Chat with AIExam 11: Drug Use and Delinquency
A substance that leads to use of more serious drugs is called a _____.
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VerifiedGateway drug
Explain the concept of persistent offenders.
(33) Verified-About two-thirds of substance-abusing youths continue to use drugs in adulthood, but about half desist from other criminal activities. Those who persist in both substance abuse and crime maintain these characteristics:
-They come from poor families.
-Other criminals are members of their families.
-They do poorly in school.
-They started using drugs and committing other delinquent acts at an early age.
-They use multiple types of drugs and commit crimes frequently.
-They have few opportunities in late adolescence to participate in legitimate and rewarding adult activities.
-Some evidence exists that these drug-using persisters have low nonverbal IQs and poor physical coordination. Nonetheless, there is little evidence to explain why some drug-abusing youths drop out of crime while others remain active.
Injecting a mixture of cocaine and heroin is called _____.
(36) VerifiedSpeedballing
It is generally believed that most drug users start at a young age using _____ as a gateway drug.
(32) _____ are lab-created synthetics that are designed to get around existing drug laws.
(40) There is no evidence that the accuracy of survey reporting may be affected by social and personal traits.
(34) ______are drugs of the barbiturate family that depress the central nervous system into a sleeplike condition.
(47) By the 12ᵗʰ grade, _____ percent of American youth report that they have "been drunk".
(28) A major effort to cut off supplies of drugs by destroying overseas crops and arresting members of drug cartels is known as _____.
(38) The 2009 Monitoring the Future survey indicates that _____.
(37) ______natural or synthetic substances that produce vivid distortions of the senses without greatly disturbing consciousness.
(27) James Inciardi and associates found that approximately _____ percent of youths who dealt crack were daily users.
(39) ????______ is a non-addictive substance that satisfies the cravings caused by heroin.
(40) What is the main active ingredient in marijuana and hashish?
(25) Drugs that reduce anxiety and promote relaxation are known as ______.
(42) _____, such as Project ALERT, have been shown to be successful in training middle- school youths to avoid recreational drugs and to resist peer pressure to use cigarettes and alcohol.
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