Question 1

Young people's drinking habits reflect those of their friends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What percentage of 16-24 year olds have used one or more illicit drugs in their lifetime?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.4 
B) 0.2 
C) 0.1 
A) 0.4 
B) 0.2 
C) 0.1 A

Question 3

In what year was cannabis cultivation banned in Britain?

Accepted Answer

A) 1903 
B) 1939 
C) 1964 
A) 1903 
B) 1939 
C) 1964 C

Question 4

What are the two main ways of categorising drugs?

Accepted Answer

A) a pharmacological approach 
B) a legal approach 
C) a moral approach 
A) a pharmacological approach 
B) a legal approach 
C) a moral approach

Question 5

Why did the Police Foundation's report (2000) classify alcohol alongside cocaine and heroin in terms of harmfulness?

Accepted Answer

A) because it is so easily available 
B) because it ranked high on their framework of physical and social harm 
C) because of binge drinking 
A) because it is so easily available 
B) because it ranked high on their framework of physical and social harm 
C) because of binge drinking

Question 6

Why is the measurement of police effectiveness based on the seizure of illegal drugs problematic?

Accepted Answer

A) because only a small proportion is ever seized 
B) it is impossible to know what proportion is seized 
C) the police target the low level smugglers 
A) because only a small proportion is ever seized 
B) it is impossible to know what proportion is seized 
C) the police target the low level smugglers

Question 7

What have successive Governments done about alcohol misuse?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What have successive Governments done about alcohol...

Question 8

Since 1996 which drugs have seen a decrease in reported use?

Accepted Answer

A) cocaine 
B) LSD 
C) cannabis 
A) cocaine 
B) LSD 
C) cannabis

Question 9

When did the acceptance of freely available opium-based products begin to change?

Accepted Answer

A) towards the end of the nineteenth century 
B) throughout the twentieth century 
C) during the 1960s 
A) towards the end of the nineteenth century 
B) throughout the twentieth century 
C) during the 1960s

Question 10

Alcohol causes crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following could be an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Offering to supply another person with a controlled drug 
B) Asking where drugs can be bought 
C) Allowing premises to be used for the consumption of certain controlled drugs 
A) Offering to supply another person with a controlled drug 
B) Asking where drugs can be bought 
C) Allowing premises to be used for the consumption of certain controlled drugs

Question 12

Drug use causes crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are the three general phases in drugs policy according to Bennett and Holloway (2005)?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the three general phases in...

Question 14

According to a report by the UK Drugs Policy Commission (Reuter and Stevens, 2007 which European country has the highest estimated lifetime prevalence of cannabis use?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) The Netherlands 
C) England and Wales 
A) France 
B) The Netherlands 
C) England and Wales

Question 15

What is the cost of alcohol misuse in Britain?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the cost of alcohol misuse...

Question 16

What are said to be the signs of addiction to a particular drug?

Accepted Answer

A) an increased tolerance for a particular drug 
B) signs of physical or psychological dependence 
C) experience of withdrawal following cessation of use 
A) an increased tolerance for a particular drug 
B) signs of physical or psychological dependence 
C) experience of withdrawal following cessation of use

Question 17

It is illegal to sell alcohol to a 16 year old in a pub.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In terms of drug use, what is the 'normalisation thesis'?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In terms of drug use, what is...

Question 19

Most of those arrested by the police are 'problem drug users'.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Drugs and Alcohol

Young people's drinking habits reflect those of their friends.

What percentage of 16-24 year olds have used one or more illicit drugs in their lifetime?

In what year was cannabis cultivation banned in Britain?

What are the two main ways of categorising drugs?

Why did the Police Foundation's report (2000) classify alcohol alongside cocaine and heroin in terms of harmfulness?

Why is the measurement of police effectiveness based on the seizure of illegal drugs problematic?

What have successive Governments done about alcohol misuse?

Since 1996 which drugs have seen a decrease in reported use?

When did the acceptance of freely available opium-based products begin to change?

Alcohol causes crime.

Which of the following could be an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act?

Drug use causes crime.

What are the three general phases in drugs policy according to Bennett and Holloway (2005)?

According to a report by the UK Drugs Policy Commission (Reuter and Stevens, 2007 which European country has the highest estimated lifetime prevalence of cannabis use?

What is the cost of alcohol misuse in Britain?

What are said to be the signs of addiction to a particular drug?

It is illegal to sell alcohol to a 16 year old in a pub.

In terms of drug use, what is the 'normalisation thesis'?

Most of those arrested by the police are 'problem drug users'.

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