Question 1

According to Moore and Gerstein, what are the three principle lessons of Prohibition? What are two additional important lessons?

Accepted Answer

According to Moore and Gerstein, the three principle lessons of Prohibition are:

1. Prohibition demonstrated the limitations of government power in enforcing moral legislation. Despite the passage of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages, the government struggled to effectively enforce these laws.

2. Prohibition highlighted the unintended consequences of well-intentioned policies. The ban on alcohol led to the rise of organized crime, bootlegging, and speakeasies, as well as an increase in public corruption and violence.

3. Prohibition revealed the importance of public opinion and social norms in shaping policy. The widespread disregard for the law and the continued demand for alcohol demonstrated the difficulty of imposing moral standards through legislation.

Two additional important lessons from Prohibition include:

1. The impact of economic factors on policy outcomes. Prohibition had significant economic repercussions, including the loss of tax revenue and the destabilization of industries related to alcohol production and distribution.

2. The role of cultural and demographic shifts in shaping policy changes. Prohibition reflected the influence of the temperance movement and changing attitudes towards alcohol consumption, as well as the tensions between urban and rural values in American society.

Question 2

A first-time, adult, drug offender is channeled through a drug court. This means that and the likelihood of effectiveness is that of other diversionary programs.

Accepted Answer

A)  the case may be adjudicated and sentencing withheld while the defendant is in treatment; less than 
B)  the case and sentencing may be adjudicated while the defendant is in treatment; less than 
C)  prosecution and adjudication may be deferred while the defendant enters treatment; equal to 
D)  prosecution and adjudication may be deferred while the defendant enters treatment; greater than 
A)  the case may be adjudicated and sentencing withheld while the defendant is in treatment; less than 
B)  the case and sentencing may be adjudicated while the defendant is in treatment; less than 
C)  prosecution and adjudication may be deferred while the defendant enters treatment; equal to 
D)  prosecution and adjudication may be deferred while the defendant enters treatment; greater than C

Question 3

What are the two laws that impede needle exchange programs? What evidence is there to support the use of needle and syringe exchange programs? What is your personal opinion on needle and syringe exchange programs?

Accepted Answer

The two laws that impede needle exchange programs are the federal ban on funding for needle exchange programs and state laws that restrict the distribution of needles and syringes.

There is substantial evidence to support the use of needle and syringe exchange programs. Numerous studies have shown that these programs effectively reduce the transmission of HIV and other blood-borne diseases among injection drug users. They also provide a gateway to other healthcare services and treatment for substance abuse.

In my personal opinion, needle and syringe exchange programs are a crucial harm reduction strategy that saves lives and reduces the spread of infectious diseases. These programs not only provide access to clean needles and syringes but also offer education, counseling, and referrals to other healthcare services. They are a compassionate and pragmatic approach to addressing the public health needs of injection drug users. I believe that these programs should be supported and expanded to reach more communities in need.

Question 4

Public policies regarding a substance are concerned with .

Accepted Answer

A)  the legality of producing, selling, and using a substance 
B)  the legality of producing, selling, and using a substance; limiting use of a substance; preventing misuse of a substance; enhancing revenues from taxes 
C)  limiting use and preventing misuse of a substance 
D)  enhancing revenue from taxes 
A)  the legality of producing, selling, and using a substance 
B)  the legality of producing, selling, and using a substance; limiting use of a substance; preventing misuse of a substance; enhancing revenues from taxes 
C)  limiting use and preventing misuse of a substance 
D)  enhancing revenue from taxes

Question 5

What are the factors on which the price elasticity of a drug depends? What is the relationship among taxes, consumption, and revenue?

Accepted Answer

The price elasticity of a drug depends o

Question 6

The Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914 was a .

Accepted Answer

A) registration act designed to restrict the distribution of narcotic drugs to pharmacists 
B) registration act designed to restrict the distribution of narcotic drugs to physicians 
C) labeling act designed to restrict the distribution of narcotic drugs to physicians and pharmacists 
D) labeling and registration act designed to restrict the distribution of narcotic drugs to physicians and pharmacists 
A) registration act designed to restrict the distribution of narcotic drugs to pharmacists 
B) registration act designed to restrict the distribution of narcotic drugs to physicians 
C) labeling act designed to restrict the distribution of narcotic drugs to physicians and pharmacists 
D) labeling and registration act designed to restrict the distribution of narcotic drugs to physicians and pharmacists

