Drugs, Society, and Criminal Justice, 5e (Levinthal)
Chapter 1 Understanding the Drug Problem in America
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) When there is a possibility that the short-term effects of a particular drug will trigger a toxic
reaction, then this drug is identified as having what level of toxicity?
A) emergency
B) acute
C) substantial
D) deadly
Answer: B
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Page Ref: 8
Objective: The problems of drug toxicity.
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Level: Basic
2) Between 2000-2017, the drug involved in the greatest number of U.S. overdose deaths was:
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A) heroin
B) synthetic opiates other than heroin or prescription opioid medications
C) methamphetamine
D) cocaine
Answer: B
Page Ref: 11
IE
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Objective: Drug-related hospital emergencies and drug-related deaths.
Level: Basic
AC
3) When a drug is taken for a specific purpose other than getting “high,” this is defined as:
A) instrumental use
B) proactive use
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C) self-medication
D) recreational use
Answer: A
EA
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Basic
R
4) The slang term for a drug generated by a subculture of drug users for a particular illicit drug
or combination of illicit drugs is:
D
A) brand names
B) generic names
C) street names
D) natural product names
Answer: C
Page Ref: 5
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, Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Basic
5) The term used to define when a drug is used in ways that produce some form of physical,
mental or social impairment is:
A) drug misuse
B) drug dependence
C) drug experimentation
D) drug abuse
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6
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Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Intermediate
R
6) According to the NSDUH, in 2016, what age group was most likely to engage in illicit drug
use?
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A) younger than age 12
B) 12 to 17
C) 18 to 25
D) 26 or older
Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
IE
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Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
AC
Level: Intermediate
7) Among youth 12 and older, marijuana is far and away the most common drug used. What is
the second most frequently used drug?
A) heroin
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B) methamphetamine
C) cocaine
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D) hallucinogens
Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
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Level: Intermediate
8) A comprehensive examination of the prevalence rates of illicit drug use among Americans
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across the life span was accomplished by what survey?
A) Federal Drug Crisis Domestic Survey
B) National Survey on Drug Use and Health
C) University of Michigan Drug Survey
D) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Survey
Answer: B
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Basic
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,9) In the 1980s, this drug was viewed as causing the dominant drug-related problems in the
United States.
A) cocaine
B) heroin
C) alcohol
D) methamphetamines
Answer: A
Page Ref: 10
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Basic
10) The organization that issues annual reports on the prevalence of drug use among secondary
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school students, college students, and young adults is:
A) Federal Drug Crisis Domestic Survey
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B) National Survey on Drug Use and Health
C) Monitoring the Future program
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D) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Survey
Answer: C
Page Ref: 13
Level: Basic IE
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
11) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the leading cause of accidental
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death in the United States is:
A) drug overdose
AC
B) motor vehicle accidents
C) household accidents
D) misuse of guns
M
Answer: A
Page Ref: 11
Objective: Drug-related hospital emergencies and drug-related deaths.
EA
Level: Intermediate
12) What Federal agency regulates pharmaceutical company’s drugs within the Unites States,
including a drug’s margin of safety?
R
A) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B) Drug Enforcement Agency
D
C) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
D) Federal Health and Welfare Department
Answer: A
Page Ref: 10
Objective: The problems of drug toxicity.
Level: Intermediate
13) Since 1997, there has been a steady decline in illicit drug use among what grade levels?
A) eighth and tenth graders
B) fourth and sixth graders
C) sixth and seventh graders
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, D) eleventh and twelfth graders
Answer: A
Page Ref: 16
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
14) According to the text, what substance accounts for the most drug-related ED visits?
A) heroin
B) alcohol
C) GHB
D) cocaine
Answer: B
S
Page Ref: 11
Objective: Drug related hospital emergencies and drug-related deaths.
R
Level: Intermediate
15) According to the text, what six drugs are typical examples of “club drugs” that are normally
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ingested at all night “raves,” dance clubs, and parties?
A) alcohol, GHB, codeine, cocaine, Rohypnol, and LSD
B) MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, ketamine, Rohypnol, methamphetamine, and LSD
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C) marijuana, alcohol, methamphetamines, cocaine, codeine, and GHB
D) cocaine, alcohol, Rohypnol, Ecstasy, LSD, and GHB
Answer: B
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Page Ref: 6
AC
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Difficult
16) The Monitoring the Future National survey is collected by which university?
A) University of Phoenix
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B) Harvard University
C) University of Michigan
EA
D) University of Nevada
Answer: C
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Problems associated with new drugs and new drug formulations.
R
Level: Basic
17) The age group least likely to use hallucinogens in 2016 was?
D
A) 12 to 17
B) 18 to 25
C) 26 or older
D) all used at an equal rate
Answer: C
Page Ref: 15
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
18) What is the name for the measure of a drug’s relative safety for use, computed by the ratio of
the lethal dose for 50 percent of the population over the effective dose?
