Deck 37: The Relationship Between Drugs and Crime

Question 1

GHB will cause seizures when used concurrently with

A)alcohol.
B)methamphetamine.
C)marijuana.
D)protease inhibitors.

Answer 1

methamphetamine.

Question 2

The ketamine sold by illicit drug dealers

A)is usually manufactured in small "mom-and-pop" laboratories.
B)is usually manufactured by large cartels in Superlabs.
C)is usually diverted from legal veterinary supply companies.
D)usually has a slightly different chemical structure than the pharmaceutical form of the same compound.

Answer 2

is usually diverted from legal veterinary supply companies.

Question 3

There are an estimated members of the phenethylamine family of compounds.

A)250
B)400
C)180
D)610

Answer 3

250

Question 4

According to your text, there are known analogs of the MDMA molecule.

A)650
B)375
C)184
D)78

Question 5

The addition of one or more molecules to the molecular chain of an existing drug produces

A)a toxin.
B)a new compound that is less potent than the original drug.
C)a compound that binds at different receptor sites than the original drug.
D)an analog of the original compound.

Question 6

Your text suggests that approximately of any cocaine samples tested in the United States contained an adulterant that can cause a disease called agranulocytosis.

A)one-half
B)one-quarter
C)one-third
D)two-thirds

Question 7

The coca leaves needed to produce a kilogram of cocaine, which can sell for as much as in the United States when packaged for sale to individual users, can cost as little as $300.

A)$10,000
B)$500,000
C)$100,000
D)$250,000

Question 8

Juvenile delinquency, which has long been thought to be a result of illicit drug use, usually

A)develops at the same age that illicit drug use does.
B)typically precedes the development of illicit drug use.
C)does not appear to be related to illicit drug use at all.
D)develops after the initiation of illicit drug use.

Question 9

The person who is perhaps most responsible for shaping drug control policy in the United States was

A)Ronald Reagan
B)Harry Anslinger
C)Dorothea Dix
D)Margaret Floy Washburn

Question 10

Before a compound can be classified as illegal,

A)the Food and Drug Administration must consider its medicinal value.
B)chemists must tease out the exact chemical structure of that compound to allow the exact compound to be outlawed.
C)it must have caused at least one death, either from overdose or from its toxic effects.
D)the distribution network must be identified as involving at least one group that is not made up of licensed pharmacologists or chemists.

Question 11

Globally, an estimated million farmers are economically dependent on the production of illegal substances on a full-time basis.

A)1
B)10
C)4
D)17

Question 12

Approximately % of sexual assaults are carried out by men who have ingested alcohol prior to the assault.

A)20
B)30
C)50
D)70

Question 13

Elliott (1992) suggested that both criminal behavior and chemical use

A)decline in the power of cultural restraints.
B)are a reaction to the strict enforcement of social restraints.
C)are a way to assert independence in the face of strict social constraints.
D)reflect a common genetic predisposition.

Question 14

The compound known as "fry" is

A)a mixture of amphetamines and cocaine for smoking.
B)a mixture of amphetamine and marijuana, which counteracts the harsh side effects of the amphetamine.
C)phencyclidine sprinkled onto a regular cigarette for smoking.
D)marijuana soaked in formaldehyde, then laced with PCP for smoking.

Question 15

Pharmacological violence is

A)inhibited by the drugs of abuse.
B)drug-induced violent behavior.
C)an example of how drugs are blamed for the individual's behavior.
D)a criminal activity committed to support the cost of one's addiction.

Question 16

There are at least 200 compounds in the tryptamine family of drugs, which have a chemical structure similar to the neurotransmitter

A)gamma-aminobutyric acid.
B)acetylcholine.
C)dopamine.
D)serotonin.

Question 17

One known analog of the amphetamine molecule is , of which there are over 180 additional analogs!

A)PCP
B)MDMA
C)ketamine (special K)
D)K-2

Question 18

As a result of the process of adulteration that takes place at each step in the production process, the $90 paid to the farmer for a kilogram of raw opium is multiplied by a factor of by the time the narcotic produced from that opium is marketed on the street.

A)500
B)1,000
C)1,600
D)10

Question 19

All it takes to make a "new" drug from an existing compound is the removal or addition of

A)a single molecule.
B)a hydroxyl chain.
C)an adulterant.
D)carbon atoms to the core structure.

Question 20

Adulterants are added to illicit drugs to

A)lower costs for the producer.
B)increase profits for the distributor.
C)maintain constant drug purity levels.
D)make the adulterated drugs less attractive to rival drug dealers who might attempt to steal them.

Question 21

Abuse of cocaine and the amphetamine compounds can lead to behaviors that are excellent examples of systemic violence.

Question 22

The least likely scenario in the world of illicit drugs is that of finding drugs that have been adulterated in some way.

Question 23

At dosage levels above 1,000 mg, the effects of dextromethorphan are very similar to those of PCP.

Question 24

The efforts to interdict supplies of illicit drugs around the world in the last part of the 20th century have resulted in an increase in the availability of illicit drugs in the past decade.

Question 25

Discuss how the national prohibition against certain compounds has resulted in the manufacture of criminals.

Question 26

Discuss how common the practice of drug adulteration is and how it is done with various drugs of abuse.

Question 27

Discuss the connection between SUDs and partner-associated violence.

Question 28

Name and describe the three categories of substance-related violence.

Question 29

There are over 250 over-the-counter cough and cold remedies that contain dextromethorphan.

Question 30

Describe how the development of "designer" drugs can allow illegal drug producers to stay ahead of current drug laws.