Exam 10: Drug Use and Delinquency

Research shows that biological children of alcoholics raised by non-alcoholic adoptive parents more often develop alcohol problems than the natural children of adoptive parents.

___________________, although not physically addicting, long-term use of these drugs can lead to liver ailments, tumors, kidney problems, and sexual dysfunction.

A great effort has been made to cut off supplies of drugs by destroying overseas crops and arresting members of drug cartels. This approach is known as:

_____________________ is defined as having five or more alcoholic beverages on the same occasion at least one in the past thirty days.

The main active ingredient in marijuana is:

The most recent report from the National Institute of Justice's Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring found that:

According to the text, heroin is the most dangerous commonly used drug for both adults and juveniles

Methedrine is the most widely used and most dangerous ___________________.

Volatile liquids that give off a vapor and produce short-term excitement and euphoria followed by a period of disorientation, are known as:

Research on adolescent drug users in Miami found drinking with an adult present can be a significant precursor of substance abuse and delinquency.

All South American nations have agreed to coordinate drug trafficking efforts with the United States.

Compare and contrast the education, community, and treatment strategies in reducing teenage substance abuse.

Which of the following is the most powerful natural stimulant?

The association between delinquency and drug use has been established in a variety of cultures.

________________________, a joint investigation of federal law enforcement agencies in the United States and Canada, was put in place to track down the suppliers.

The ______________________________ treatment technique developed by Henggeler, addresses a variety of family, peer, and psychological problems.

An evaluation of the _________________________________, which features ads showing the dangers of marijuana use, reported that 41 percent of students in grades seven to twelve "agree a lot" that the ads made them less likely to try or use drugs.

________________________therapy involves getting users to associate drugs with unpleasant sensations, such as nausea.

According to the National Youth Survey, there is little if any association between drug use and social class.

The _________________ approach has been adopted so rapidly since its founding in 1983 that it is now taught in almost 80 percent of school districts in the United States.