, TESTBANK FOR Drugs and Society Fifteenth Edition Hanson
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Multiple Choice
1. Substances that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perception are
pharmacologically known as:
A) affective drugs.
B) illegal drugs
C) licit drugs.
D) psychoactive drugs.
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Dimensions of Drug Use
Subject: Chapter 1
2. __________ drugs refer to types of drugs that some believe lead to the use of other more
addictive types of drugs.
A) Addictive
B) Gateway
C) Potent
D) Predisposition
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Dimensions of Drug Use
Subject: Chapter 1
3. THC is the primary psychoactive ingredient in:
A) depressants like valium.
B) stimulants like cocaine.
C) LSD and Ecstasy.
D) marijuana.
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Major Types of Commonly Used Drugs
,Subject: Chapter 1
4. The idea that drug consumption is found across all income levels, social classes, races,
ethnicities, lifestyles, and age groups refers to drugs as:
A) an inherent and uncontrollable problem.
B) a dynamic affliction.
C) an equal-opportunity affliction.
D) a panacea.
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
5. What age group has the highest concentration of illicit drug users?
A) 12–17 years
B) 18–25 years
C) 26–35 years
D) 46–60 years
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
6. ___________symptoms refers to what happens when a regularly used drug is suddenly
stopped.
A) Revocation
B) Excitability
C) Withdrawal
D) Detachment
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Dimensions of Drug Use
Subject: Chapter 1
7. ________________ is a phase of substance use disorder characterized by the user constantly
having an insatiable concern with the supply of the drug being used.
A) Relief
B) Withdrawal
C) Dependency
,D) Preoccupation
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Drug Use and Drug Dependence
Subject: Chapter 1
8. Regarding the connection between drug use and crime, which of the following findings is
often true?
A) Drug users, in comparison to non-drug users, are more likely to commit crimes.
B) Arrestees are often under the influence of a drug while committing crimes.
C) Drugs and violence often occur together.
D) Drug users, in comparison to non-drug users, are more likely to commit crimes, and drugs
and violence often occur together.
E)All of these are correct.
Ans: E
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
9. High blood pressure, arrhythmias, and cirrhosis are symptoms from the chronic use of which
of the following drugs?
A) Heroin
B) Alcohol
C) Cocaine
D) Marijuana
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Major Types of Commonly Used Drugs
Subject: Chapter 1
10. Which of the following types of drug use is not found in Erich Goode’s list of drug use
types?
A) Legal instrumental
B) Legal recreational
C) Legal nonrecreational
D) Illegal recreational
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
,11. In 2021, approximately what percentage of the U.S. population reported lifetime use of any
illicit drug?
A) 49%
B) 57%
C) 63%
D) 78%
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
12. According to Chapter 1, the principal social psychological factor in determining the presence
of an individual’s drug abuse is:
A) personal weakness.
B) I.Q.
C) motivation.
D) level of depression.
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Drug Use and Dependence
Subject: Chapter 1
13. __________ is characterized by excessive use, constant preoccupation with the availability
and supply of the drug, refusal to admit excessive use, and reliance on the drug.
A) Initial drug abuse
B) Drug misuse
C) Acute drug use
D) Infrequent drug use
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Drug Use and Dependence
Subject: Chapter 1
14. Common communicable diseases that spread through contaminated needle sharing include
which of the following?