Question 7

Suppose you are a server at a restaurant/bar. Based on dramshop laws, which statement best describes how to perform your job to reduce your liability should a customer cause harm or injury to another after drinking alcohol at your establishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Check identification for possible underage customers 
B)  Avoid working during happy hour 
C)  Provide alcohol to visibly agitated customers who demand it in order to prevent them from causing injury to you or others 
D)  Check identification, cut off visibly intoxicated customers, and see that they get home safely 
A)  Check identification for possible underage customers 
B)  Avoid working during happy hour 
C)  Provide alcohol to visibly agitated customers who demand it in order to prevent them from causing injury to you or others 
D)  Check identification, cut off visibly intoxicated customers, and see that they get home safely

Question 8

A repeat drug offender is legally coerced to enter a therapeutic community TC). Based on current research, what do you think is likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The TC stands a good chance of effectively restructuring the immature, addictive-prone individual into a strong, self-reliant, drug-free person. 
B)  The TC stands a poor chance of effectively restructuring the immature, addictive-prone individual into a strong, self-reliant, drug-free person. 
C)  The individual will most likely remain an immature, addictive- prone person, as TCs that cater to legally coerced individuals are not very successful. 
D)  The individual will most likely return to drugs while staying at the TC, as legal coercion is not very effective and the oversight at TCs is generally poor. 
A)  The TC stands a good chance of effectively restructuring the immature, addictive-prone individual into a strong, self-reliant, drug-free person. 
B)  The TC stands a poor chance of effectively restructuring the immature, addictive-prone individual into a strong, self-reliant, drug-free person. 
C)  The individual will most likely remain an immature, addictive- prone person, as TCs that cater to legally coerced individuals are not very successful. 
D)  The individual will most likely return to drugs while staying at the TC, as legal coercion is not very effective and the oversight at TCs is generally poor.

Question 9

Suppose you are on your city council and have elected to approve a syringe exchange program in your city. The state in which your city lies has a prescription law. Your decision is .

Accepted Answer

A)  tolerated but illegal 
B)  illegal 
C)  legal 
D)  legal but intolerable 
A)  tolerated but illegal 
B)  illegal 
C)  legal 
D)  legal but intolerable

Question 10

The divisions between problem and nonproblem use of drugs is largely .

Accepted Answer

A)  pharmacological 
B)  physiological 
C)  historical 
D)  economic 
A)  pharmacological 
B)  physiological 
C)  historical 
D)  economic

Question 11

The consumption of alcohol during Prohibition decreased, according to these reliable indicators.

Accepted Answer

A)  Acute alcohol overdose fatalities, liver cirrhosis, alcoholic psychosis 
B)  Liver cirrhosis, automobile fatalities, alcoholic psychosis 
C)  Acute alcohol overdose fatalities, hospital admissions for liver cirrhosis, alcoholic psychosis 
D)  Liver cirrhosis, acute alcohol overdose fatalities, hospital admissions for alcoholic psychosis 
A)  Acute alcohol overdose fatalities, liver cirrhosis, alcoholic psychosis 
B)  Liver cirrhosis, automobile fatalities, alcoholic psychosis 
C)  Acute alcohol overdose fatalities, hospital admissions for liver cirrhosis, alcoholic psychosis 
D)  Liver cirrhosis, acute alcohol overdose fatalities, hospital admissions for alcoholic psychosis

Question 12

Which statement would you say is most accurate based on the research by Benson and Rasmussen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The war on drugs cannot be won. 
B)  The United States is winning its war on drugs. 
C)  More addicts are receiving needed treatment due to the war on drugs. 
D)  Due to the high volume of prisoners, the per-person cost of imprisoning drug offenders has decreased since Nixon declared a war on drugs in 1971. 
A)  The war on drugs cannot be won. 
B)  The United States is winning its war on drugs. 
C)  More addicts are receiving needed treatment due to the war on drugs. 
D)  Due to the high volume of prisoners, the per-person cost of imprisoning drug offenders has decreased since Nixon declared a war on drugs in 1971.

Question 13

Which statement is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Blue laws regarding early closing on Sundays result in higher sales. 
B) Lower drinking ages are associated with increased rates of automobile crashes among young people. 
C) Areas using monopoly distribution show lower levels of consumption and alcohol-related health problems than areas using private competition 
D) When a legally intoxicated person attempts to drive an automobile, a crime is committed. 
A) Blue laws regarding early closing on Sundays result in higher sales. 
B) Lower drinking ages are associated with increased rates of automobile crashes among young people. 
C) Areas using monopoly distribution show lower levels of consumption and alcohol-related health problems than areas using private competition 
D) When a legally intoxicated person attempts to drive an automobile, a crime is committed.

Question 14

What are some expected benefits of the legalization of currently illegal drugs? What are some potential problems? Briefly explain why you are in favor of or against legalization.

