Chapter 12 Drug Use Test Bank Docx - Deviant Behavior 11th Edition Test Bank with Answer Key by Alex Thio. DOCX document preview.
CHAPTER TWELVE: DRUG USE
Multiple Choice Questions
1. As popularly used, the term drug abuse often means
a) the physical abuse of any drug.
b) the use of some dangerous drug.
c) the misuse of medically prescribed drugs.
d) the use of some illegal drug.
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 300
2. Which of the following statements about drug abuse is TRUE?
a) All abusive drugs are illegal.
b) All illegal drugs are abusive.
c) Not all illegal drugs are abusive.
d) All drugs are both abusive and illegal.
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 300
3. Which of the following does the text describe as a legal drug?
a) marijuana
b) alcohol
c) heroin
d) cocaine
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 300
4. Two legal drugs, alcohol and tobacco, annually kill at least __________ times as many Americans as do all illegal drugs combined.
a) 2
b) 5
c) 30
d) 60
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 300
5. Which of the following statements about drug use is FALSE?
a) Societal reaction to various drugs reflects the temper of the time and place.
b) Almost all people who use drugs are compulsive users.
c) There are different forms of drug use, ranging from the slightest to the deepest involvement with a given drug.
d) In the last two centuries, opium was a legal drug and popularly praised as a panacea.
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 300
6. Empirical evidence suggests that most people who use drugs to get high
a) do so moderately.
b) go on to deeper uses of drugs.
c) experience problems in their personal lives.
d) should be considered social deviants.
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 300
7. Which of the following is the most commonly used illegal drug in America?
a) heroin
b) cocaine
c) marijuana
d) methamphetamines
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 301
8. Which of the following disturb the nervous system and distort the user’s perception of reality?
a) stimulants
b) depressants
c) hallucinogens
d) intoxicants
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 301
9. Which of the following is an example of a depressant?
a) cocaine
b) heroin
c) crack
d) LSD
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 301
10. All of the following are factors that influence the physical effects of drugs, EXCEPT for
a) the level of dosage.
b) the purity of the drug.
c) the method of administration.
d) the social environment.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 301
11. Which of the following statements about marijuana is FALSE?
a) Marijuana is the most widely used drug in the United States.
b) When first used in ancient times, marijuana was considered a sacred and useful drug.
c) There is a great deal of opposition toward using marijuana in our society.
d) Marijuana usually leads to experimentation with stronger drugs.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 301-303
12. Sociologists generally assume that if some marijuana smokers later use heroin or cocaine, the cause usually lies in their
a) light use of marijuana.
b) being labeled as a marijuana user.
c) heavy use of marijuana.
d) involvement with friends who use heroin or cocaine.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 301-303
13. According to the author of the text, the euphoric feeling associated with heroin use
a) is caused by the drug itself.
b) depends on the purity of the drug.
c) is the result of learning how to achieve the desired feelings.
d) comes from the setting in which the drug is used.
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 303
14. According to drug expert Alfred Lindesmith, heroin addicts continue to use the drug in order to
a) continue enjoying the euphoria.
b) relieve or avoid withdrawal distress.
c) forget the wretchedness of their lives.
d) maximize their working capacity.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 304
15. Which of the following statements about heroin users is FALSE?
a) Most users do not become addicts.
b) Users typically get less and less pleasure from the drug after their early experiences with euphoria.
c) Permanent addiction to heroin causes severe damage to the addict’s health.
d) The drug is harmless when compared with other psychoactive drugs.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 303-305
16. The phrase “lighting a fire in the brain” has been used to describe the effect of a(n) __________ overdose.
- heroin
- LSD
- cocaine
- marijuana
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 305
17. The reason cocaine is psychologically addictive is due to the
a) physical addiction of the drug.
b) high status coming from the use of cocaine.
c) high quality of pleasure the user gains from it.
d) moral weakness of the user.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 306
18. Which of the following are the drug experiences of those persons who are long-term users of “meth”?
a) suppression of appetite
b) burst of energy
c) depression and paranoia
d) hallucinations
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 307
19. __________ is a kind of drug originally used for severe insomnia and often combined with alcohol to produce a quick high.
a) LSD
b) Speed
c) Crack
d) Roofies
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 307
20. Which of the following statements about ecstasy is TRUE?
a) It is a psychedelic.
b) It creates a stronger desire for human connection.
c) It can cause the body to overheat.
d) All of the above statements about ecstasy are true.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 308
21. Which of the following statements about the extent of drug use is FALSE?
a) The United States leads the industrial nations in drug abuse.
b) Most of the drug problems, especially the serious ones, are largely confined to the lower classes.
c) Drug use among the non-poor, middle class, or affluent is less common but much more compulsive.
d) Except for young teens, drug use overall has been steadily decreasing since the early 1980s.
