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Drugs, Behavior, and Modern
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Society
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9th Edition
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CHARLES F. LEVINTHAL
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ALL CHAPTERS ✅
ANSWERS INCLUDED ✅
, Chapter 1 Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
M/C Question 1
Which of the following is an example of a licit drug?
a) Cocaine
b) MDMA
c) Oxycontin
d) LSD
ANS: c
Learning Objective: LO 1.2: Discuss the definitions and distinctions that are made in describing drugs and forms of
drug use.
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Topic: Definitions and Distinctions
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
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M/C Question 2
Drugs whose manufacture, sale, or possession is illegal are labeled
a) illicit drugs.
b) licit drugs.
c) club drugs.
ANS: a
d) psychoactive drugs.
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2: Discuss the definitions and distinctions that are made in describing drugs and forms of
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drug use.
Topic: Definitions and Distinctions
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Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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M/C Question 3
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During which historic period was opium extensively used within Western society and completely legal?
a) Early 1900s to mid-1950s
b) Late 1700s to mid-1870s
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c) Early 1980s to mid-2000s
d) Late 1960s to early 1970s
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ANS: b
Learning Objective: LO 1.4: Discuss the extent of drug use in the nineteenth century.
Topic: Drugs in the Late Nineteenth Century
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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M/C Question 4
Which statement regarding the recreational drug scene of post–World War II America is accurate?
a) Tobacco use was frowned upon because it was considered a smelly and unattractive habit.
b) Heroin and cocaine were legally available in patent medicines.
c) Illicit drug use was common among the majority of American adults.
d) The general public had little or no awareness that alcohol or tobacco use constituted drug-taking behavior.
ANS: d
Learning Objective: LO 1.5: Examine the growth of problems related to drug dependence in light of advancements
in medicine.
Topic: Drugs in the Twentieth Century
,Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
M/C Question 5
The Monitoring the Future study indicates that from 2016 to 2020, alcohol consumption rates among high school
seniors
a) was relatively steady.
b) was lower than the rates of illicit drug use among high school seniors.
c) was at record-high levels and a cause for grave concern.
d) was increasing steadily.
ANS: a
Learning Objective: LO 1.6: Review the present-day patterns of drug use in the United States.
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Topic: Patterns of Drug-Taking Behavior in the United States
Difficulty: Easy
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Skill: Remember the Facts
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M/C Question 6
According to the Monitoring the Future studies, what decade saw the highest illicit drug use amongst high school
students?
a) 1990s
b) 1980s
c) 1970s
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ANS: c
Learning Objective: LO 1.6: Review the present-day patterns of drug use in the United States.
Topic: Patterns of Drug-Taking Behavior in the United States
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Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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M/C Question 7
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The University of Michigan conducts what well-known survey of drug use among the American population?
a) Drug Use in America study
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b) Monitoring the Future study
c) Students and Drug Use study
d) Michigan Drug Use and Abuse study
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ANS: b
Learning Objective: LO 1.6: Review the present-day patterns of drug use in the United States.
Topic: Patterns of Drug-Taking Behavior in the United States
Difficulty: Easy
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Skill: Remember the Facts
M/C Question 8
How is the data regarding national drug use statistics gathered?
a) School and community records
b) Hospital records
c) Drug treatment records
d) Surveys
ANS: d
Learning Objective: LO 1.6: Review the present-day patterns of drug use in the United States.
Topic: Patterns of Drug-Taking Behavior in the United States
Difficulty: Easy
, Skill: Remember the Facts
M/C Question 9
How are factors such as extracurricular activities and parents as sources of social support related to an individual’s
drug and alcohol use?
a) They are unrelated to an individual’s drug or alcohol use.
b) They are risk factors for experimenting with drugs and alcohol.
c) They are protective factors regarding experimenting with drugs and alcohol.
d) They are related to alcohol use only.
Ans: c
Learning Objective: LO 1.7: Review the principal risk and protective factors that influence drug-taking behavior.
Topic: Making the Decision to Use Drugs
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Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
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M/C Question 10
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Aspects in an individual’s life that decrease the likelihood of involvement with drugs are called
a) protective factors.
b) risk factors.
c) avoidance factors.
Ans: a
d) individual factors.
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Learning Objective: LO 1.7: Review the principal risk and protective factors that influence drug-taking behavior.
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Topic: Making the Decision to Use Drugs
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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M/C Question 11
According to 2020 statistics, the number of people reporting they drank alcohol in the past month is than the
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people who reported using tobacco products.
a) about four to five times fewer
b) about four to five times greater
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c) about two to three times fewer
d) about two to three times greater
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ANS: d
Learning Objective: LO 1.6: Review the present-day patterns of drug use in the United States.
Topic: Patterns of Drug-Taking Behavior in the United States
Difficulty: Easy
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Skill: Remember the Facts
M/C Question 12
Chen has a prescription for Adderall. He shares his medication with his roommate so his roommate can stay up late
to study. This behavior is considered
a) drug use.
b) drug abuse.
c) drug misuse.
d) drug dependence.
