29 Jan (TCO 5) Give five physiological

Final Exam

Question 1

(TCO 1) Which of the following is NOT an illicit drug in the United States?

cocaine

heroin

nicotine

ketamine

Question 2

(TCO 1) Analogy: illicit drugs are to cocaine as licit drugs are to:

crack

heroin

alcohol

ecstasy

Question 3

(TCO 1) A particularly dangerous situation can result when medications are combined with:

caffeine

alcohol

nicotine

excessive water

Question 4

(TCO 2) A common problem among Civil War veterans, the “soldier’s disease,” was actually:

venereal disease

post-traumatic stress syndrome

morphine addiction

cocaine dependence

Question 5

(TCO 2) In the 1980s, Congress authorized the Transportation Department to withhold federal highway funds for any state that did not raise the minimum drinking age to 21. This was precipitated by:

a refusal of the insurance industry to continue to insure young drivers unless the drinking age was raised

widespread alarm over the number of young people dying in alcohol-related accidents

the last “dry” state (Mississippi) becoming “wet”

intense lobbying by a coalition of automobile manufacturers

Question 6

(TCO 2) In the 1980s, Congress authorized the Transportation Department to withhold federal highway funds for any state that did not raise the minimum drinking age to 21. This was precipitated by:

a refusal of the insurance industry to continue to insure young drivers unless the drinking age was raised

widespread alarm over the number of young people dying in alcohol-related accidents

the last “dry” state (Mississippi) becoming “wet”

intense lobbying by a coalition of automobile manufacturers

Question 7

(TCO 3) Use of these substances results in a pattern of compulsive behavior based on an intense craving for repeating the experience:

amphetamines, alcohol, cocaine, heroin and nicotine

LSD, peyote and hallucinogenic mushrooms

rohypnol, GHB and ketamine hydrochloride

modafinil, cocaine, heroin, caffeine, and durian

Question 8

(TCO 3) The gap between neurons is known as the:

neurological gap

synapse

neurotransmitters

synaptic knobs

Question 9

(TCO 3) Retreatism, innovation, ritualism and rebellion are what Merton termed

adaptations

criminal responses

dependencies

harmonies

Question 10

(TCO 4) Depression following the withdrawal of cocaine can lead to:

quitting cocaine

a paradoxical feeling of euphoria

suicide

severe stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting

Question 11

(TCO 4) Chronic cocaine abuse results in

irritability

depression

paranoia

all of the above

Question 12

(TCO 4) Illicit methamphetamine laboratories are typically situated in

urban centers

rural or desert areas of the U.S.

Alaska and Hawaii

Georgia and Florida

Question 13

(TCO 5)Opium use dates back:

to the third century A.D. at the earliest

to roughly 1500 A.D.

to 1200 B.C. or earlier

to the late nineteenth century

Question 14

(TCO 5) Which statement concerning opium use or the nineteenth century is NOT true?

opium use was more popular with women then with men

federal laws were made prohibiting opium smoking only

opium usage in the United States was drastically different than that of Britain

products containing opium were available through Sears catalogs

Question 15

(TCO 5) At high doses of heroin, _______ is a major risk factor that can result in death.

the slowing down of the gastrointestinal tract

respiratory depression

pinpoint pupils

increased blood pressure

Question 16

(TCO 6) Marijuana is:

a stimulant

a hallucinogen

a sedative

none of the above

Question 17

(TCO 6)Behavioral/psychological effects of marijuana last ______:

30 to 60 minutes

45 to 90 minutes

1 to 2 hours

2 to 4 hours

Question 18

(TCO 6) Currently, marijuana ranks _____ among drug related emergency department (ED) visits.