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Chapter 1 Understanding the Drug Problem in America
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) When there is a possibility that the short-term effects of a particular drug will trigger a toxic
reaction, then this drug is identified as having what level of toxicity?
A) emergency
B) acute
C) substantial
D) deadly
Answer: B
S
Page Ref: 8
Objective: The problems of drug toxicity.
R
Level: Basic
2) Between 2000-2017, the drug involved in the greatest number of U.S. overdose deaths was:
VE
A) heroin
B) synthetic opiates other than heroin or prescription opioid medications
C) methamphetamine
D) cocaine
Answer: B
Page Ref: 11
IE
H
Objective: Drug-related hospital emergencies and drug-related deaths.
Level: Basic
AC
3) When a drug is taken for a specific purpose other than getting “high,” this is defined as:
A) instrumental use
B) proactive use
M
C) self-medication
D) recreational use
Answer: A
EA
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Basic
R
4) The slang term for a drug generated by a subculture of drug users for a particular illicit drug
or combination of illicit drugs is:
D
A) brand names
B) generic names
C) street names
D) natural product names
Answer: C
Page Ref: 5
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, Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Basic
5) The term used to define when a drug is used in ways that produce some form of physical,
mental or social impairment is:
A) drug misuse
B) drug dependence
C) drug experimentation
D) drug abuse
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6
S
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Intermediate
R
6) According to the NSDUH, in 2016, what age group was most likely to engage in illicit drug
use?
VE
A) younger than age 12
B) 12 to 17
C) 18 to 25
D) 26 or older
Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
IE
H
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
AC
Level: Intermediate
7) Among youth 12 and older, marijuana is far and away the most common drug used. What is
the second most frequently used drug?
A) heroin
M
B) methamphetamine
C) cocaine
EA
D) hallucinogens
Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
R
Level: Intermediate
8) A comprehensive examination of the prevalence rates of illicit drug use among Americans
D
across the life span was accomplished by what survey?
A) Federal Drug Crisis Domestic Survey
B) National Survey on Drug Use and Health
C) University of Michigan Drug Survey
D) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Survey
Answer: B
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Basic
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,9) In the 1980s, this drug was viewed as causing the dominant drug-related problems in the
United States.
A) cocaine
B) heroin
C) alcohol
D) methamphetamines
Answer: A
Page Ref: 10
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Basic
10) The organization that issues annual reports on the prevalence of drug use among secondary
S
school students, college students, and young adults is:
A) Federal Drug Crisis Domestic Survey
R
B) National Survey on Drug Use and Health
C) Monitoring the Future program
VE
D) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Survey
Answer: C
Page Ref: 13
Level: Basic IE
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
11) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the leading cause of accidental
H
death in the United States is:
A) drug overdose
AC
B) motor vehicle accidents
C) household accidents
D) misuse of guns
M
Answer: A
Page Ref: 11
Objective: Drug-related hospital emergencies and drug-related deaths.
EA
Level: Intermediate
12) What Federal agency regulates pharmaceutical company’s drugs within the Unites States,
including a drug’s margin of safety?
R
A) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B) Drug Enforcement Agency
D
C) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
D) Federal Health and Welfare Department
Answer: A
Page Ref: 10
Objective: The problems of drug toxicity.
Level: Intermediate
13) Since 1997, there has been a steady decline in illicit drug use among what grade levels?
A) eighth and tenth graders
B) fourth and sixth graders
C) sixth and seventh graders
3
, D) eleventh and twelfth graders
Answer: A
Page Ref: 16
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
14) According to the text, what substance accounts for the most drug-related ED visits?
A) heroin
B) alcohol
C) GHB
D) cocaine
Answer: B
S
Page Ref: 11
Objective: Drug related hospital emergencies and drug-related deaths.
R
Level: Intermediate
15) According to the text, what six drugs are typical examples of “club drugs” that are normally
VE
ingested at all night “raves,” dance clubs, and parties?
A) alcohol, GHB, codeine, cocaine, Rohypnol, and LSD
B) MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, ketamine, Rohypnol, methamphetamine, and LSD
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C) marijuana, alcohol, methamphetamines, cocaine, codeine, and GHB
D) cocaine, alcohol, Rohypnol, Ecstasy, LSD, and GHB
Answer: B
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Page Ref: 6
AC
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use.
Level: Difficult
16) The Monitoring the Future National survey is collected by which university?
A) University of Phoenix
M
B) Harvard University
C) University of Michigan
EA
D) University of Nevada
Answer: C
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Problems associated with new drugs and new drug formulations.
R
Level: Basic
17) The age group least likely to use hallucinogens in 2016 was?
D
A) 12 to 17
B) 18 to 25
C) 26 or older
D) all used at an equal rate
Answer: C
Page Ref: 15
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States.
Level: Intermediate
18) What is the name for the measure of a drug’s relative safety for use, computed by the ratio of
the lethal dose for 50 percent of the population over the effective dose?
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