Drugs and Society Chapter 2 Review (2026 Updated) – Study Guide, Key Concepts & Practice
Questions
What does social influence and the role of significant others say about the use of drugs? -
correct answer ✔✔is learned during intimate interaction with others who, while using the drug,
serve as a primary group
Describe 10 reasons why drug use is more serious today pt.1 - correct answer ✔✔1.)
Widespread phenomenon
2.) Higher potency
3.) Popularity, being a multibillion-dollar-a-year business, with major influence on many national
economies
4.) Both licit and illicit drugs are experimented at a younger age.
5.) Media exposure to drug advertising
Describe 10 reasons why drug use is more serious today pt.2 - correct answer ✔✔6.) Greater
availability and wider dissemination of drug information
7.) Crack and crystal methamphetamine and other "newer" drugs offer potent effects at a low
cost.
8.) Drug use endangers the future of society by harming its youth and destroying young lives of
all people.
9.) Drug use especially drug dealing becoming major factors in growth of crime rate in youth
10.) 7 in 10 drug users work full time, decreasing productivity and increasing the likelihood of
serious accidents in the workplace.
Name 6 reasons why people take drugs. - correct answer ✔✔▪Searching for pleasure ▪Relieve
stress, tension, or depression
▪Peer pressure ▪Enhance religious or mystical experiences ▪Enhance social experiences
▪Enhance religious or mystical experiences ▪Enhance social experiences
, ▪Enhance work performance (i.e., amphetamine-types of drugs and cocaine) ▪Drugs (primarily
performance-enhancing drugs) can be used to improve athletic performance. ▪Relieve pain or
symptoms of illness
What is the nature of addiction? Hint: there are 5 factors. - correct answer ✔✔▪ A bad habit
▪ A failure of healthy choices
▪ A failure of morality
▪ A symptom of other problems
▪ A chronic disease
T/F The cost of drug abuse and addiction to tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs has taken a toll on
our nation, exacting more than $740 billion in costs. - correct answer ✔✔True
Describe physical and mental factors affecting alcohol and other drug use. - correct answer
✔✔▪Body size: smaller or thinner persons experience the effects of drugs more intensely
▪Gender: physically, in comparison to men, women experience lower tolerance to drugs coupled
with more intense effects
▪Other drugs (poly drug use): taking multiple drugs can dramatically increase drug impairment
▪Fatigue or illness increases drug effects
▪Empty stomach: increases drug effects
▪Strength (alcohol proof) and how the amount of the drug affects one's reaction
▪Mindset: uncontrollable or impulse drinking and/or use of drugs dramatically increases drug
effects
What is the definition of addiction in relation to the Latin verb addicere. How does it differ from
the World Health Organization (WHO)? - correct answer ✔✔Addicere is the process of binding
to things. Today, the word largely refers to a chronic adherence (attachment) to drugs.
Questions
What does social influence and the role of significant others say about the use of drugs? -
correct answer ✔✔is learned during intimate interaction with others who, while using the drug,
serve as a primary group
Describe 10 reasons why drug use is more serious today pt.1 - correct answer ✔✔1.)
Widespread phenomenon
2.) Higher potency
3.) Popularity, being a multibillion-dollar-a-year business, with major influence on many national
economies
4.) Both licit and illicit drugs are experimented at a younger age.
5.) Media exposure to drug advertising
Describe 10 reasons why drug use is more serious today pt.2 - correct answer ✔✔6.) Greater
availability and wider dissemination of drug information
7.) Crack and crystal methamphetamine and other "newer" drugs offer potent effects at a low
cost.
8.) Drug use endangers the future of society by harming its youth and destroying young lives of
all people.
9.) Drug use especially drug dealing becoming major factors in growth of crime rate in youth
10.) 7 in 10 drug users work full time, decreasing productivity and increasing the likelihood of
serious accidents in the workplace.
Name 6 reasons why people take drugs. - correct answer ✔✔▪Searching for pleasure ▪Relieve
stress, tension, or depression
▪Peer pressure ▪Enhance religious or mystical experiences ▪Enhance social experiences
▪Enhance religious or mystical experiences ▪Enhance social experiences
, ▪Enhance work performance (i.e., amphetamine-types of drugs and cocaine) ▪Drugs (primarily
performance-enhancing drugs) can be used to improve athletic performance. ▪Relieve pain or
symptoms of illness
What is the nature of addiction? Hint: there are 5 factors. - correct answer ✔✔▪ A bad habit
▪ A failure of healthy choices
▪ A failure of morality
▪ A symptom of other problems
▪ A chronic disease
T/F The cost of drug abuse and addiction to tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs has taken a toll on
our nation, exacting more than $740 billion in costs. - correct answer ✔✔True
Describe physical and mental factors affecting alcohol and other drug use. - correct answer
✔✔▪Body size: smaller or thinner persons experience the effects of drugs more intensely
▪Gender: physically, in comparison to men, women experience lower tolerance to drugs coupled
with more intense effects
▪Other drugs (poly drug use): taking multiple drugs can dramatically increase drug impairment
▪Fatigue or illness increases drug effects
▪Empty stomach: increases drug effects
▪Strength (alcohol proof) and how the amount of the drug affects one's reaction
▪Mindset: uncontrollable or impulse drinking and/or use of drugs dramatically increases drug
effects
What is the definition of addiction in relation to the Latin verb addicere. How does it differ from
the World Health Organization (WHO)? - correct answer ✔✔Addicere is the process of binding
to things. Today, the word largely refers to a chronic adherence (attachment) to drugs.