A) Herpes
B) Hepatitis
,C) HIV
D) Hepatitis and HIV
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
True/False
1. True or False? The four principal factors affecting how a drug user experiences a drug include
pharmacological, cultural, social, and contextual factors.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Dimensions of Drug Use
Subject: Chapter 1
2. True or False? Today, the term addiction generally refers to mostly physical dependence with
a drug or drugs.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Dimensions of Drug Use
Subject: Chapter 1
3. True or False? Only certain types of people can become dependent on and addicted to a drug.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
4. True or False? In 2021, approximately 67% of U.S. residents used marijuana sometime during
their lifetime.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
,5. True or False? Pregnant women are more likely to use drugs than similar-age women who are
not pregnant.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
6. True or False? Advertising over-the-counter drugs relays the message that if you are
experiencing some symptoms, taking drugs is an acceptable option.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
7. True or False? Approximately 60% of individuals arrested for most types of crimes tested
positive for illegal drugs at arrest.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
8. True or False? Unemployed people are much more likely to use illicit drugs than full-time
workers.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
9. True or False? Unmarried workers are less likely than married workers to engage in illicit drug
use.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
,10. True or False? Different perspectives regarding drug use are confusing and hamper
explanations about drug use and abuse.
Ans: False
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Venturing to a Higher Form of Consciousness: The Holistic Self-Awareness
Subject: Chapter 1
11. True or False? Structural analogs refer to the basic ingredients in a drug that are primarily
responsible for causing the effect.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Major Types of Commonly Abused Drugs
Subject: Chapter 1
12. True or False? Trend data show that in 2021, yearly past-month illicit drugs use had the
highest percentage usage.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
13. True or False? Women continually have lower rates of substance use and substance use
disorder (SUD) than men.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
14. True or False? In 2018, Black full-time college students had the highest percentage of current
illicit drug use.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
, 15. True or False? Studies continually show that most young drug users come from homes in
which drugs are liberally used.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
16. True or False? Most youths cease their drug use when they begin working.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
17. True or False? More than 400,000 EAPs (employee assistance programs) have been
established in the United States.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
18. True or False? Asian people have the second highest rate of illicit drug use.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
19. True or False? The United States incarcerates more people for drug offenses than any other
country.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
20. True or False? Over one-half of all full-time employees have substance dependence.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
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The file includes the complete test bank, organized chapter by chapter.
A sample of selected pages has been provided for preview.
All available appendices and Excel files (if included in the original resources) are
provided.
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We continuously update our files to ensure you receive the latest and most accurate
editions.
New editions are added regularly – stay connected for updates!
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questions, you will find the complete answers and solutions at the end of each
chapter.
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Multiple Choice
1. Substances that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perception are
pharmacologically known as:
A) affective drugs.
B) illegal drugs
C) licit drugs.
D) psychoactive drugs.
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Dimensions of Drug Use
Subject: Chapter 1
2. __________ drugs refer to types of drugs that some believe lead to the use of other more
addictive types of drugs.
A) Addictive
B) Gateway
C) Potent
D) Predisposition
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Dimensions of Drug Use
Subject: Chapter 1
3. THC is the primary psychoactive ingredient in:
A) depressants like valium.
B) stimulants like cocaine.
C) LSD and Ecstasy.
D) marijuana.
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Major Types of Commonly Used Drugs
,Subject: Chapter 1
4. The idea that drug consumption is found across all income levels, social classes, races,
ethnicities, lifestyles, and age groups refers to drugs as:
A) an inherent and uncontrollable problem.
B) a dynamic affliction.
C) an equal-opportunity affliction.
D) a panacea.
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
5. What age group has the highest concentration of illicit drug users?
A) 12–17 years
B) 18–25 years
C) 26–35 years
D) 46–60 years
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
6. ___________symptoms refers to what happens when a regularly used drug is suddenly
stopped.
A) Revocation
B) Excitability
C) Withdrawal
D) Detachment
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Dimensions of Drug Use
Subject: Chapter 1
7. ________________ is a phase of substance use disorder characterized by the user constantly
having an insatiable concern with the supply of the drug being used.
A) Relief
B) Withdrawal
C) Dependency
,D) Preoccupation
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Drug Use and Drug Dependence
Subject: Chapter 1
8. Regarding the connection between drug use and crime, which of the following findings is
often true?
A) Drug users, in comparison to non-drug users, are more likely to commit crimes.
B) Arrestees are often under the influence of a drug while committing crimes.
