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Test Bank
Drugs, Society, and Criminal Justice 5th Edition
Charles F. Levinthal & Lori Brusman Lovins
All Chapters Covered| Fully Verified Answers| Latest Edition
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Understanding the Drug Problem in America 7
Chapter 2: Understanding the Drug Problem in Global Perspective 12
Chapter 3: Drug-Control Policy in America 19
Chapter 4: Drugs and Crime 28
Chapter 5: Drug-Law Penalties 37
Chapter 6: Drugs and Law Enforcement 42
Chapter 7: Drugs and Correctional Interventions 48
Chapter 8: Drug-Taking Behavior: Fundamentals and Theoretical Perspectives 54
Chapter 9: Opioids 64
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Chapter 10: Cocaine and Methamphetamine 74
Chapter 11: Marijuana 84
Chapter 12: Hallucinogens and Depressants 93
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Chapter 13: Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol-Related Crime 106
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Chapter 14: Prevention and Strategies for Change 118
Chapter 15: Advancing Public Health: The Regulation of Tobacco Use 128
Chapter 16: Deterrence through Drug Testing 138
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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 Page Ref: 8
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Objective: The problems of drug toxicity. Level: Basic
2) Between 2000-2017, the drug involved in the greatest number of U.S. overdose deaths
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was:
A) heroin
B) synthetic opiates other than heroin or prescription opioid medications
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C) methamphetamine
D) cocaine
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Answer: B Page Ref: 11
Objective: Drug-related hospital emergencies and drug-related deaths. Level: Basic
3) When a drug is taken for a specific purpose other than getting “high,” this is defined as:
A) instrumental use
B) proactive use
C) self-medication
D) recreational use
Answer: A
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use. Level: Basic
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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:
A) brand names
B) generic names
C) street names
D) natural product names
Answer: C
Page Ref: 5
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use. Level: Basic
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5) The term used to define when a drug is used in ways that produce some form of physical,
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mental or social impairment is:
A) drug misuse
B) drug dependence
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C) drug experimentation
D) drug abuse
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Answer: D Page Ref: 6
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use. Level: Intermediate
6) According to the NSDUH, in 2016, what age group was most likely to engage in illicit
drug use?
A) younger than age 12
B) 12 to 17
C) 18 to 25
D) 26 or older
Answer: C Page Ref: 14
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States. Level: Intermediate
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Test Bank
Drugs, Society, and Criminal Justice 5th Edition
Charles F. Levinthal & Lori Brusman Lovins
All Chapters Covered| Fully Verified Answers| Latest Edition
C
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Understanding the Drug Problem in America 7
Chapter 2: Understanding the Drug Problem in Global Perspective 12
Chapter 3: Drug-Control Policy in America 19
Chapter 4: Drugs and Crime 28
Chapter 5: Drug-Law Penalties 37
Chapter 6: Drugs and Law Enforcement 42
Chapter 7: Drugs and Correctional Interventions 48
Chapter 8: Drug-Taking Behavior: Fundamentals and Theoretical Perspectives 54
Chapter 9: Opioids 64
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Chapter 10: Cocaine and Methamphetamine 74
Chapter 11: Marijuana 84
Chapter 12: Hallucinogens and Depressants 93
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Chapter 13: Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol-Related Crime 106
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Chapter 14: Prevention and Strategies for Change 118
Chapter 15: Advancing Public Health: The Regulation of Tobacco Use 128
Chapter 16: Deterrence through Drug Testing 138
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Test bank 144
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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 Page Ref: 8
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Objective: The problems of drug toxicity. Level: Basic
2) Between 2000-2017, the drug involved in the greatest number of U.S. overdose deaths
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was:
A) heroin
B) synthetic opiates other than heroin or prescription opioid medications
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C) methamphetamine
D) cocaine
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Answer: B Page Ref: 11
Objective: Drug-related hospital emergencies and drug-related deaths. Level: Basic
3) When a drug is taken for a specific purpose other than getting “high,” this is defined as:
A) instrumental use
B) proactive use
C) self-medication
D) recreational use
Answer: A
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use. Level: Basic
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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:
A) brand names
B) generic names
C) street names
D) natural product names
Answer: C
Page Ref: 5
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use. Level: Basic
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5) The term used to define when a drug is used in ways that produce some form of physical,
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mental or social impairment is:
A) drug misuse
B) drug dependence
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C) drug experimentation
D) drug abuse
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Answer: D Page Ref: 6
Objective: Definitions and distinctions regarding drugs and drug use. Level: Intermediate
6) According to the NSDUH, in 2016, what age group was most likely to engage in illicit
drug use?
A) younger than age 12
B) 12 to 17
C) 18 to 25
D) 26 or older
Answer: C Page Ref: 14
Objective: Prevalence rates of drug use in the United States. Level: Intermediate
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