Accepted Answer

Expected benefits of the legalization of

Question 15

Why might a serious student of public policy be discouraged by using law enforcement as the best effort to reduce illegal drug use?

Accepted Answer

A)  A serious student of public policy would be encouraged by local, state, and federal law enforcement programs due to their fragmentation. 
B)  Law enforcement among local, state, and federal programs can cohesively manage drug abuse prevention programs. 
C)  The war analogy may be appropriate for large drug cartels but not for the prevention of drug abuse by the nation's children. 
D)  The war on drugs is simply a continuation of the Harrison Act with less funding for drug abuse prevention. 
A)  A serious student of public policy would be encouraged by local, state, and federal law enforcement programs due to their fragmentation. 
B)  Law enforcement among local, state, and federal programs can cohesively manage drug abuse prevention programs. 
C)  The war analogy may be appropriate for large drug cartels but not for the prevention of drug abuse by the nation's children. 
D)  The war on drugs is simply a continuation of the Harrison Act with less funding for drug abuse prevention.

Question 16

A young adult is arrested for possession of five grams of crack in California. It is her first offense as an adult. She was convicted once on a drug charge as a juvenile. What would you say is most likely to happen to her?

Accepted Answer

A)  She will automatically be sentenced to five years of prison. 
B)  She will receive treatment, as first- and second time offenders in California are mandated to do. 
C)  She will be imprisoned without treatment, as California does not require treatment for drug-related offenses. 
D)  She will most likely serve a short period of time in prison and be released on probation, as California is experiencing a severe crisis of prison overcrowding. 
A)  She will automatically be sentenced to five years of prison. 
B)  She will receive treatment, as first- and second time offenders in California are mandated to do. 
C)  She will be imprisoned without treatment, as California does not require treatment for drug-related offenses. 
D)  She will most likely serve a short period of time in prison and be released on probation, as California is experiencing a severe crisis of prison overcrowding.

Question 17

A young adult is arrested for attempted burglary not in California). It is his first offense for that, but he had been arrested several times as a juvenile for possession of small quantities of heroin. It is discovered that he attempted the burglary to get money to buy heroin. What would you recommend?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imprisonment to the full extent of the law with no possibility for probation, as there should be zero tolerance for his drug-related crime 
B)  Treatment for acute psychosis, as he never would have committed the burglary if heroin had not damaged his rational thinking ability 
C)  Imprisonment for the burglary and treatment for the heroin addiction, with the possibility for probation 
D)  A stern warning but not imprisonment for the attempted burglary and treatment for the heroin addiction 
A)  Imprisonment to the full extent of the law with no possibility for probation, as there should be zero tolerance for his drug-related crime 
B)  Treatment for acute psychosis, as he never would have committed the burglary if heroin had not damaged his rational thinking ability 
C)  Imprisonment for the burglary and treatment for the heroin addiction, with the possibility for probation 
D)  A stern warning but not imprisonment for the attempted burglary and treatment for the heroin addiction

Question 18

What are some of the dangers associated with forfeiture laws? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

Forfeiture laws can pose several dangers

Question 19

Based on Cook's research, you might say that when the tax on liquor increases, consumption and serious alcohol-related health problems .

Accepted Answer

A)  increases; increase 
B)  decreases; decrease 
C)  increases; decrease 
D)  decreases; increase 
A)  increases; increase 
B)  decreases; decrease 
C)  increases; decrease 
D)  decreases; increase

Question 20

What would you say is the biggest threat to the general welfare of U.S. citizens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cocaine, because of the violent crime and corruption associated with the large drug cartels and governments of the countries in which cocaine is produced 
B)  Alcohol, because half of all people committing violent crimes are under its influence at the time of the crime 
C)  Marijuana, because it is the most used illegal drug 
D)  Tobacco, because it kills more people every year than all other drugs combined and yet is subsidized by the government 
A)  Cocaine, because of the violent crime and corruption associated with the large drug cartels and governments of the countries in which cocaine is produced 
B)  Alcohol, because half of all people committing violent crimes are under its influence at the time of the crime 
C)  Marijuana, because it is the most used illegal drug 
D)  Tobacco, because it kills more people every year than all other drugs combined and yet is subsidized by the government

According to Moore and Gerstein, what are the three principle lessons of Prohibition? What are two additional important lessons?

A first-time, adult, drug offender is channeled through a drug court. This means that and the likelihood of effectiveness is that of other diversionary programs.

What are the two laws that impede needle exchange programs? What evidence is there to support the use of needle and syringe exchange programs? What is your personal opinion on needle and syringe exchange programs?

Public policies regarding a substance are concerned with .

What are the factors on which the price elasticity of a drug depends? What is the relationship among taxes, consumption, and revenue?

The Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914 was a .

Suppose you are a server at a restaurant/bar. Based on dramshop laws, which statement best describes how to perform your job to reduce your liability should a customer cause harm or injury to another after drinking alcohol at your establishment?

A repeat drug offender is legally coerced to enter a therapeutic community TC). Based on current research, what do you think is likely to occur?

Suppose you are on your city council and have elected to approve a syringe exchange program in your city. The state in which your city lies has a prescription law. Your decision is .

The divisions between problem and nonproblem use of drugs is largely .

The consumption of alcohol during Prohibition decreased, according to these reliable indicators.

Which statement would you say is most accurate based on the research by Benson and Rasmussen?

Which statement is false?

What are some expected benefits of the legalization of currently illegal drugs? What are some potential problems? Briefly explain why you are in favor of or against legalization.

Why might a serious student of public policy be discouraged by using law enforcement as the best effort to reduce illegal drug use?

A young adult is arrested for possession of five grams of crack in California. It is her first offense as an adult. She was convicted once on a drug charge as a juvenile. What would you say is most likely to happen to her?

What are some of the dangers associated with forfeiture laws? Give an example.

Based on Cook's research, you might say that when the tax on liquor increases, consumption and serious alcohol-related health problems .

What would you say is the biggest threat to the general welfare of U.S. citizens?

Definitions and Epidemiology of Substance Use, Abuse, and Disorders

The Etiology of Addiction

The Brain Biology of Drug Abuse and Addiction

The Physiological and Behavioral Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Screening, Diagnosis, Assessment, and Referral

Treatment the System of Care

Preventing Alcohol and Drug Problems

Treating Substance-Abusing Youth

Family Systems and Chemical Dependency

Ethnicity, Culture, and Substance Use Disorders

Substance Abuse Treatment With Sexual Minorities

Substance Use Disorders and Co-Occurring Disabilities

Alcohol and Drug Misuse and Abuse in Late Life

Gender, Substance Use, and Substance Use Disorders

Chemical Dependency Current Issues and Future Prospects

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Exam 8: Regulating Drugs and Their Consequences

According to Moore and Gerstein, what are the three principle lessons of Prohibition? What are two additional important lessons?

A first-time, adult, drug offender is channeled through a drug court. This means that and the likelihood of effectiveness is that of other diversionary programs.

What are the two laws that impede needle exchange programs? What evidence is there to support the use of needle and syringe exchange programs? What is your personal opinion on needle and syringe exchange programs?

Public policies regarding a substance are concerned with .

What are the factors on which the price elasticity of a drug depends? What is the relationship among taxes, consumption, and revenue?

The Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914 was a .

Suppose you are a server at a restaurant/bar. Based on dramshop laws, which statement best describes how to perform your job to reduce your liability should a customer cause harm or injury to another after drinking alcohol at your establishment?

A repeat drug offender is legally coerced to enter a therapeutic community TC). Based on current research, what do you think is likely to occur?

Suppose you are on your city council and have elected to approve a syringe exchange program in your city. The state in which your city lies has a prescription law. Your decision is .

The divisions between problem and nonproblem use of drugs is largely .

The consumption of alcohol during Prohibition decreased, according to these reliable indicators.

Which statement would you say is most accurate based on the research by Benson and Rasmussen?

Which statement is false?

What are some expected benefits of the legalization of currently illegal drugs? What are some potential problems? Briefly explain why you are in favor of or against legalization.

Why might a serious student of public policy be discouraged by using law enforcement as the best effort to reduce illegal drug use?

A young adult is arrested for possession of five grams of crack in California. It is her first offense as an adult. She was convicted once on a drug charge as a juvenile. What would you say is most likely to happen to her?

What are some of the dangers associated with forfeiture laws? Give an example.

Based on Cook's research, you might say that when the tax on liquor increases, consumption and serious alcohol-related health problems .

What would you say is the biggest threat to the general welfare of U.S. citizens?

Definitions and Epidemiology of Substance Use, Abuse, and Disorders

The Etiology of Addiction

The Brain Biology of Drug Abuse and Addiction

The Physiological and Behavioral Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Screening, Diagnosis, Assessment, and Referral

Treatment the System of Care

Preventing Alcohol and Drug Problems

Treating Substance-Abusing Youth

Family Systems and Chemical Dependency

Ethnicity, Culture, and Substance Use Disorders

Substance Abuse Treatment With Sexual Minorities

Substance Use Disorders and Co-Occurring Disabilities

Alcohol and Drug Misuse and Abuse in Late Life

Gender, Substance Use, and Substance Use Disorders

Chemical Dependency Current Issues and Future Prospects

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