TEST BANK Drugs in Society, Causes, Concepts and
Control 8/E Michael Lyman
Chapter 1. The Nature of the Drug Problem.
1 According to the text, young people feel the greatest pressure to use drugs primarily from
their peers.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
2 Which of the names below is another name for synthetic marijuana?
(A) K2
(B) Molly
(C) Lazarus
(D) Pepper sauce
Answer: (A) K2
Feedback: K2 or “spice” is a mixture of herbs and spices that is typically sprayed with a synthetic
compound chemically similar to THC.
3 Which of the following is spread using shared needles during drug use?
(A) HIV
(B) Hepatitis B
(C) Hepatitis C
(D) all of the above
Answer: (D) all of the above
Feedback: All of these diseases are spread through sharing needles with an infected individual.
4 Chemicals produced by the body, such as in the brain, which can change moods and actions
and even resemble some recreational drugs are referred to as?
(A) estrogenous
(B) endogenous
(C) exogenous
(D) acrangenous
Answer: (B) endogenous
Feedback: For example, some endogenous chemicals called endorphins closely resemble heroin or
morphine in their chemical makeup.
5 Which of the following is NOT one of the residual physical problems listed for cocaine users
in the text?
(A) ruptured spleen
(B) aorta problems
(C) central nervous system issues
(D) intestinal problems
Answer: (A) ruptured spleen
,Feedback: Aorta problems, central nervous system issues, and intestinal problems are all considered
residual physical problems for cocaine users.
6 Drugs designed to combat the effects of the HIV virus go by the acronym:
(A) ARV
(B) ATV
(C) DVR
(D) THP
Answer: (A) ARV
Feedback: These are known as antiretroviral (ARV) medications.
7 What is meant by the term “drug comorbidity”?
(A) two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person
(B) death due to drug overdose or misuse
(C) the physical aggression one demonstrates from the psychopharmalogical aspects of drug use
(D) none of the above
Answer: (A) two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person
Feedback: Comorbidity also implies interactions between the illnesses that can worsen the course of
both.
8 Which of the following is not considered a vice crime?
(A) prostitution
(B) drug trafficking
(C) gambling
(D) shoplifting
Answer: (D) shoplifting
Feedback: Shoplifting is not considered a vice crime.
9 Statistics as recent as 2013 show an estimated 246 million people, or____________ people
between the ages of 15 and 64 years, used an illicit drug.
(A) 1 out of 5
(B) 1 out of 10
(C) 1 out of 20
(D) 1 out of 50
Answer: (C) 1 out of 20
10 Which illicit drug is most widely abused by Americans?
(A) marijuana
(B) opium
(C) prescription pills
(D) cocaine
, Answer: (A) marijuana
Feedback: Marijuana is the most abused drug, especially by younger users.
11 According to statistics provided in the text, alcohol use and abuse ______ from 2002
to
2013.
(A) declined
(B) increased
(C) remained steady
(D) provided no visible statistical change
Answer: (A) declined
Feedback: The use of alcohol, also a drug of abuse by many teens, declined from 28.8 to 22.7 percent
between 2002 and 2013, while binge drinking declined from 19.3 to 14.2 percent, and the
rate of heavy drinking went from 6.2 to 3.7 percent.
12 In the following scenario, Chad Faulstick, a young, middle-aged drug user who has depleted
his own resources, turned to his family members for drug money without their knowledge of
the seriousness of his problem. This is known as:
(A) backstabbing
(B) profiteering
(C) drug conning
(D) a drug dupe
Answer: (A) backstabbing
Feedback: This phenomenon gradually depletes the family’s financial and emotional resources to the
point at which family members lose faith in the drug user.
13 Battery-powered vaporizers that simulate the feeling of smoking but without using tobacco
are known as a/an:
(A) Molly
(B) e-cigarette
(C) blunt
(D) joint
Answer: (B) e-cigarette
Feedback: Electronic cigarettes, also called e-cigarettes, are a relatively new phenomenon and have
become the “go-to” cigarette for many teens.
14 The drug Molly is a form of what other type of abused drug?
(A) ecstasy
(B) marijuana
(C) opium
(D) cocaine
Answer: (A) ecstasy
Feedback: Molly is a form of ecstasy.
, 15 Which of the following is a synthetic form of marijuana discussed in the text?
(A) linctus
(B) cannabinoid 7
(C) dagga
(D) K2
Answer: (D) K2
Feedback: Synthetic marijuana (""K2,"" ""Spice"") has synthetic chemical components of marijuana, or
cannabinoids, sprayed onto shredded plant material, which is then smoked.
16 According to the text, young people feel the greatest pressure from ________ to use drugs.
(A) peers
(B) family
(C) teachers
(D) role models
Answer: (A) peers
Feedback: Young people feel the greatest pressure to use drugs primarily from their peers.
17 According to the text, what term is used to refer to the social forum in which ritualistic
recreational chemical use occurs?
(A) happy hour
(B) medicinal ingestion
(C) polydrug use
(D) blissful use
Answer: (A) happy hour
Feedback: The term ""happy hour"" does not refer to a reason why people become intoxicated, but
rather to a social forum in which ritualistic recreational chemical use occurs in groups.
18 One of the factors enabling the recent involvement of Mexican meth laboratories is this
crucial ingredient.
(A) penicillin
(B) high-frutose corn syrup
(C) ephedrine
(D) acetone
Answer: (C) ephedrine
Feedback: Ephedrine is a drug either extracted from the ephedra shrub or made synthetically for the
treatment of asthma.
19 After a decline of several years in perceived risk and disapproval of ecstasy use, ecstasy use
now appears to be rebounding.
