Drugs, Alcohol & Behavior - PSY 4325
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Which of the following is NOT a general principle of psychoactive drug use? -
✔✔Recreational substane use is always bad
Approximately what percent of American college students can be considered current
users of alcohol? - ✔✔70%
Which of the following is thought to influence substance use? - ✔✔All of the above
When did alcohol and illicit drug use peak in the United States? - ✔✔Around 1980
Which of the following is a drawback of using survey questionnaires to determine rates
of substance use among students? - ✔✔Both B and C
Which of the following statements is the most true? - ✔✔Definitions of "substance use
disorders" are frequently challenged and updated
Which of the following are a common reason to use a substance? - ✔✔All of the above
The "Gateway Hypothesis" is challenged by the notion of: - ✔✔Heterotypic continuity
Believing that religion is important and frequently attending religious services is
__________ marijuana use by adolescents. - ✔✔A protective factor for
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,Compared to young adults without a college degree, young adults with a college
degree are _______ likely to drink alcohol and ____________ likely to use tobacco. -
✔✔more, less
"Intoxication" is an example of ___________ toxicity whereas as a drug overdose is an
example of _______________ toxicity. - ✔✔behavioral, physiological
DAWN collects data on drug-related emergency room visits as well as ______________.
- ✔✔drug-related deaths
The phenomenon in which repeated exposure to the same dose of the drug results in a
lesser effect is called: - ✔✔Tolerance
Behavioral dependence, indicated by high rate of drug use, craving for the drug, and a
tendency to relapse after stopping use is referred to as: - ✔✔Psychological dependence
Which of the following drugs have the highest dependence potential in the first year of
use? - ✔✔Cocaine
Although there are broad views of substance dependence, a biopsychosocial
perspective suggests dependence is related to: - ✔✔All of the above
One drug that is widely accepted as contributing to crimes and violence is: - ✔✔Alcohol
According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the four ways that drug use
may cause crime? - ✔✔All drugs cause immoral behavior that leads to crime.
Which of the following concerns lead to drug regulations? - ✔✔All of the above
About how many arrests are made each year in the United States for violations of drug
laws? - ✔✔More than 1,500,000
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, Current federal approaches to drug regulation in the U.S. can be traced to three pieces
of legislation passed between 1906 and 1919. Which of the following are NOT one of
these pieces? - ✔✔1917 Anti-Drug Act
Which of the following substances was illegal in the U.S. in 1900? - ✔✔None of the
above
Which of the following is NOT one the three phases of clinical investigation for FDA
approval? - ✔✔Drug administration to a few thousand healthy individuals to test for
drug side effects
What is the average time spent by companies in clinical trials for pharmaceutical drugs?
- ✔✔About seven years
Which of the following are the criteria for a Schedule 1 drug? - ✔✔High potential for
abuse, no currently acceptable medical use in treatment in the U.S., lack of accepted
safety for use under medical supervisi
Which of the following is currently a Schedule 1 drug? - ✔✔Marijuana
Of the following types of drug testing methods, which can detect drug use for the
longest period of time following substance use? - ✔✔Hair test
If 4% of those tested actually use methamphetamine, and the test has a 5% false-positive
rate, then a positive result: - ✔✔Is most likely an error
The most recently reported budget from the National Drug Control Strategy to enforce
drugs was approximately what amount? - ✔✔$26 billion
About what percent of the Department of Homeland Security's budget is allocated to
drug control efforts? - ✔✔20%
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TTU Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Which of the following is NOT a general principle of psychoactive drug use? -
✔✔Recreational substane use is always bad
Approximately what percent of American college students can be considered current
users of alcohol? - ✔✔70%
Which of the following is thought to influence substance use? - ✔✔All of the above
When did alcohol and illicit drug use peak in the United States? - ✔✔Around 1980
Which of the following is a drawback of using survey questionnaires to determine rates
of substance use among students? - ✔✔Both B and C
Which of the following statements is the most true? - ✔✔Definitions of "substance use
disorders" are frequently challenged and updated
Which of the following are a common reason to use a substance? - ✔✔All of the above
The "Gateway Hypothesis" is challenged by the notion of: - ✔✔Heterotypic continuity
Believing that religion is important and frequently attending religious services is
__________ marijuana use by adolescents. - ✔✔A protective factor for
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,Compared to young adults without a college degree, young adults with a college
degree are _______ likely to drink alcohol and ____________ likely to use tobacco. -
✔✔more, less
"Intoxication" is an example of ___________ toxicity whereas as a drug overdose is an
example of _______________ toxicity. - ✔✔behavioral, physiological
DAWN collects data on drug-related emergency room visits as well as ______________.
- ✔✔drug-related deaths
The phenomenon in which repeated exposure to the same dose of the drug results in a
lesser effect is called: - ✔✔Tolerance
Behavioral dependence, indicated by high rate of drug use, craving for the drug, and a
tendency to relapse after stopping use is referred to as: - ✔✔Psychological dependence
Which of the following drugs have the highest dependence potential in the first year of
use? - ✔✔Cocaine
Although there are broad views of substance dependence, a biopsychosocial
perspective suggests dependence is related to: - ✔✔All of the above
One drug that is widely accepted as contributing to crimes and violence is: - ✔✔Alcohol
According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the four ways that drug use
may cause crime? - ✔✔All drugs cause immoral behavior that leads to crime.
Which of the following concerns lead to drug regulations? - ✔✔All of the above
About how many arrests are made each year in the United States for violations of drug
laws? - ✔✔More than 1,500,000
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, Current federal approaches to drug regulation in the U.S. can be traced to three pieces
of legislation passed between 1906 and 1919. Which of the following are NOT one of
these pieces? - ✔✔1917 Anti-Drug Act
Which of the following substances was illegal in the U.S. in 1900? - ✔✔None of the
above
Which of the following is NOT one the three phases of clinical investigation for FDA
approval? - ✔✔Drug administration to a few thousand healthy individuals to test for
drug side effects
What is the average time spent by companies in clinical trials for pharmaceutical drugs?
- ✔✔About seven years
Which of the following are the criteria for a Schedule 1 drug? - ✔✔High potential for
abuse, no currently acceptable medical use in treatment in the U.S., lack of accepted
safety for use under medical supervisi
Which of the following is currently a Schedule 1 drug? - ✔✔Marijuana
Of the following types of drug testing methods, which can detect drug use for the
longest period of time following substance use? - ✔✔Hair test
If 4% of those tested actually use methamphetamine, and the test has a 5% false-positive
rate, then a positive result: - ✔✔Is most likely an error
The most recently reported budget from the National Drug Control Strategy to enforce
drugs was approximately what amount? - ✔✔$26 billion
About what percent of the Department of Homeland Security's budget is allocated to
drug control efforts? - ✔✔20%
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