One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that - correct answers
drugs, per se, are not good or bad.
The single most important legislation that has shaped the federal government's
approach to controlled substances was - correct answers alcohol prohibition (the
18th Amendment).
About how many arrests are made in the U.S. each year for drug-law violations? -
correct answers 1,500,000
According to data from Monitoring the Future, an effective public policy would be
to increase the perception of the risk of marijuana use because increased
perception of risk causes a decrease in marijuana use. - correct answers False
Recent brain imaging data indicates that drug dependence is caused by an
underlying biological abnormality. - correct answers False
One of the general principles of psychoactive drugs is that "every drug has
____________." - correct answers multiple effects
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 -
correct answers psychological dependence, based on reinforcement.
, One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that "the effect of any
psychoactive drug depends on ___________________." - correct answers the
individual's history and expectations
Cocaine and methamphetamine are still used for medical purposes in the United
States. - correct answers True
A drug that is unlawful to possess or use is defined in the text as - correct answers
an illicit drug.
In the early 1900s in the U.S., fears about opium and cocaine were closely linked to
- correct answers minority racial groups.
In determining whether using a drug causes people to become criminals, it is
important to remember that - correct answers longitudinal studies find that
indicators of criminal or antisocial behavior usually occur before the first use of
any illicit drug.
Drugs have played a significant role in human society - correct answers for
thousands of years.
When using a substance makes normal activities such as driving result in harmful
accidents, this is called - correct answers behavioral toxicity.
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