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 309
22. Research has shown that since 1992, illegal drug use has generally
a) skyrocketed.
b) risen significantly.
c) leveled off.
d) declined steadily.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 309
23. Which of the following statements about AIDS and drugs is true?
a) Most gays have used heroin at one time or another.
b) Addicts cannot get clean needles.
c) Addicts often refuse to practice safe needle use.
d) The spread of the AIDS virus has virtually stopped among IV drug users.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 310
24. IV drug users continue to use unsafe needles and put themselves at the risk of getting the AIDS virus because
a) poor living conditions make addicts seek social status through bravado and daring.
b) there are no ways of getting clean needles, because drug use is illegal.
c) almost all IV drug users are homosexuals.
d) drug addiction is so painful that they prefer to die by contracting AIDS.
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 310
25. According to the drug enslavement theory,
a) people are forced to become drug addicts.
b) the high cost of drugs forces addicts into a life of crime.
c) individuals commit crimes before they become drug users.
d) both drug users and criminals are part of a general deviance syndrome.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 310
26. If you believe that those who are likely to get involved in one form of deviant activity are also likely to get involved in other forms of deviance, you believe in the
a) drug enslavement theory.
b) cultural transmission theory.
c) power theory.
d) general deviance syndrome theory.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 310-311
27. Which of the following drugs is most strongly connected to higher status?
a) psychedelics
b) marijuana
c) cocaine
d) heroin
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 311
28. Frank lives in a poor, inner city neighborhood and does not see much hope for his life. He begins to hang out with a group of friends who use drugs. What drug would they most likely give to him?
a) meth
b) cocaine
c) heroin
d) opium
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 311
29. Which of the following statements about the social profile of illegal drug users is FALSE?
a) Males are more likely than females to use drugs.
b) Young people are more likely than older ones to use drugs.
c) Parental and peer influences seem to have little impact on drug users.
d) College drug users are more likely to have majored in the social sciences and the humanities.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 312
30. According to Howard Becker, a person has to go through a three-step process to learn to become a marijuana user. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
a) learning where to find the drug
b) learning the technique to get high
c) learning to recognize the drug effects
d) learning to enjoy the drug effects
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 313
31. According to Elliott Currie’s economic deprivation theory, poor people turn to drugs to
a) escape poverty.
b) make money.
c) fulfill the need for status.
d) achieve social mobility.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 315
32. According to Lindesmith’s theory, addiction develops from the addict’s __________ association of an unpleasant experience with discontinued use of the drug.
a) cognitive
b) behavioral
c) physical
d) emotional
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 315-316
33. All of the following are social factors promoting drug use, EXCEPT for
a) the existence of a legal drug culture.
b) having friends who use drugs.
c) a cognitive association between relieving pain and drug use.
d) a lack of attachment to family or school.
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 316-317
34. The anti-marijuana law passed by Congress in 1937 was, in effect, an anti-__________ law.
a) Chinese
b) Black
c) Anglo
d) Hispanic
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 318
35. The punitive strategy to end drug use has failed in part because
a) the demand for illegal drugs is still strong.
b) corruption among police agencies is prevalent.
c) the invention of new drugs continues.
d) programs like DARE have largely failed.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 319
36. Those who oppose the legalization of drugs argue that if drugs are legalized,
a) drug use and addiction will skyrocket.
b) more middle-class persons will become drug addicts.
c) many policemen and prison guards would become unemployed.
d) the government would have major problems distributing drugs.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 310
37. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the effectiveness of the D.A.R.E. project in preventing drug abuse among children?
a) It is very effective for all children.
b) It is totally ineffective for all children.
c) It reinforces some children’s preexisting antidrug attitudes.
d) It is especially helpful for children already at risk for using drugs.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 321
38. All of the following are types of drug treatment programs, EXCEPT
a) drug maintenance therapy.
b) drug aversion therapy.
c) drug prevention programs.
d) therapeutic communities.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 321
39. Doctors and pharmaceutical companies indirectly helped create the abuse of the prescription drug OxyContin by
a) claiming that it had magical properties beyond the killing of pain.
b) making the drug expensive and hard to get.
c) sometimes abusing the drug themselves.
d) responding to urgent and prevalent complaints to better deal with patients’ pain.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 322
40. Which of the following statements about smoking is FALSE?
a) A total of 75 percent of adult smokers started before age 18.
b) Teenage smoking has decreased in recent years.
c) The prevalence of smoking is 3 times higher among people with less than 12 years of education.
