Exam 1: An Introduction to Drug Use and Abuse

According to Shiffman and Balabanis, both tobacco and alcohol share a role as _______ drugs that precedes most subsequent use of marijuana and cocaine.

A study of 9th and 10th grade male students found that for about ________ of those who used drugs, criminal behavior preceded use.

The relatively high rate of drug misuse among _____________ can be explained by availability.

The two extremes on the drug use continuum are nonuse and compulsive use.

Numerous definitions of drug abuse reflect __________, not scientific insight.

Explain the tripartite model Goldstein developed for considering the question of drugs and crime.

_________________ elevate mood-produce feelings of wellbeing-by stimulating the CNS .

Outside of social settings, the _____________ drug user abstains and thereby remains in control of his or her drug use.

Both alcohol and tobacco function as introductory drugs that may lead to the use of other psychoactive drugs.

The NSDUH survey collects drug use data __________.

National Survey on Drug Use and Health results are limited by ___________.

What are the three categories of drugs of abuse and how do they differ from one another?

The relationship between drugs and __________ has been consistently documented in both the popular press and in social scientific research

A drug can have at least three different names: chemical, generic, and trade.

The term ______________ rather than, for example, psychoactive or psychedelic , is a value-laden one.