000 |
| | B) | 1.2 million |
| | C) | 1.8 million |
| | D) | 6 million |
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Salvia is a member of the ____ family. |
| | A) | marijuana |
| | B) | opiate |
| | C) | mint |
| | D) | MDMA |
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This was an important trend in the 1980s and 1990s that brought greater public awareness about parental alcohol and other drugs use |
| | A) | a shift from a "norms" to "rights" perspective in federal and state income assistance and child welfare programs. |
| | B) | an increased use of MDMA in inner-city neighborhoods. |
| | C) | an increase in hospital testing for fetal alcohol drug syndrome in newborns. |
| | D) | an increasing number of females and mothers experiencing problems with alcohol and drug use. |
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Flavin and Paltrow argue that punitive measures against pregnant drug-using women distract from larger problems, such as |
| | A) | no universal healthcare, and overcrowding of the court and prison system, and a lack of foster homes for when women are incarcerated. |
| | B) | no universal healthcare, a lack of policies to support drug- addicted newborns, and a lack of foster homes for when women are incarcerated. |
| | C) | failure of the drug war, a lack of policies to support pregnant women, and no universal healthcare. |
| | D) | failure of the drug war, no universal healthcare, and an overcrowding of the court and prison system. |
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The prefrontal cortex of the brain is the part of the brain that enables humans to |
| | A) | assess situations. |
| | B) | make sound decisions. |
| | C) | keep emotions and desires under control. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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In order to test whether genetic similarities or differences play a role in addiction, Heyman reviews studies of genetic differences and |
| | A) | siblings with different mothers. |
| | B) | twins that were raised at least 100 miles apart from one another. |
| | C) | voluntary activities. |
| | D) | first degree cousins. |
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In the women's meet organized by Jan Todd in the early 1980s, there was no drug testing because |
| | A) | the men who governed power lifting would not allow it since they believed pressure would mount on them to test if women were tested. |
| | B) | women were considered too feminine to want to take steroids so it was not seen as an issue. |
| | C) | there was no governing body for women's power lifting to do the testing. |
| | D) | women's sports are too underfunded to pay for testing. |
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The International Olympic Committee began testing for steroids in _____ and Major League Baseball banned steroids in _____ |
| | A) | 1968; 1987 |
| | B) | 1975; 2003 |
| | C) | 1987; 2003 |
| | D) | 1968; 1987 |
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According to Robert A. Levy and Rosalind B. Marimont, the government's statistics are |
| | A) | distorted by sampling errors, bias, and compounding variables. |
| | B) | accurate, but the government uses terms that make the dangers seem worse than they are. |
| | C) | simply made up. |
| | D) | based on data going back to the 1970s. |
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Friedman's study on the use of corporate social responsibility by tobacco companies used documents from |
| | A) | the Center for the Study of Tobacco at the University of North Carolina. |
| | B) | the U.S. Department of Justice's racketeering case against the tobacco companies. |
| | C) | newspaper articles from the 10 cities with the highest rates of smoking. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse issued a report in 1972 that urged |
| | A) | marijuana be re-classified as a Schedule I substance. |
| | B) | the decriminalization of growing less than 5 pounds of marijuana on personal property. |
| | C) | states have the power to decide whether marijuana be decriminalized. |
| | D) | possession of marijuana for personal use be decriminalized. |
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A person's risk of a heart attack during the first hour after smoking marijuana is |
| | A) | the same as a person of smoked 3 cigarettes. |
| | B) | 2x higher. |
| | C) | 3x higher. |
| | D) | there is no consistent evidence to show whether there is an effect. |
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According to the North American Syringe Exchange Network (NAESN), in 1994-1995 there were ____ cities with syringe exchange programs and that number was ____ by 2007. |
| | A) | 44; 100 |
| | B) | 21; 31 |
| | C) | 100; 44 |
| | D) | 131; 87 |
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Drug Free Australia argues that reductions in discarded needles and sightings of public injections since the injection rooms opened can be attributed to |
| | A) | the injection rooms. |
| | B) | an increase in the use of ice. |
| | C) | a heroin drought. |
| | D) | Australia's adoption of a restrictive drug policy. |
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After water, _____ is the most commonly consumed drink in the world and _____ is a major source of caffeine in many countries because it has a higher concentration of caffeine |
| | A) | tea; coffee |
| | B) | cola; coffee |
| | C) | coffee; tea |
| | D) | cola; tea |
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According to Ruxton, health benefits may be associated with caffeinated beverages because of the presence of |
