Deck 10: Substance Abuse Crimes

Question 1

According to Black's Law Dictionary, ___________________ is defined as a "state of chronic or periodic intoxication detrimental to the individual and to society, produced by the repeated consumption of a drug, natural or synthetic."

A) societal abuse
B) drug abuse
C) drug control
D) drug interdiction

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In 1919 the ________________ Amendment to the constitution prohibited the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors" within the county along with the importation or exportation of alcohol. That amendment was later repealed by the ____________________ Amendment in 1933.

A) Seventeenth; Twenty-first
B) Eighteenth; Twenty-first
C) Eighteenth; Twentieth
D) Fifteenth; Twenty-second

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Possession of controlled substances may be either:

A) permanent or temporary
B) actual or temporary
C) temporary or constructive
D) actual or constructive

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The possession of any item, product, or material that could be used to violate the controlled substance statutes of a particular jurisdiction is the offense of possession of:

A) the works
B) controlled substance precursors
C) precursor items
D) paraphernalia

Question 5

This crime involves the illegal manufacture of, sale of, or dealing in controlled substances:

A) possession of controlled substances
B) slinging of controlled substances
C) drug trafficking
D) selling drugs to minors

Question 6

The most frequently used illicit drug is:

A) methamphetamine
B) Ecstasy
C) marijuana
D) cocaine

Question 7

Two of the club drugs most often seen in incidences of date rape are:

A) Ecstasy and GHB
B) alcohol and GHB
C) alcohol and Ecstasy
D) GHB and methamphetamines

Question 8

In the 2001 case of ________________________, the Supreme Court ruled that even with the possibility that a substance abuser could endanger her fetus, if the woman does not consent or the officials do not have a warrant, a drug test is an unconstitutional search and seizure.

A) Ashcroft v. Ferguson
B) Ferguson v. Montgomery
C) Ferguson v. Charleston
D) Ashcroft v. Charleston

Question 9

____________________ is based on a diversion and treatment approach to substance abusers begun in 1989 in Miami, Florida. It is supervised by a sitting judge and is an intensive, community-based treatment, rehabilitation, and supervision program for drug defendants.

A) Adult community supervision
B) Adult probation
C) Drug court
D) Substance abuse felony supervision

Question 10

In 1996 California passed Proposition 215, which legalized the use of marijuana by seriously ill persons with a physician's prescription; however, this remains a federal offense. In a case that went to the Supreme Court for interpretation, the petitioners argued unsuccessfully that the use should be allowed because of the ____________________ defense.

A) duress
B) coercion
C) entrapment
D) necessity

Question 11

As discussed in the textbook, ____________ possession means that a person has physical control over the drug(s) in question.

A) Controlled
B) Not controlled
C) Constructive
D) Actual

Question 12

_________ constitute an alternative to traditional prosecution in criminal courts, and most nonviolent defendants arrested on drug possession charges are funneled into these courts where available.

A) Drug abuse courts
B) Drug rehabilitation courts
C) Drug possession courts
D) Drug courts

Question 13

What is the name of the statutes passed in New York with two purposes in mind: (1) to frighten drug users and drug dealers into quitting, and (2) to curb drug-related crimes?

A) New York Drug Reform Act
B) Anti-Drug Abuse Act
C) Drug Reform laws
D) Rockefeller laws

Question 14

Which of the following is one of the criticisms to the war on drugs?

A) It is very expensive, costing billions of dollars
B) It results in discriminatory treatment towards White people
C) The government has not put enough effort into making it work
D) It is not resulting in enough incarcerations

Question 15

As stated in your textbook, what is considered to be one of the most widespread criminal problems in the world?

A) Drug trafficking
B) Drug abuse
C) Gang violence
D) Human trafficking

Question 16

As discussed in the textbook, ____________ possession occurs when a person has the power to possess a controlled substance

A) Not controlled
B) Controlled
C) Actual
D) Constructive

Question 17

Which state was the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use?

A) Washington
B) Colorado
C) California
D) Idaho

Question 18

What type of possession refers to a juvenile in actual possession of alcohol (or other drugs)?

A) Actual possession
B) Constructive possession
C) Minor in possession
D) Controlled possession

Question 19

Which of the following ways have drugs been known to be brought into a country?

A) Inside concrete fencing posts
B) Inside packages with fruit on top
C) Inside dead fish
D) All of the above

Question 20

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) describe prescription drug abuse as a(n):

A) Issue
B) Panic
C) Epidemic
D) Abomination

Question 21

Of the arrests for drug sales and possession, reported by the FBI in 2014, what percentage of those were for drug possession?

A) 83.1%
B) 84.3%
C) 85.7%
D) 88.2%

Question 22

Which of the following drugs is often called the date rape drug because it is odorless and colorless, and when slipped into a drink, can cause the victim to lose consciousness and usually have memory loss of subsequent acts?

A) GBB
B) HGB
C) GHB
D) BHG

Question 23

In 2014, over of male inmates and of female inmates in federal prisons were there for convictions of drug offenses.

A) 40%; 46%
B) 50%; 59%
C) 60%; 67%
D) 70%; 75%

Question 24

Which act, passed in 1988 directed the president to examine the extent and nature of the drug problem and to propose policies for dealing with it?

A) Anti-Drug Reform Act
B) Anti-Abuse Act
C) Anti-Drug Abuse Reform Act
D) Anti-Drug Abuse Act

Question 25

An analysis of 58,000 drug convictions won by local prosecutors in the Houston, Texas area revealed that what percent involved defendants who had less than a gram of a drug in their possession?

A) 57%
B) 67%
C) 77%
D) 87%

Question 26

With regard to controlled substances, what kinds of activities may the government regulate, and how does it accomplish these regulations?

Question 27

Describe the nature and extent of drug abuse in America.

Question 28

Describe the relationship between abuse or use of controlled substances and crime.

Question 29

Discuss the problems associated with attempting to penalize a mother for using drugs while she is pregnant, and describe the different approaches taken by different jurisdictions to address the problem.

Question 30

Give a brief history of the U.S. war on drugs, and discuss its success.

Question 31

Explain the impact of drugs on the criminal justice system.

Question 32

What are the criticisms towards the War on Drugs?

Question 33

Define drug paraphernalia. How do jurisdictions criminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia?

Question 34

What are drug courts? How are they structured, what is their purpose, and are they effective?

Question 35

What is drug trafficking? Explain how the federal government has addressed this issue.

Question 36

Describe the effect of drug abuse on the American criminal justice system.

Question 37

Discuss how the government has established restrictions on the illegal sale of prescription drugs?

Question 38

Discuss some of the economic costs of drug abuse.

Question 39

How have club drugs changed the illegal drug scene?

Question 40

Do you think that all states should legalize marijuana? Support your answer with arguments from the text.