Exam 2: Drug Use: Yesterday and Today

Marijuana was used as an all-purpose medicine in the 1800s.

is a slang expression used to describe a saloon operating without a license during Prohibition.

Model cements, lighter fluids, and lacquer thinner are examples of .

How does heroin available on the street today compare with what was available 30 years ago?

The 1950s was the era of .

Archaeological evidence suggests that was used as early as 6400 B.C.

Who introduced the smoking of opium to the United States?

In ancient times, various plants were used primarily within religious or contexts.

Which country had the highest national use of opium in the mid-1800s?

Which of the following drugs was not introduced to Europe from the Americas?

were used in the 1930s to treat depression.

"Huffing" is a slang term used to describe smoking hashish.

As a result of the first Opium War, the British received rights to the port of .

Briefly describe the five schedules of controlled substances determined by the Controlled Substances Act.Give one example of a drug classified in each schedule.

The Pure Food and Drug Act .

was used in Asia Minor around 5000 B.C.and was known as a "joy plant."

A major thrust of the early Federal Bureau of Narcotics was its attempt to eradicate the use of .

In some parts of the United States, fatalities from the use of fentanyl now exceed fatalities from the use of heroin.

Outline key provisions of the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

is a hallucinogenic, historically used by the Mazatec Indians in Mexico, that has seen a recent problematic rise in use in the United States