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Drugs, Society and Criminal Justice 5th Edition
by Charles Levinthal, Lori Brusman-Lovins
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, TABLE OF CONTENT
PART I: THE CHALLENGE OF DRUGS IN OUR SOCIETY
1. Understanding the Drug Problem in America
2. Understanding the Drug Problem in Global Perspective
3. Drug-Control Policy in America
PART II: DRUGS, CRIME, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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4. Drugs and Crime
5. Drug-Law Penalties
6. Drug and Law Enforcement
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7. Drugs and Correctional Interventions
PART III: DRUG-TAKING BEHAVIOR IN OUR SOCIETY
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8. Drug-Taking Behavior: Fundamentals and Theoretical Perspectives
9. Opioids
10. Cocaine and Methamphetamine
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11. Marijuana
12. Hallucinogens and Depressants
13. Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol-Related Crime
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PART IV: PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND DETERRENCE
14. Prevention and Strategies for Change
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15. Advancing Public Health: The Regulation of Tobacco
16. Deterrence through Drug Testing
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Drugs, Society, and Criminal Justice, 5e (Levinthal)
Chapter 1 Understanding the Drug Problem in America
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) When there is a possibility that the short-term effects of a particular drug will trigger a toxic
reaction, then this drug is identified as having what level of toxicity?
A) emergency
B) acute
C) substantial
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D) deadly
Answer: B
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Objective: The problems of drug toxicity.
Level: Basic
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2) Between 2000-2017, the drug involved in the greatest number of U.S. overdose deaths was:
A) heroin
B) synthetic opiates other than heroin or prescription opioid medications
C) methamphetamine
D) cocaine
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Answer: B
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Objective: Drug-related hospital emergencies and drug-related deaths.
Level: Basic
3) When a drug is taken for a specific purpose other than getting “high,” this is defined as:
A) instrumental use
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B) proactive use
C) self-medication
D) recreational use
Answer: A
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Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Basic
4) The slang term for a drug generated by a subculture of drug users for a particular illicit drug
or combination of illicit drugs is:
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A) brand names
B) generic names
C) street names
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D) natural product names
Answer: C
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Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Basic
5) The term used to define when a drug is used in ways that produce some form of physical,
mental or social impairment is:
A) drug misuse
B) drug dependence
C) drug experimentation
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D) drug abuse
Answer: D
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Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Intermediate
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6) According to the NSDUH, in 2016, what age group was most likely to engage in illicit drug
use?
A) younger than age 12
B) 12 to 17
C) 18 to 25
D) 26 or older
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Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
7) Among youth 12 and older, marijuana is far and away the most common drug used. What is
the second most frequently used drug?
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A) heroin
B) methamphetamine
C) cocaine
D) hallucinogens
Answer: C
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Page Ref: 14
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
8) A comprehensive examination of the prevalence rates of illicit drug use among Americans
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across the life span was accomplished by what survey?
A) Federal Drug Crisis Domestic Survey
B) National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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C) University of Michigan Drug Survey
D) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Survey
Answer: B
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Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Basic
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Drugs, Society and Criminal Justice 5th Edition
by Charles Levinthal, Lori Brusman-Lovins
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ST
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LU
TI
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N
, TABLE OF CONTENT
PART I: THE CHALLENGE OF DRUGS IN OUR SOCIETY
1. Understanding the Drug Problem in America
2. Understanding the Drug Problem in Global Perspective
3. Drug-Control Policy in America
PART II: DRUGS, CRIME, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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4. Drugs and Crime
5. Drug-Law Penalties
6. Drug and Law Enforcement
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7. Drugs and Correctional Interventions
PART III: DRUG-TAKING BEHAVIOR IN OUR SOCIETY
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8. Drug-Taking Behavior: Fundamentals and Theoretical Perspectives
9. Opioids
10. Cocaine and Methamphetamine
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11. Marijuana
12. Hallucinogens and Depressants
13. Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol-Related Crime
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PART IV: PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND DETERRENCE
14. Prevention and Strategies for Change
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15. Advancing Public Health: The Regulation of Tobacco
16. Deterrence through Drug Testing
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Drugs, Society, and Criminal Justice, 5e (Levinthal)
Chapter 1 Understanding the Drug Problem in America
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) When there is a possibility that the short-term effects of a particular drug will trigger a toxic
reaction, then this drug is identified as having what level of toxicity?
A) emergency
B) acute
C) substantial
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D) deadly
Answer: B
Page Ref: 8
Objective: The problems of drug toxicity.
Level: Basic
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2) Between 2000-2017, the drug involved in the greatest number of U.S. overdose deaths was:
A) heroin
B) synthetic opiates other than heroin or prescription opioid medications
C) methamphetamine
D) cocaine
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Answer: B
Page Ref: 11
Objective: Drug-related hospital emergencies and drug-related deaths.
Level: Basic
3) When a drug is taken for a specific purpose other than getting “high,” this is defined as:
A) instrumental use
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B) proactive use
C) self-medication
D) recreational use
Answer: A
Page Ref: 4
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Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Basic
4) The slang term for a drug generated by a subculture of drug users for a particular illicit drug
or combination of illicit drugs is:
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A) brand names
B) generic names
C) street names
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D) natural product names
Answer: C
Page Ref: 5
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Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Basic
5) The term used to define when a drug is used in ways that produce some form of physical,
mental or social impairment is:
A) drug misuse
B) drug dependence
C) drug experimentation
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D) drug abuse
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Intermediate
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6) According to the NSDUH, in 2016, what age group was most likely to engage in illicit drug
use?
A) younger than age 12
B) 12 to 17
C) 18 to 25
D) 26 or older
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Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
7) Among youth 12 and older, marijuana is far and away the most common drug used. What is
the second most frequently used drug?
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A) heroin
B) methamphetamine
C) cocaine
D) hallucinogens
Answer: C
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Page Ref: 14
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
8) A comprehensive examination of the prevalence rates of illicit drug use among Americans
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across the life span was accomplished by what survey?
A) Federal Drug Crisis Domestic Survey
B) National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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C) University of Michigan Drug Survey
D) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Survey
Answer: B
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Basic
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