BELENKO & SPOHN, DRUGS, CRIME, AND JUSTICE © 2015 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
When a drug enters the body via oral ingestion, smoking, snorting, or injection, the chemicals
move through the bloodstream and must cross what barrier to produce an effect?
a.blood-liver
*b.blood-brain
c.blood-heart
d.blood-lung
(13:K)
Psychoactive drugs operate at this level, meaning that they affect the action of the
neurotransmitters that control brain function.
a.cellular level
b.metabolic level
c.unconscious level
*d.synaptic level
(13:C)
Although drugs differ in the length of time they act on the neurochemical systems of the brain,
the drugs are broken down by the body into other chemical substances called
a,electrolytes
*b.metabolites
c.dopamine
d.serotonin
(13:K)
A synergistic effect is achieved when
*a.the combined effect of two drugs is greater than the sums of each drug taken individually
b.the combined effect of two drugs is less than the sums of each drug taken individually.
c.the combined effect of two drugs is no different than the sums of each drug taken individually.
d.the combined effect of two drugs is the same as the sums of each drug taken individually.
(14:A)
In addition to the amount of drugs possessed or sold by offenders, criminal penalties are further
influenced by
a.what kind of drug is confiscated
b.where the offender is apprehended
*c.the weight and purity of the drug
d.the chemical make up of the drug
(15:K)
What is the effective dose (ED) of a drug?
a.the level at which a drug becomes ineffective
*b.the amount of a drug needed to achieve a specific psychoactive effect
c.the point at which a drug's effect is increased
d.the amount of a drug needed to reverse a specific psychoactive effect
(15:A)
, BELENKO & SPOHN, DRUGS, CRIME, AND JUSTICE © 2015 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
The lethal dose (LD) of a drug refers to
a.the amount of a drug that triggers criminal behavior
b.the point at which a drug becomes addictive
c.the amount of a drug needed to become effective
*d.the amount of a drug at which death occurs
(15:K)
The effective dose (ED) to lethal dose (LD) ratio is important because:
a.it is indicative of the purity of a drug
b.it illustrates the likelihood of addiction
*c.it is a good indicator of the relative toxicity (safety) of a drug
d.it provides insight as to the purity of a specific drug
(15:C)
A habitual cocaine user who no longer feels the same physiological high after using the same
dosage over time is an example of:
*a.tolerance
b.dependence
c.cross-tolerance
d.depression
(15:C)
If a person develops a tolerance to one class of drug and then uses another drug from a similar
drug class, he or she may experience a phenomenon known as:
a.cross-dependence
*b.cross-tolerance
c.effective tolerance
d.effective dependence
(15:C)
The American Psychiatric Association's DSM stands for:
a.Drug Statistics Manual
b.Dependence Statistical Manual
*c.Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
d.Disorder Statistical Manual
(16:K)
If a drug abuser is defined as a person who is experiencing negative consequences because of his
or her repeated drug use, which of the following is an example of the symptoms of drug abuse:
a.job promotion
b.responsible family member
c.clean bill of health
*d.failure to fulfill major role obligations
(16:A)
When a drug enters the body via oral ingestion, smoking, snorting, or injection, the chemicals
move through the bloodstream and must cross what barrier to produce an effect?
a.blood-liver
*b.blood-brain
c.blood-heart
d.blood-lung
(13:K)
Psychoactive drugs operate at this level, meaning that they affect the action of the
neurotransmitters that control brain function.
a.cellular level
b.metabolic level
c.unconscious level
*d.synaptic level
(13:C)
Although drugs differ in the length of time they act on the neurochemical systems of the brain,
the drugs are broken down by the body into other chemical substances called
a,electrolytes
*b.metabolites
c.dopamine
d.serotonin
(13:K)
A synergistic effect is achieved when
*a.the combined effect of two drugs is greater than the sums of each drug taken individually
b.the combined effect of two drugs is less than the sums of each drug taken individually.
c.the combined effect of two drugs is no different than the sums of each drug taken individually.
d.the combined effect of two drugs is the same as the sums of each drug taken individually.
(14:A)
In addition to the amount of drugs possessed or sold by offenders, criminal penalties are further
influenced by
a.what kind of drug is confiscated
b.where the offender is apprehended
*c.the weight and purity of the drug
d.the chemical make up of the drug
(15:K)
What is the effective dose (ED) of a drug?
a.the level at which a drug becomes ineffective
*b.the amount of a drug needed to achieve a specific psychoactive effect
c.the point at which a drug's effect is increased
d.the amount of a drug needed to reverse a specific psychoactive effect
(15:A)
, BELENKO & SPOHN, DRUGS, CRIME, AND JUSTICE © 2015 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
The lethal dose (LD) of a drug refers to
a.the amount of a drug that triggers criminal behavior
b.the point at which a drug becomes addictive
c.the amount of a drug needed to become effective
*d.the amount of a drug at which death occurs
(15:K)
The effective dose (ED) to lethal dose (LD) ratio is important because:
a.it is indicative of the purity of a drug
b.it illustrates the likelihood of addiction
*c.it is a good indicator of the relative toxicity (safety) of a drug
d.it provides insight as to the purity of a specific drug
(15:C)
A habitual cocaine user who no longer feels the same physiological high after using the same
dosage over time is an example of:
*a.tolerance
b.dependence
c.cross-tolerance
d.depression
(15:C)
If a person develops a tolerance to one class of drug and then uses another drug from a similar
drug class, he or she may experience a phenomenon known as:
a.cross-dependence
*b.cross-tolerance
c.effective tolerance
d.effective dependence
(15:C)
The American Psychiatric Association's DSM stands for:
a.Drug Statistics Manual
b.Dependence Statistical Manual
*c.Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
d.Disorder Statistical Manual
(16:K)
If a drug abuser is defined as a person who is experiencing negative consequences because of his
or her repeated drug use, which of the following is an example of the symptoms of drug abuse:
a.job promotion
b.responsible family member
c.clean bill of health
*d.failure to fulfill major role obligations
(16:A)