(A) True
(B) False
Control 8/E Michael Lyman
Chapter 1. The Nature of the Drug Problem.
1 According to the text, young people feel the greatest pressure to use drugs primarily from
their peers.
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
2 Which of the names below is another name for synthetic marijuana?
(A) K2
(B) Molly
(C) Lazarus
(D) Pepper sauce
Answer: (A) K2
Feedback: K2 or “spice” is a mixture of herbs and spices that is typically sprayed with a synthetic
compound chemically similar to THC.
3 Which of the following is spread using shared needles during drug use?
(A) HIV
(B) Hepatitis B
(C) Hepatitis C
(D) all of the above
Answer: (D) all of the above
Feedback: All of these diseases are spread through sharing needles with an infected individual.
4 Chemicals produced by the body, such as in the brain, which can change moods and actions
and even resemble some recreational drugs are referred to as?
(A) estrogenous
(B) endogenous
(C) exogenous
(D) acrangenous
Answer: (B) endogenous
Feedback: For example, some endogenous chemicals called endorphins closely resemble heroin or
morphine in their chemical makeup.
5 Which of the following is NOT one of the residual physical problems listed for cocaine users
in the text?
(A) ruptured spleen
(B) aorta problems
(C) central nervous system issues
(D) intestinal problems
Answer: (A) ruptured spleen
,Feedback: Aorta problems, central nervous system issues, and intestinal problems are all considered
residual physical problems for cocaine users.
6 Drugs designed to combat the effects of the HIV virus go by the acronym:
(A) ARV
(B) ATV
(C) DVR
(D) THP
Answer: (A) ARV
Feedback: These are known as antiretroviral (ARV) medications.
7 What is meant by the term “drug comorbidity”?
(A) two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person
(B) death due to drug overdose or misuse
(C) the physical aggression one demonstrates from the psychopharmalogical aspects of drug use
(D) none of the above
Answer: (A) two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person
Feedback: Comorbidity also implies interactions between the illnesses that can worsen the course of
both.
8 Which of the following is not considered a vice crime?
(A) prostitution
(B) drug trafficking
(C) gambling
(D) shoplifting
Answer: (D) shoplifting
Feedback: Shoplifting is not considered a vice crime.
9 Statistics as recent as 2013 show an estimated 246 million people, or____________ people
between the ages of 15 and 64 years, used an illicit drug.
(A) 1 out of 5
(B) 1 out of 10
(C) 1 out of 20
(D) 1 out of 50
Answer: (C) 1 out of 20
10 Which illicit drug is most widely abused by Americans?
(A) marijuana
(B) opium
(C) prescription pills
(D) cocaine
, Answer: (A) marijuana
Feedback: Marijuana is the most abused drug, especially by younger users.
11 According to statistics provided in the text, alcohol use and abuse ______ from 2002
to
2013.
(A) declined
(B) increased
(C) remained steady
(D) provided no visible statistical change
Answer: (A) declined
Feedback: The use of alcohol, also a drug of abuse by many teens, declined from 28.8 to 22.7 percent
between 2002 and 2013, while binge drinking declined from 19.3 to 14.2 percent, and the
rate of heavy drinking went from 6.2 to 3.7 percent.
12 In the following scenario, Chad Faulstick, a young, middle-aged drug user who has depleted
his own resources, turned to his family members for drug money without their knowledge of
the seriousness of his problem. This is known as:
(A) backstabbing
(B) profiteering
(C) drug conning
(D) a drug dupe
Answer: (A) backstabbing
Feedback: This phenomenon gradually depletes the family’s financial and emotional resources to the
point at which family members lose faith in the drug user.
13 Battery-powered vaporizers that simulate the feeling of smoking but without using tobacco
are known as a/an:
(A) Molly
(B) e-cigarette
(C) blunt
(D) joint
Answer: (B) e-cigarette
Feedback: Electronic cigarettes, also called e-cigarettes, are a relatively new phenomenon and have
become the “go-to” cigarette for many teens.
14 The drug Molly is a form of what other type of abused drug?
(A) ecstasy
(B) marijuana
(C) opium
(D) cocaine
Answer: (A) ecstasy
Feedback: Molly is a form of ecstasy.
, 15 Which of the following is a synthetic form of marijuana discussed in the text?
(A) linctus
(B) cannabinoid 7
(C) dagga
(D) K2
Answer: (D) K2
Feedback: Synthetic marijuana (""K2,"" ""Spice"") has synthetic chemical components of marijuana, or
cannabinoids, sprayed onto shredded plant material, which is then smoked.
16 According to the text, young people feel the greatest pressure from ________ to use drugs.
(A) peers
(B) family
(C) teachers
(D) role models
Answer: (A) peers
Feedback: Young people feel the greatest pressure to use drugs primarily from their peers.
17 According to the text, what term is used to refer to the social forum in which ritualistic
recreational chemical use occurs?
(A) happy hour
(B) medicinal ingestion
(C) polydrug use
(D) blissful use
Answer: (A) happy hour
Feedback: The term ""happy hour"" does not refer to a reason why people become intoxicated, but
rather to a social forum in which ritualistic recreational chemical use occurs in groups.
18 One of the factors enabling the recent involvement of Mexican meth laboratories is this
crucial ingredient.
(A) penicillin
(B) high-frutose corn syrup
(C) ephedrine
(D) acetone
Answer: (C) ephedrine
Feedback: Ephedrine is a drug either extracted from the ephedra shrub or made synthetically for the
treatment of asthma.
19 After a decline of several years in perceived risk and disapproval of ecstasy use, ecstasy use
now appears to be rebounding.
(A) True
(B) False