30th

3rd

1st

47th

Question 19

(TCO 7) A dangerous synergistic barbiturate effect results from the combination with:

amphetamines

alcohol

antidepressants

stimulants of all kinds

Question 20

(TCO 7) A “Mickey Finn” refers to a combination of:

secobarbital and amobarbital

chloral hydrate and alcohol

heroin and amphetamine

any two barbiturates

Question 21

(TCO 8) A benzodiazepine sometimes associated with date-rape situations is:

Valium

Rohypnol

BuSpar

Nembutal

Question 22

(TCO 8) The results of a major 1988 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that:

7% of high school seniors used anabolic drugs

35% of high school seniors used anabolic drugs

there was a decline in anabolic drug use among high school seniors

more high school seniors used anabolic drugs than college students

Question 23

(TCO 8) Ordinary use of ibuprofen can produce false-positive results in urinanalysis tests for:

marijuana

opiates

cocaine

most anabolic steroids

Question 24

(TCO 9) Taverns in the United States during the nineteenth century:

were often used as churches

served as election voting places

were revered by all levels of society

all of the above

Question 25

(TCO 9) American per capita consumption of pure alcohol amounts to approximately _____ per day.

one to two ounces

one-half to three-fourths of an ounce

four to five ounces

one-tenth of an ounce

Question 26

(TCO 9) Which of the following people is an enabler?

A man checking himself into a rehabilitation facility

A woman taking her brother to an Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting

A father giving his son money to pay rent, when his son spent his paycheck on alcohol

A mother kicking her daughter out of the house due to her alcoholism

Question 27

(TCO 9) Codependency refers to certain behaviors

such as denial on the part of the alcoholic

that coincide with loss of brain mass

which can lead to domestic violence

on the part of family members of an alcoholic

Question 28

(TCO 9) All but one of the following countries have at one time punished smoking by whipping, public torture, or death:

Japan

Russia

Turkey

Canada

Question 29

(TCO 10) The psychoactive drug with the most definitive link to violent behavior is

PCP

heroin

alcohol

crack cocaine

Question 30

(TCO 10) What percentage of the cocaine available in the U.S. is currently smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border?

less than 25%

about 50%

about 75%

close to 100%

Question 31

(TCO 10) Empirical studies of crop eradication and crop substitution have found that these programs have:

resulted in a substantial decrease in the production of cocaine and opium

have actually resulted in an increase in the production of cocaine and opium

shown mixed results: they have resulted in a decrease in cocaine production but not in opium

had little impact on the production of cocaine and opium

Question 32

(TCO 10) A law enforcement operation in which an undercover agent posing as a drug dealer sells a controlled substance, or an imitation of it, to a buyer is called a:

controlled sale

sting

reverse sting

hook and line

Question 33

(TCO 10) Forfeiture is a particularly helpful tool in drug-law enforcement because:

it reduces the financial incentive to reap the huge profits that can be involved in drug trafficking

it disrupts trafficking organizations by seizing vehicles, boats, planes and property used to transport or produce illicit drugs

civil forfeitures can be pursued independently of criminal proceedings

all of the above

Question 34

(TCO 10)Investigations of the 1992 killing of millionaire Donald Scott, during the execution of a search warrant by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, DEA agents and U.S. Park Service agents, found that:

there was no probable cause for the search warrant

the department conducting the raid was at least partly motivated by the prospect of acquiring Scott’s estate through asset forfeiture

the DA was within his First Amendment rights when he criticized the Sheriff’s Department for the entire operation

all of the above

Question 35

(TCO 10) According to the supply and demand principle, a decrease in supply results in

an increase in demand and a decrease in value

a decrease in demand and an increase in value

an increase in demand and an increase in value

an increase in demand and no change in value

Question 36

(TCO 1) Define tolerance and give an example of tolerance effects in the life of a heroin abuser.

Question 37

(TCO 3) Given the research on risk factors and protective factors with regard to one’s involvement with drugs, describe a hypothetical young person who is highly vulnerable to drug-taking behavior and another hypothetical young person who is highly invulnerable to drug-taking behavior.

Question 38

(TCO 5) Give five physiological changes that result from the administration of heroin or other opiate-derived drugs and five changes that result from its withdrawal.

Question 39

(TCO 7) Discuss the issues surrounding the “gateway hypothesis” with regard to marijuana. What is the research on the sequencing question, the association question, and the causation question?

Question 40

(TCO 10) Discuss the alcohol equivalencies among servings of wine, beer, 80-proof liquor, or wine cooler.