ANS: c
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Drugs, Behavior, and Modern
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Society
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9th Edition
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CHARLES F. LEVINTHAL
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ALL CHAPTERS ✅
ANSWERS INCLUDED ✅
, Chapter 1 Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
M/C Question 1
Which of the following is an example of a licit drug?
a) Cocaine
b) MDMA
c) Oxycontin
d) LSD
ANS: c
Learning Objective: LO 1.2: Discuss the definitions and distinctions that are made in describing drugs and forms of
drug use.
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Topic: Definitions and Distinctions
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
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M/C Question 2
Drugs whose manufacture, sale, or possession is illegal are labeled
a) illicit drugs.
b) licit drugs.
c) club drugs.
ANS: a
d) psychoactive drugs.
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2: Discuss the definitions and distinctions that are made in describing drugs and forms of
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drug use.
Topic: Definitions and Distinctions
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Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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M/C Question 3
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During which historic period was opium extensively used within Western society and completely legal?
a) Early 1900s to mid-1950s
b) Late 1700s to mid-1870s
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c) Early 1980s to mid-2000s
d) Late 1960s to early 1970s
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ANS: b
Learning Objective: LO 1.4: Discuss the extent of drug use in the nineteenth century.
Topic: Drugs in the Late Nineteenth Century
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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M/C Question 4
Which statement regarding the recreational drug scene of post–World War II America is accurate?
a) Tobacco use was frowned upon because it was considered a smelly and unattractive habit.
b) Heroin and cocaine were legally available in patent medicines.
c) Illicit drug use was common among the majority of American adults.
d) The general public had little or no awareness that alcohol or tobacco use constituted drug-taking behavior.
ANS: d
Learning Objective: LO 1.5: Examine the growth of problems related to drug dependence in light of advancements
in medicine.
Topic: Drugs in the Twentieth Century
,Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
M/C Question 5
The Monitoring the Future study indicates that from 2016 to 2020, alcohol consumption rates among high school
seniors
a) was relatively steady.
b) was lower than the rates of illicit drug use among high school seniors.
c) was at record-high levels and a cause for grave concern.
d) was increasing steadily.
ANS: a
Learning Objective: LO 1.6: Review the present-day patterns of drug use in the United States.
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Topic: Patterns of Drug-Taking Behavior in the United States
Difficulty: Easy
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Skill: Remember the Facts
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M/C Question 6
According to the Monitoring the Future studies, what decade saw the highest illicit drug use amongst high school
students?
a) 1990s
b) 1980s
c) 1970s
d) 2000s IS
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ANS: c
Learning Objective: LO 1.6: Review the present-day patterns of drug use in the United States.
Topic: Patterns of Drug-Taking Behavior in the United States
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Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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M/C Question 7
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The University of Michigan conducts what well-known survey of drug use among the American population?
a) Drug Use in America study
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b) Monitoring the Future study
c) Students and Drug Use study
d) Michigan Drug Use and Abuse study
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ANS: b
Learning Objective: LO 1.6: Review the present-day patterns of drug use in the United States.
Topic: Patterns of Drug-Taking Behavior in the United States
Difficulty: Easy
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Skill: Remember the Facts
M/C Question 8
How is the data regarding national drug use statistics gathered?
a) School and community records
b) Hospital records
c) Drug treatment records
d) Surveys
ANS: d
Learning Objective: LO 1.6: Review the present-day patterns of drug use in the United States.
Topic: Patterns of Drug-Taking Behavior in the United States
Difficulty: Easy
, Skill: Remember the Facts
M/C Question 9
How are factors such as extracurricular activities and parents as sources of social support related to an individual’s
drug and alcohol use?
a) They are unrelated to an individual’s drug or alcohol use.
b) They are risk factors for experimenting with drugs and alcohol.
c) They are protective factors regarding experimenting with drugs and alcohol.
d) They are related to alcohol use only.
Ans: c
Learning Objective: LO 1.7: Review the principal risk and protective factors that influence drug-taking behavior.
Topic: Making the Decision to Use Drugs
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Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
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M/C Question 10
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Aspects in an individual’s life that decrease the likelihood of involvement with drugs are called
a) protective factors.
b) risk factors.
c) avoidance factors.
Ans: a
d) individual factors.
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Learning Objective: LO 1.7: Review the principal risk and protective factors that influence drug-taking behavior.
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Topic: Making the Decision to Use Drugs
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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M/C Question 11
According to 2020 statistics, the number of people reporting they drank alcohol in the past month is than the
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people who reported using tobacco products.
a) about four to five times fewer
b) about four to five times greater
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c) about two to three times fewer
d) about two to three times greater
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ANS: d
Learning Objective: LO 1.6: Review the present-day patterns of drug use in the United States.
Topic: Patterns of Drug-Taking Behavior in the United States
Difficulty: Easy
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Skill: Remember the Facts
M/C Question 12
Chen has a prescription for Adderall. He shares his medication with his roommate so his roommate can stay up late
to study. This behavior is considered
a) drug use.
b) drug abuse.
c) drug misuse.
d) drug dependence.
ANS: c