| | A) | oxidized cholesterol. |
| | B) | polyphenol compounds. |
| | C) | chocolate. |
| | D) | calcium. |
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According to Diller, this many children take Ritalin or its Equivalent: |
| | A) | 1 million |
| | B) | 4 million |
| | C) | 25 million |
| | D) | 40 million |
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Michael Fumento asserts that Ritalin is effective for treating |
| | A) | eating disorders. |
| | B) | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. |
| | C) | bed wetting. |
| | D) | depression. |
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PhRMA chief, Paul Antony, argues that DTC advertising can be a powerful tool to consumers since it |
| | A) | prompts Americans to have initial discussions with their doctors about illnesses. |
| | B) | allows patients to get more involved in their own healthcare. |
| | C) | encourages patients to take medicines for which they were prescribed. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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In terms of DTC typology, "help-seeking" advertisements |
| | A) | do not name the disease but name the drug and manufacturer. |
| | B) | do not name the drug but name the disease and the manufacturer. |
| | C) | link the disease in question with the drug than can treat it. |
| | D) | link the drug to a specific manufacturer but not symptoms of a disease. |
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Britton and Edwards advocate the use of smokeless tobacco products, such as Snus, because it is low in |
| | A) | nicotine. |
| | B) | nitrosamine. |
| | C) | toxins. |
| | D) | stimulants. |
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In 2008, both RJR and the Liggett Group announced they were moving into new markets with snus. Snus was advertised mostly in these places: |
| | A) | cities with 100% smoke free laws |
| | B) | rural areas where many workplaces did not permit smoking |
| | C) | cities and towns with high rates of lung cancer |
| | D) | cities with a lower and middle-class demographic |
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Helig posits that, at its cores, alcoholism is this type of disorder: |
| | A) | behavioral |
| | B) | physical |
| | C) | psychological |
| | D) | social |
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Grazyna Zajdow, an Australian lecturer in sociology who writes about alcoholism in the context of Australia, believes that the most prominent narrative for addiction is |
| | A) | biological. |
| | B) | social. |
| | C) | physiological. |
| | D) | emotional. |
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A Schedule I drug is classified as a controlled substance with |
| | A) | unknown therapeutic value. |
| | B) | no therapeutic value. |
| | C) | minimal therapeutic value. |
| | D) | high therapeutic value but is also highly addictive. |
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This number of states have approved marijuana for medical use is |
| | A) | 1 |
| | B) | 11 |
| | C) | 14 |
| | D) | 48 |
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The Mandatory-Random Student Drug Testing grant program is sponsored by the |
| | A) | U.S. Department of Justice. |
| | B) | U.S. Department of Education. |
| | C) | U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. |
| | D) | National high school sports governing body. |
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Kern et al. argue that drug testing may actually increase the use of dangerous drugs because |
| | A) | students may use drugs that are less detectable. |
| | B) | students will become more rebellious. |
| | C) | students will not participate in extracurricular activities and, therefore, have more time for dangerous drugs. |
| | D) | there will be a reduction in students seeking drug treatment. |
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The NIDA article posits that drug addiction treatment can include |
| | A) | counseling. |
| | B) | cognitive therapy. |
| | C) | medication. |
| | D) | a combination of some or all of the above. |
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Hubbard et al. argue that the significance of The Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966 helped declare drug addiction as a(an) |
| | A) | economic problem. |
| | B) | health problem. |
| | C) | social problem. |
| | D) | political problem. |
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Evans-Whipp et al. compared Victoria, Australia and the state of Washington in the U.S. These two serve as a good comparison because |
| | A) | Australian drug policies are generally abstinence-based while U.S. policies are a combination of abstinence and harm-minimization principles. |
| | B) | U.S. drug policies are generally abstinence-based while Australian policies are a combination of abstinence and drug testing of school-aged people. |
| | C) | U.S. drug policies are generally abstinence-based while Australian policies are a combination of abstinence and harm-minimization principles. |
| | D) | Australian drug policies are generally abstinence-based while U.S. policies are a combination of abstinence and drug testing of school-aged people. |
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Skager contends that the best time to start school-based drug education is |
| | A) | at the start of elementary school. |
| | B) | at the beginning of the teen years. |
| | C) | in the home when parents find it appropriate. |
| | D) | in high school. |
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