C) Drugs and violence often occur together.
D) Drug users, in comparison to non-drug users, are more likely to commit crimes, and drugs
and violence often occur together.
E)All of these are correct.
Ans: E
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
9. High blood pressure, arrhythmias, and cirrhosis are symptoms from the chronic use of which
of the following drugs?
A) Heroin
B) Alcohol
C) Cocaine
D) Marijuana
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Major Types of Commonly Used Drugs
Subject: Chapter 1
10. Which of the following types of drug use is not found in Erich Goode’s list of drug use
types?
A) Legal instrumental
B) Legal recreational
C) Legal nonrecreational
D) Illegal recreational
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
,11. In 2021, approximately what percentage of the U.S. population reported lifetime use of any
illicit drug?
A) 49%
B) 57%
C) 63%
D) 78%
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
12. According to Chapter 1, the principal social psychological factor in determining the presence
of an individual’s drug abuse is:
A) personal weakness.
B) I.Q.
C) motivation.
D) level of depression.
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Drug Use and Dependence
Subject: Chapter 1
13. __________ is characterized by excessive use, constant preoccupation with the availability
and supply of the drug, refusal to admit excessive use, and reliance on the drug.
A) Initial drug abuse
B) Drug misuse
C) Acute drug use
D) Infrequent drug use
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Drug Use and Dependence
Subject: Chapter 1
14. Common communicable diseases that spread through contaminated needle sharing include
which of the following?
A) Herpes
B) Hepatitis
,C) HIV
D) Hepatitis and HIV
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
True/False
1. True or False? The four principal factors affecting how a drug user experiences a drug include
pharmacological, cultural, social, and contextual factors.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Dimensions of Drug Use
Subject: Chapter 1
2. True or False? Today, the term addiction generally refers to mostly physical dependence with
a drug or drugs.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Dimensions of Drug Use
Subject: Chapter 1
3. True or False? Only certain types of people can become dependent on and addicted to a drug.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
4. True or False? In 2021, approximately 67% of U.S. residents used marijuana sometime during
their lifetime.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
,5. True or False? Pregnant women are more likely to use drugs than similar-age women who are
not pregnant.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
6. True or False? Advertising over-the-counter drugs relays the message that if you are
experiencing some symptoms, taking drugs is an acceptable option.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
7. True or False? Approximately 60% of individuals arrested for most types of crimes tested
positive for illegal drugs at arrest.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
8. True or False? Unemployed people are much more likely to use illicit drugs than full-time
workers.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
9. True or False? Unmarried workers are less likely than married workers to engage in illicit drug
use.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
,10. True or False? Different perspectives regarding drug use are confusing and hamper
explanations about drug use and abuse.
Ans: False
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Venturing to a Higher Form of Consciousness: The Holistic Self-Awareness
Subject: Chapter 1
11. True or False? Structural analogs refer to the basic ingredients in a drug that are primarily
responsible for causing the effect.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Major Types of Commonly Abused Drugs
Subject: Chapter 1
12. True or False? Trend data show that in 2021, yearly past-month illicit drugs use had the
highest percentage usage.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
13. True or False? Women continually have lower rates of substance use and substance use
disorder (SUD) than men.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
14. True or False? In 2018, Black full-time college students had the highest percentage of current
illicit drug use.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
, 15. True or False? Studies continually show that most young drug users come from homes in
which drugs are liberally used.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
16. True or False? Most youths cease their drug use when they begin working.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
17. True or False? More than 400,000 EAPs (employee assistance programs) have been
established in the United States.
Ans: True
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
18. True or False? Asian people have the second highest rate of illicit drug use.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Overview of Drugs in Society
Subject: Chapter 1
19. True or False? The United States incarcerates more people for drug offenses than any other
country.
Ans: True
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Overall Costs of Drug Addiction
Subject: Chapter 1
20. True or False? Over one-half of all full-time employees have substance dependence.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
