Deck 1: Psychology of Alcohol and Other Drugs

Question 1

Which of the following drug types is classified as having medical use and high potential for abuse?

A)Schedule I
B)Schedule II
C)Schedule III
D)Schedule IV
E)Schedule V

Answer 1

C
Schedule III

Question 2

The creation of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in 1930 was aimed at:

A)controlling marijuana
B)controlling narcotics
C)controlling cocaine
D)all of the above

Answer 2

D
all of the above

Question 3

The National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) was created by the:

A)Centers for Disease Control
B)Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
C)Drug Enforcement Agency
D)Harrison Act

Answer 3

B
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970

Question 4

Which of the following would not be considered a drug as it is defined in the text?

A)Heroin
B)Tobacco
C)Alcohol
D)Soda

Question 5

For the purpose of this book, all chemical substances will be considered as 'drugs' if they are__________ ___________ for social and recreational purposes to __________ mood and conscious states, opposed to medicinal use such as treatment of physical and psychological disorders.

A)involuntarily consumed, alter
B)voluntarily consumed, maintain
C)voluntarily consumed, alter
D)involuntarily consumed, maintain

Question 6

In colonial America, prevalence of alcohol use was:

A)considered a wide spread social problem for the society of that era
B)commonplace and used for medicinal purposes as well as a beverage
C)tolerated at certain functions and events but not a generally accepted activity
D)only used for medicinal purposes

Question 7

The history of drug attitudes and policies from early years of the nation to the present involved a struggle among three types of values, ___________, ____________ and ___________.

A)conservative, medicinal, criminal
B)libertarian, medicinal, criminal
C)libertarian, medicinal, political
D)conservative, medicinal, religious

Question 8

Which of the following drugs was considered harmless, not additive, and used as an anesthetic during the civil war?

A)tobacco
B)opiate
C)marijuana
D)morphine

Question 9

The view that drug addiction was a ___________ led to campaigns for _________ ____________ rather than ____________.

A)disease, drug treatment, incarceration
B)disorder, mental treatment, incarceration
C)disorder, mental treatment, medication
D)disease, drug treatment, medication

Question 10

Which of the following organizations was not part of the organized efforts against alcohol in the 19^th century?

A)United Anti-Alcohol Coalition
B)Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
C)Anti-Saloon League
D)American Temperance Society

Question 11

During the 1930's, marijuana was increasingly depicted as _________ and was ___________ classified as a _______________.

A)evil, correctly, amphetamine
B)evil, incorrectly, benzodiazepine
C)evil, correctly, narcotic
D)evil, incorrectly, narcotic

Question 12

The earliest U. S. federal law controlling drugs was the:

A)Pure Food and Drug Act
B)Anti-Drug Abuse Act
C)Harrison Narcotics Act
D)Marijuana Stamp Tax Act

Question 13

After the end of World War II, drug problems:

A)increased
B)decreased
C)remained about the same
D)were unpredictable

Question 14

According to Szasz a renowned psychiatrist and critic of social policies restricting choice, he suggested that alcohol and tobacco in American society are regarded as ________ as opposed to drugs originating from foreign countries because alcohol and tobacco are so _______________ in _____________ and ___________ ___________ cultures.

A)bad, uncommon, Puritan, English-Speaking
B)bad, well-ingrained, European, Native-Speaking
C)good, uncommon, Christian, English-Speaking
D)good, well-ingrained, Christian, English-Speaking

Question 15

Heroin use by many American soldiers during the Vietnam war was:

A)low, but increased after they came home
B)high, and continued after they returned to the U.S.
C)high but dropped when they returned to the U.S.
D)high, and led to other drugs upon return to the U.S.

Question 16

The reduced use of heroin by soldiers after the Vietnam War can be explained by:

A)returning to their former lives reduced the psychological need for heroin
B)unavailability of pure or high-grade heroin in the U.S.
C)both a & b
D)None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following drugs was portrayed to the public as "the killer drug" during the 1930's?

A)opium
B)alcohol
C)marijuana
D)tobacco

Question 18

In regards to the Harrison Narcotic Act, how did the federal government circumvent the doctrine that States held the right to make laws for themselves?

A)exercising its power to override state laws
B)exercising its power to raise tax revenues
C)exercising its power to eliminate all foreign trade
D)exercising its power to revise the Harrison and Narcotic Act that was passed in 1914

Question 19

Opium:

A)was a problem in 19^th century China and England
B)use is seen as a remedy for lethargy
C)is a central nervous system stimulant
D)has no useful medical applications

Question 20

From early 1700's- mid 1800's alcohol generated _________ societal disruption as the nation changed from an ___________ ___________ to an __________ ___________ society.

A)greater, agrarian society, urban industrial
B)greater, urban society, urban industrial
C)fewer, urban culture, agrarian cultured
D)greater, urban industrial, agrarian society

Question 21

Methamphetamines are:

A)more potent than amphetamines
B)available only by prescription
C)predictable in its impact on behavior
D)all of the above

Question 22

The prescription drug, Rohypnol®, is

A)Used for the treatment of drowsiness
B)Known on the street as "roofies"
C)Often taken to intensify highs produced by cocaine
D)Used to reverse anterograde amnesia

Question 23

Marijuana or cannabis:

A)has a history of medical use
B)was first used by Mexican migrant workers
C)was perceived to lead to violent behavior
D)all of the above