Sociology Drugs and Society Exam 1 (2026 Updated) – Study Guide, Key Concepts & Practice
Questions
The chemical keys of THC fit into and bind with the organic structures that control: - correct
answer ✔✔cognitive functioning.
consumption levels - correct answer ✔✔the quantity of drugs consumed. example; more
people drink alcohol then smoke cigarettes but the total consumption rates is higher then
alcohol
continuance rates - correct answer ✔✔more people are loyol to legal drugs then illicit drugs.
two thirds of drinkers or smokers still drink or smoke. we are told that once a person does
cocaine or heroin they get addicted to it but its not true. less then 5% go back to these drugs.
20% of marijuana drinkers go back to smoking marijuana
prevalence rate - correct answer ✔✔the number and percentage of people in the population
who use a given drug during a designated period. prevelance rate could be measured by
lifetime, past year, or past month. for example 1960s were lsd, 1980s was cocaine, 2008 was
xanax.
life cycle rates - correct answer ✔✔Age related; life-cycle related; illegal substance use is highly
correlated to age; legal use tends to be spread more evenly throughout the life cycle. 18-25 is
the most used amount of drugs
Which of the following drugs generates the most compulsive pattern of continued, abusive use
in laboratory animals? - correct answer ✔✔cocaine
What happens after heroin enters the body? It breaks down into: - correct answer
✔✔morphine
Pharmacologically, a drug "action" takes place at the: - correct answer ✔✔molecular levels
, the authors position of drug use and drug abuse is that all - correct answer ✔✔drug abuse is
drug use.
In all probability, the psychoactivity of drugs was discovered by humans when they: - correct
answer ✔✔foraged for food during the Paleolithic era.
in this book we are mainly in interested in drug taking - correct answer ✔✔for the purpose of
getting high
Which drug combination produces the most clear-cut synergistic effect? - correct answer
✔✔barbiturate and alcohol
Drug effects - correct answer ✔✔are nonspecific and variable
Not all drugs are addicting in the classic sense of the term. Which one of the following
substances is not classically addicting? - correct answer ✔✔marijuana
it is virtually impossible to die of an overdose of: - correct answer ✔✔cannabis
Which drug type speeds up signals passing through the central nervous system (CNS)? - correct
answer ✔✔stimulants
Which of the following drugs generates the greatest immediate sensual appeal? - correct
answer ✔✔cociane
According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which of the following drugs is
used on the greatest number of days during the prior year by past-year users? - correct answer
✔✔marijuana
Questions
The chemical keys of THC fit into and bind with the organic structures that control: - correct
answer ✔✔cognitive functioning.
consumption levels - correct answer ✔✔the quantity of drugs consumed. example; more
people drink alcohol then smoke cigarettes but the total consumption rates is higher then
alcohol
continuance rates - correct answer ✔✔more people are loyol to legal drugs then illicit drugs.
two thirds of drinkers or smokers still drink or smoke. we are told that once a person does
cocaine or heroin they get addicted to it but its not true. less then 5% go back to these drugs.
20% of marijuana drinkers go back to smoking marijuana
prevalence rate - correct answer ✔✔the number and percentage of people in the population
who use a given drug during a designated period. prevelance rate could be measured by
lifetime, past year, or past month. for example 1960s were lsd, 1980s was cocaine, 2008 was
xanax.
life cycle rates - correct answer ✔✔Age related; life-cycle related; illegal substance use is highly
correlated to age; legal use tends to be spread more evenly throughout the life cycle. 18-25 is
the most used amount of drugs
Which of the following drugs generates the most compulsive pattern of continued, abusive use
in laboratory animals? - correct answer ✔✔cocaine
What happens after heroin enters the body? It breaks down into: - correct answer
✔✔morphine
Pharmacologically, a drug "action" takes place at the: - correct answer ✔✔molecular levels
, the authors position of drug use and drug abuse is that all - correct answer ✔✔drug abuse is
drug use.
In all probability, the psychoactivity of drugs was discovered by humans when they: - correct
answer ✔✔foraged for food during the Paleolithic era.
in this book we are mainly in interested in drug taking - correct answer ✔✔for the purpose of
getting high
Which drug combination produces the most clear-cut synergistic effect? - correct answer
✔✔barbiturate and alcohol
Drug effects - correct answer ✔✔are nonspecific and variable
Not all drugs are addicting in the classic sense of the term. Which one of the following
substances is not classically addicting? - correct answer ✔✔marijuana
it is virtually impossible to die of an overdose of: - correct answer ✔✔cannabis
Which drug type speeds up signals passing through the central nervous system (CNS)? - correct
answer ✔✔stimulants
Which of the following drugs generates the greatest immediate sensual appeal? - correct
answer ✔✔cociane
According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which of the following drugs is
used on the greatest number of days during the prior year by past-year users? - correct answer
✔✔marijuana