d) Among most U.S. groups, many more males than females smoke.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 324-325
41. Which of the following countries have the highest drug use?
- Thailand
- Burma
- Colombia
- United States
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 325-326
42. Those who use drugs are __________ times more likely to commit a crime, compared to those who do not use drugs.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 310
43. Most drug users with AIDS are addicted to ____________.
a) meth
b) marijuana
c) cocaine
d) heroin
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 310
44. This drug is most common among the poor, as it helps them cope with the stresses of daily life.
a) heroin
b) cocaine
c) roofies
d) meth
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 310
True/False Questions
1. Prescription drug abuse in teens has increased over the last decade.
True
False
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 300
2. Most drug users are typically abusers, who are addicted, compulsive, or heavy users.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 300
3. Marijuana is the most widely used drug in the United States.
True
False
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 301-302
4. Marijuana use can by itself easily lead to experimenting with harder, more addictive drugs.
True
False
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 301-302
5. The effects of marijuana are much more harmful than those of cocaine.
True
False
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 301-302
6. According to Alfred Lindesmith, the critical experience in someone becoming fixated as a heroin addict is not the euphoria produced by the drug but the relief of withdrawal symptoms.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 303
7. Before 1900, cocaine could be found in many soft drinks such as Coca-Cola.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 302-303
8. Coca-Cola derived its name from the word cocaine.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 302-303
9. The most powerful type of cocaine addiction is physical, not psychological.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 302-303
10. “Meth” is a good drug in that it has few long-term effects on behavior.
True
False
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 307
11. One problem with the drug Ecstasy is that it causes the body to overheat, leading to dehydration or brain damage.
True
False
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 308
12. Knowing the connection between unclean needles and AIDS does not necessarily cause IV drug users to practice safe needle use.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 310
13. According to the general deviance syndrome theory, drug use is highly correlated with crime because addiction forces persons to steal money for drugs.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 310-311
14. More than 50 percent of young American adults (aged 18 to 25) use drugs regularly.
True
False
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 311
15. There is a strong connection between higher status and marijuana: the higher the status, the more likely the use of marijuana
True
False
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 311-312
16. Heroin is the most addictive drug because of its intense chemical properties.
True
False
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 313
17. According to Howard Becker, before one can fully experience a drug, one must first go through a learning process.
True
False
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 313
18. According to economic deprivation theory, the reason why poor people turn to drugs is the need for status.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 315
19. According to social-psychological theory, almost all illegal drug use can be traced to psychological problems such as poor self-concept and low self-esteem.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 316-317
20. Two drug treatment programs are aversion therapy and therapeutic communities.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 320-321
21. One reason why OxyContin and other painkillers were easily abused was because doctors, who were prodded to prescribe more painkillers, did not have much experience dealing with such drugs.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 322-323
22. Persons who smoke do so because they are addicted and do not receive any benefits from the behavior.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 324-325
23. Heroin is the most widely used drug among the rich.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 311-312
24. Heroin is the most widely used drug among the poor.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 311-312
25. The use of marijuana is popular among the higher income strata.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 311-312
26. Most drug users are males.
True
False
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 314
Fill-In Questions
1. The “champagne of drugs” or “caviar among drugs” is __________.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 306
2. According to economic __________ theory, drugs fulfill a need for status that is unavailable among the poor.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 315
3. According to Howard Becker, the first step in the process of learning to become a marijuana user is learning the __________ to get high.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 313
4. ____________ is the latest popular drug, which makes its users feel good but is seen as dangerous.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 308
5. The two approaches of the __________ are punitive, or using law to stop the supply of drugs; and supportive, or using drug treatment to reduce the demand for drugs.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 317-318
6. In reality, __________ drugs are more dangerous than illegal drugs.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 298
7. When it comes to age, most illegal drug users are relatively __________.
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 314
Essay Questions
1. Discuss the difference between legal drugs and illegal drugs. Why do some drugs that are harmful remain legal while others that are less harmful become illegal? What is the impact of this classification system?
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 299-301
2. Compare and contrast two different illegal drugs based on their effect, cost, illegality, and most frequent user. That is, based on the two drugs you choose, how are they similar and how do they differ?
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 301-308
3. Describe some of the social dimensions of drug use. That is, how does the use of drugs relate to crime, socioeconomic status, and other aspects of society?
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 309-312
4. Has the War on Drugs been a success or a failure? Propose other solutions to our country’s drug problem.
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 317-322
5. Choose either OxyContin or cigarette smoking and discuss the special conditions surrounding either of these legal drugs. That is, why has the misuse of pain killers become a problem, or why does a destructive drug like nicotine continue as a legal and advertised substance?
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 322-326
6. The legalization of illegal drugs will only lead to the proliferation of drug use. Agree or disagree with this statement.
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 320
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