Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior Chapter 1 (Drug Use: An Overview, 2026 Updated) –
Study Guide, Key Concepts & Practice Questions
One of the most important risk factors for drug use is: - correct answer ✔✔having friends who
use marijuana or other substances
Compared to young adults who finished high school only, those with college degrees: - correct
answer ✔✔are much less likely to drink alcohol and much less likely to use alcohol
One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that: - correct answer ✔✔drugs, per
se, are not good or bad
The use of a substance in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the drug causes problems
or greatly increases the chances of problems occurring is: - correct answer ✔✔abuse
One of the general principles of psychoactive drugs is that "every drug has ____________ -
correct answer ✔✔multiple effects
Methamphetamine, crack cocaine, ecstasy, and glue sniffing were given as examples of media
reports on _________ - correct answer ✔✔the "drug du jour"
Which of the following statements is true of the relationships between substance use and
various indicators of individual differences in personality variables? - correct answer ✔✔various
ways of measuring a factor called impulsivity can be correlated with rates of substance use in
the general population
Michelle is an engineering graduate. She tried cocaine at a friend's party, and it gave her an
altered state of consciousness. She gradually became a regular user of the substance. With
every use, she increased the chance of using the substance again. Identify this process of
repeated use. - correct answer ✔✔reinforcement
Study Guide, Key Concepts & Practice Questions
One of the most important risk factors for drug use is: - correct answer ✔✔having friends who
use marijuana or other substances
Compared to young adults who finished high school only, those with college degrees: - correct
answer ✔✔are much less likely to drink alcohol and much less likely to use alcohol
One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that: - correct answer ✔✔drugs, per
se, are not good or bad
The use of a substance in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the drug causes problems
or greatly increases the chances of problems occurring is: - correct answer ✔✔abuse
One of the general principles of psychoactive drugs is that "every drug has ____________ -
correct answer ✔✔multiple effects
Methamphetamine, crack cocaine, ecstasy, and glue sniffing were given as examples of media
reports on _________ - correct answer ✔✔the "drug du jour"
Which of the following statements is true of the relationships between substance use and
various indicators of individual differences in personality variables? - correct answer ✔✔various
ways of measuring a factor called impulsivity can be correlated with rates of substance use in
the general population
Michelle is an engineering graduate. She tried cocaine at a friend's party, and it gave her an
altered state of consciousness. She gradually became a regular user of the substance. With
every use, she increased the chance of using the substance again. Identify this process of
repeated use. - correct answer ✔✔reinforcement
