CAS 154 Midterm UNR (Online) Exam
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\Q\.Opium use in American History - ANSWERS✔--> The poppy plant, or Papever
somniferum, produced a milky fluid in the seed-pods called opium, and when
eaten would alleviate pain and suffering.
->After World War II, heroin use increased in lower-class areas of large cities. It
was inexpensive and $2-a-day habits were not uncommon.
-> Today's heroin user is more likely to snort than shoot and more often than not
is employed and educated.
\Q\.Marijuana use in American History - ANSWERS✔-->Used as an intoxicant,
medicine, and fiber for thousands of years, this plant was grown for its medicinal
properties and fiber and it is believed by some that the word marijuana comes
from the Portuguese word Marigi-ano which means intoxicant. The earliest
reference to Cannabis is in a pharmacy book written in 2737 BC by the Chinese
emperor Shen Nung.
->In 1750, King George of England sent a proclamation to America encouraging
the planting of hemp, a species (sativa) of the cannabis plant grown to utilize its
fibers in making rope.
,->In 1860, a committee to discuss the therapeutic applications of marijuana
convened in America.
->By the end of 1936, all forty-eight states had laws regulating the use, sale,
and/or possession of marijuana, and, by 1937, a federal anti-marijuana law was
passed.
->Marijuana use reached its peak popularity in the United States around 1980.
The marijuana of the 1990s was reportedly about twenty times more potent than
what was found on the street in the 1960s and 1970s.
\Q\.Alcohol use in American History - ANSWERS✔--> Alcohol is the oldest
psychoactive chemical
->Beginning in 1838 through the early twentieth century, state prohibition laws
(prohibiting all sales of alcoholic beverages) were enacted and repealed. In 1920,
national prohibition came into effect but it did not result in an alcohol-free
society. People continued to buy, sell, and consume alcohol illegally and the
amendment was repealed in 1933.
->Alcohol consumption rose steadily from the 1950s to the 1970s and, by the
1990s, attitudes toward alcohol shifted again. The view surrounding alcohol
consumption in the 1990s seemed to be more unacceptable than any time since
the 1930s. Celebrities used television as a vehicle to speak out against the abuse
of alcohol. Beer and liquor companies were mandated to warn consumers about
the dangers of alcohol through required warning labels affixed to containers of
alcohol.
, \Q\.Epidemic Formation - ANSWERS✔-a concept created by Dr. Marc Gold. He
believes that the United States gets stuck in reoccurring cycles of drug epidemics
due to preoccupation with a singular drug. When this occurs, the belief that all
mind altering substances cause problems is forgotten.
\Q\.Generational forgetting - ANSWERS✔-a term coined by Dr. Peter Reuter. He
observed that drugs of abuse seem to move through cycles of popularity and
unpopularity with few lessons learned from one generation to the next.
\Q\.Illicit Drug Use - ANSWERS✔-->In 2016, an estimated 28.6 million Americans
aged twelve or older used an illicit drug in the past 30 days (about one in ten
Americans)
->In 2016, marijuana was the most commonly used illicit drug in the past month
by people aged 12 and older (24 million).
->In 2016, an estimated 3.3 million Americans aged twelve or older were current
misusers of prescription psychotherapeutic drugs which includes pain relievers,
tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives.
->11.8 million people misused opioids in the past year, 11.5 pain reliever misusers
and 948,000 heroin users.
->In 2016, the estimate of about 1.9 million people aged twelve or older who
were current users of cocaine included about 432,000 current users of crack.
Questions Complete With Correct
Answers
\Q\.Opium use in American History - ANSWERS✔--> The poppy plant, or Papever
somniferum, produced a milky fluid in the seed-pods called opium, and when
eaten would alleviate pain and suffering.
->After World War II, heroin use increased in lower-class areas of large cities. It
was inexpensive and $2-a-day habits were not uncommon.
-> Today's heroin user is more likely to snort than shoot and more often than not
is employed and educated.
\Q\.Marijuana use in American History - ANSWERS✔-->Used as an intoxicant,
medicine, and fiber for thousands of years, this plant was grown for its medicinal
properties and fiber and it is believed by some that the word marijuana comes
from the Portuguese word Marigi-ano which means intoxicant. The earliest
reference to Cannabis is in a pharmacy book written in 2737 BC by the Chinese
emperor Shen Nung.
->In 1750, King George of England sent a proclamation to America encouraging
the planting of hemp, a species (sativa) of the cannabis plant grown to utilize its
fibers in making rope.
,->In 1860, a committee to discuss the therapeutic applications of marijuana
convened in America.
->By the end of 1936, all forty-eight states had laws regulating the use, sale,
and/or possession of marijuana, and, by 1937, a federal anti-marijuana law was
passed.
->Marijuana use reached its peak popularity in the United States around 1980.
The marijuana of the 1990s was reportedly about twenty times more potent than
what was found on the street in the 1960s and 1970s.
\Q\.Alcohol use in American History - ANSWERS✔--> Alcohol is the oldest
psychoactive chemical
->Beginning in 1838 through the early twentieth century, state prohibition laws
(prohibiting all sales of alcoholic beverages) were enacted and repealed. In 1920,
national prohibition came into effect but it did not result in an alcohol-free
society. People continued to buy, sell, and consume alcohol illegally and the
amendment was repealed in 1933.
->Alcohol consumption rose steadily from the 1950s to the 1970s and, by the
1990s, attitudes toward alcohol shifted again. The view surrounding alcohol
consumption in the 1990s seemed to be more unacceptable than any time since
the 1930s. Celebrities used television as a vehicle to speak out against the abuse
of alcohol. Beer and liquor companies were mandated to warn consumers about
the dangers of alcohol through required warning labels affixed to containers of
alcohol.
, \Q\.Epidemic Formation - ANSWERS✔-a concept created by Dr. Marc Gold. He
believes that the United States gets stuck in reoccurring cycles of drug epidemics
due to preoccupation with a singular drug. When this occurs, the belief that all
mind altering substances cause problems is forgotten.
\Q\.Generational forgetting - ANSWERS✔-a term coined by Dr. Peter Reuter. He
observed that drugs of abuse seem to move through cycles of popularity and
unpopularity with few lessons learned from one generation to the next.
\Q\.Illicit Drug Use - ANSWERS✔-->In 2016, an estimated 28.6 million Americans
aged twelve or older used an illicit drug in the past 30 days (about one in ten
Americans)
->In 2016, marijuana was the most commonly used illicit drug in the past month
by people aged 12 and older (24 million).
->In 2016, an estimated 3.3 million Americans aged twelve or older were current
misusers of prescription psychotherapeutic drugs which includes pain relievers,
tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives.
->11.8 million people misused opioids in the past year, 11.5 pain reliever misusers
and 948,000 heroin users.
->In 2016, the estimate of about 1.9 million people aged twelve or older who
were current users of cocaine included about 432,000 current users of crack.
