Exam 1: An Introduction to Drug Use and Abuse

Barbiturates are the most frequently used depressants.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that ____________ dependence is the most common substance use disorder in the United States and tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

Alcohol abuse is the most common substance abuse disorder in the U.S.

The most frequently used hallucinogens are _________ _____ ; both are produced chemically, and neither has a legitimate medical use.

Drunk driving is reputed to be the direct cause of __________ deaths in the United States annually.

The use of psychoactive chemicals can objectively be labeled drug abuse when the user becomes _______________.

According to Vaillant, no matter their class origin, most people who use narcotics have a greater tendency than their socioeconomic peers to be __________

A ___________ drug user's life often revolves around obtaining, maintaining, and using a supply of drugs.

What is the drug use continuum and how can it help understand patterns of drug use?

____________ offenses are the result of a response to the intoxicating effects of a drug.

The most frequently used illegal stimulant is __________.

The word drug is derived from the fourteenth century French word drogue , meaning __________.

The hallucinogen, peyote, may be lawfully used in some religious ceremonies.

The use of psychoactive chemicals, licit or illicit, can objectively be labeled drug addiction only when the user becomes dysfunctional as a consequence.

By 2014, about one in ________ adolescents were current smokers.

__________________ is defined as "a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences" .

Explain the author's statement that "how society defines drug abuse determines how society responds to drug use."

The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 __________ the murder rate in the United States.

Explain differences in drug use measurement between NSDUH and the MTF.

MDMA is also known as ____________.