PYB159 Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Adolescents - CORRECT ANSWER
Young People - CORRECT ANSWER - Rates of risky behaviours higher
- Some drug use associated harms can be reduced by delaying initiation
- Young brain more susceptible to damage from AOD
What populations are at higher risk of disproportionate harms? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Across the lifespan users
- Injecting drug users
- Women
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
- Prisoners/Criminal Justice
- LGBTQ+
- People with mental illness
Why target specific populations? - CORRECT ANSWER Whole population strategies
can be very effective at reducing total harm and social impact.
Alcohol Consumption History - CORRECT ANSWER At least 8000 years
Tobacco Usage History - CORRECT ANSWER 1000s of years
Opium Usage History - CORRECT ANSWER 7000 years
Hallucinogen Usage History - CORRECT ANSWER 9000 years
,Historic Use of Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - Ritualistic
- Ceremonial
- Medicinal
Aboriginal people psychoactive use - CORRECT ANSWER Limited contact with some
plant-based stimulants and depressants
Why did early governments support the growing of hemp? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Land and other grants
- Popular as a medicine
- Used as an intoxicant by the educated
Australian drug use in 1800s - CORRECT ANSWER Opium and cocaine-based
stimulants used by doctors, middle-upper class, housewives and later by Chinese immigrants.
Lack of drug regulation in 19th century reflected what? - CORRECT ANSWER The
public's right to treat themselves
Alcohol Usage in Australia - CORRECT ANSWER Cultural norm since colonisation
Australia's first laws prohibiting certain drug use came in the what? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1905 Immigration Act
When was cannabis outlawed in Australia? - CORRECT ANSWER 1938
Few law enforcement resources were devoted to policing drug laws until when? - CORRECT
ANSWER Late 1960s
What drugs saw an increase in the 1960s-1970s? - CORRECT ANSWER - Heroin
- Cannabis
, - LSD
Why was there an increase in illicit drug use in the 1960s-1970s? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Part of opposition to the Vietnam War
- Drug trafficking developed
When did Australian drug policy take a taker approach? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1970s-1980s
LSD History - CORRECT ANSWER - Created in Switzerland (1938)
- Used to treat alcoholism, depression and obsessive disorders (1950s)
- US Military studied and was listed as dangerous (1960s)
- Now popular with youth counter-culture
Ecstasy MDMA History - CORRECT ANSWER - Created in Germany (1912)
- US Military experimentation (1950s)
- Used to successfully treat emotional disorders (1970s)
- Made illegal in the US (1985)
- Popular in UK rave scene (Late 1980s)
- Remains popular with youth culture
Emerging Psychoactive Substances - CORRECT ANSWER New substances developed
which mimic existing illegal drugs but circumvent drug laws.
Dangers of Emerging Psychoactive Substances - CORRECT ANSWER - Ever
changing
- Little known about risks
Alcohol Issues - CORRECT ANSWER - One punch can kill
- Binge drinking
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Adolescents - CORRECT ANSWER
Young People - CORRECT ANSWER - Rates of risky behaviours higher
- Some drug use associated harms can be reduced by delaying initiation
- Young brain more susceptible to damage from AOD
What populations are at higher risk of disproportionate harms? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Across the lifespan users
- Injecting drug users
- Women
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
- Prisoners/Criminal Justice
- LGBTQ+
- People with mental illness
Why target specific populations? - CORRECT ANSWER Whole population strategies
can be very effective at reducing total harm and social impact.
Alcohol Consumption History - CORRECT ANSWER At least 8000 years
Tobacco Usage History - CORRECT ANSWER 1000s of years
Opium Usage History - CORRECT ANSWER 7000 years
Hallucinogen Usage History - CORRECT ANSWER 9000 years
,Historic Use of Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - Ritualistic
- Ceremonial
- Medicinal
Aboriginal people psychoactive use - CORRECT ANSWER Limited contact with some
plant-based stimulants and depressants
Why did early governments support the growing of hemp? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Land and other grants
- Popular as a medicine
- Used as an intoxicant by the educated
Australian drug use in 1800s - CORRECT ANSWER Opium and cocaine-based
stimulants used by doctors, middle-upper class, housewives and later by Chinese immigrants.
Lack of drug regulation in 19th century reflected what? - CORRECT ANSWER The
public's right to treat themselves
Alcohol Usage in Australia - CORRECT ANSWER Cultural norm since colonisation
Australia's first laws prohibiting certain drug use came in the what? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1905 Immigration Act
When was cannabis outlawed in Australia? - CORRECT ANSWER 1938
Few law enforcement resources were devoted to policing drug laws until when? - CORRECT
ANSWER Late 1960s
What drugs saw an increase in the 1960s-1970s? - CORRECT ANSWER - Heroin
- Cannabis
, - LSD
Why was there an increase in illicit drug use in the 1960s-1970s? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Part of opposition to the Vietnam War
- Drug trafficking developed
When did Australian drug policy take a taker approach? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1970s-1980s
LSD History - CORRECT ANSWER - Created in Switzerland (1938)
- Used to treat alcoholism, depression and obsessive disorders (1950s)
- US Military studied and was listed as dangerous (1960s)
- Now popular with youth counter-culture
Ecstasy MDMA History - CORRECT ANSWER - Created in Germany (1912)
- US Military experimentation (1950s)
- Used to successfully treat emotional disorders (1970s)
- Made illegal in the US (1985)
- Popular in UK rave scene (Late 1980s)
- Remains popular with youth culture
Emerging Psychoactive Substances - CORRECT ANSWER New substances developed
which mimic existing illegal drugs but circumvent drug laws.
Dangers of Emerging Psychoactive Substances - CORRECT ANSWER - Ever
changing
- Little known about risks
Alcohol Issues - CORRECT ANSWER - One punch can kill
- Binge drinking
