Drugs and Society Exam 1 Review – Key Concepts & Practice Questions
1.) The definition of the term drug that is central to this book is based on a substance's: - correct
answer ✔✔Psychoactive
2.) In all probability, the psych activity of drugs was discovered by humans when they: - correct
answer ✔✔Forged for food during the catholic era
3.) The chemical keys of the fit into and bind with the organic structures that control: - correct
answer ✔✔Cognitive functions
4.) With respect to drug effects, synergy is the_______ effect. - correct answer ✔✔Multiplier
5.) Pharmacologically, a drug "action" takes place at the: - correct answer ✔✔Molecular level
6.) During Prohibition (1920-1933), alcohol consumption in the United States: - correct answer
✔✔decreased
7.) We may divide the history of drug use worldwide into the natural era, the transformative
era, and the synthetic era. Which of the following was first used during the natural era? - correct
answer ✔✔opium
8.) Of the following, the drug that is taken the most sporadically, on a once-in-a-while basis, that
is, has the lowest "loyalty" rate, is: - correct answer ✔✔LSD
9.) According to records, researchers estimate that alcohol consumption was greatest in which
of the following historical eras? - correct answer ✔✔early 1800s
10.) Surveys indicate that: - correct answer ✔✔legal drug use is higher than illegal drug use
1.) The definition of the term drug that is central to this book is based on a substance's: - correct
answer ✔✔Psychoactive
2.) In all probability, the psych activity of drugs was discovered by humans when they: - correct
answer ✔✔Forged for food during the catholic era
3.) The chemical keys of the fit into and bind with the organic structures that control: - correct
answer ✔✔Cognitive functions
4.) With respect to drug effects, synergy is the_______ effect. - correct answer ✔✔Multiplier
5.) Pharmacologically, a drug "action" takes place at the: - correct answer ✔✔Molecular level
6.) During Prohibition (1920-1933), alcohol consumption in the United States: - correct answer
✔✔decreased
7.) We may divide the history of drug use worldwide into the natural era, the transformative
era, and the synthetic era. Which of the following was first used during the natural era? - correct
answer ✔✔opium
8.) Of the following, the drug that is taken the most sporadically, on a once-in-a-while basis, that
is, has the lowest "loyalty" rate, is: - correct answer ✔✔LSD
9.) According to records, researchers estimate that alcohol consumption was greatest in which
of the following historical eras? - correct answer ✔✔early 1800s
10.) Surveys indicate that: - correct answer ✔✔legal drug use is higher than illegal drug use
