Deck 11: Drug Use and Delinquency

Question 1

Higher levels of youth problem behaviors and delinquency are associated with drug use as well as drug selling. ​

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Many adolescents who frequently sell drugs and often commit property and violent crime are also members of gangs. ​

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Even if there are serious problems associated with the surveys of drug use by adolescents, these problems would not affect the measurement of change. ​

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Over time, the use and abuse of drugs has either remained steady or even decreased.

Question 5

Introverted people may use drugs as an escape from real or imagined feelings of inferiority. ​

Question 6

DARE is a program that informs children about the dangers of drug use. ​

Question 7

Adolescents who use and distribute small amounts of drugs usually distribute these drugs to strangers. ​

Question 8

As a general rule, drug abuse appears to be a type of delinquent behavior and not a cause of delinquency. ​

Question 9

A peer pressure approach to deciding to use drugs would be indicated by a weighing of the perceived benefits, including relation and greater creativity. ​

Question 10

As opposed to other drugs, recently, crack cocaine use has been increasing in recent years. ​

Question 11

It is generally safe to assume that the drug-related surveys are accurate. ​

Question 12

Alcohol-related deaths far outnumber deaths resulting from all other illegal drugs combined. ​

Question 13

There is no evidence that the accuracy of survey reporting may be affected by social and personal traits. ​

Question 14

When growing up in poverty and a disorganized urban environment is used as a reason for drug use it is called social disorganization. ​

Question 15

Persistent offenders generally originate from wealthier families. ​

Question 16

"Losers" refer to those heavy drug users who are of limited value to gangs. ​

Question 17

Border patrol is a strategy where overseas crops are destroyed and members of drug cartels are arrested. ​

Question 18

Studies have found that addicts suffer personality disorders characterized by a weak ego, a low frustration tolerance, and fantasies of omnipotence. ​

Question 19

According to the text, marijuana is not physically addicting.

Question 20

Cocaine is the most powerful natural stimulant.

Question 21

_____, 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. ​

A)Community-based programs
B)Educational programs
C)Mentor-Buddy programs
D)Source-Target programs

Question 22

_____ is the most widely abused anesthetic drug. ​

A)Phencyclidine (PCP)
B)Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
C)Amyl nitrite (Poppers)
D)Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

Question 23

The most recent NSDUH results show that _____ use is more common among male youths compared to their female counterparts. ​

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

Question 24

What is the main active ingredient in marijuana and hashish? ​

A)Opium
B)Tetrahydrocannabinol
C)Sodium bicarbonate
D)Amyl nitrite

Question 25

Enacted in 1992, the _____ Amendment requires states to enact and enforce laws restricting the sale of tobacco products to youths under the age of 18. ​

A)Franklin
B)Teslac
C)Synar
D)FDA

Question 26

According to the text, _____ produce short-term euphoria followed by a period of disorientation, slurred speech, and drowsiness. ​

A)barbiturates
B)anesthetic drugs
C)inhalants
D)hallucinogens

Question 27

When first isolated in 1860, _____ became a staple of patent medicines. ​

A)cocaine
B)marijuana
C)hashish
D)heroin

Question 28

According to the text, binge drinking is defined as ____. ​

A)having five or more alcoholic beverages on the same occasion on at least five different days in the past 30 days
B)having five or more alcoholic beverages on the same occasion at least once in the past 30 days
C)drinking to the extent of passing out at least once in the past 30 days
D)drinking to the extent of needing medical treatment

Question 29

It is generally believed that most drug users start at a young age using _____ as a gateway drug. ​

A)alcohol
B)marijuana
C)cocaine
D)inhalants

Question 30

Passed in 2009 in Missouri, legislation known as _____ represents one way to help reduce the dangers presented by drugs to children in the home.

A)Angelina's Law
B)Burke's Law
C)Peyton's Law
D)Hope's Law

Question 31

Which is not one of the major surveys reported in the text? ​

A)Pride
B)National Survey on Drug Use and Health
C)Monitoring the Future (MTF)
D)Uniform Crime Code

Question 32

Heroin is produced from _____. ​

A)an alkaloid derivative of the coca plant
B)dried leaves of the cannabis plant
C)combining speed and methamphetamine
D)opium poppy flowers

Question 33

Drinking and driving by teenagers results in approximately how many deaths per year? ​

A)5,000
B)7,500
C)800
D)200,000

Question 34

_____ therapy addresses a variety of family, peer, and psychological problems by focusing on problem solving and communication skills training. ​

A)Multisystemic
B)Behavioral
C)Socialization
D)Substance abuse

Question 35

_____ is defined as having five or more alcoholic drinks on the same occasion on at least five different days in the past 30 days. ​

A)Heavy drinking
B)Alcoholism
C)Binge drinking
D)Drastic drinking

Question 36

By the 12th grade, about _____ of American youth report that they have used illicit drugs. ​

A)27%
B)40%
C)57%
D)61%

Question 37

Attempting to eliminate the growth and manufacture of illegal drugs in parent countries is referred to as  ____. ​

A)fresh start strategies
B)drug control
C)source control
D)primary source control

Question 38

What are the results of ingesting heroin? ​

A)Euphoria, restlessness, and excitement
B)Hallucinations and drowsiness
C)Hallucinations and euphoria
D) Relief from fear and apprehension, elevation of the spirits ​

Question 39

A genetic basis for drug abuse is also supported by evidence showing that future substance abuse problems can be predicted by behavior exhibited as early as _____ years of age. ​

A)4
B)5
C)6
D)7

Question 40

The 2009 Monitoring the Future survey indicates that _____.

A)drug use among American adolescents continues to decline
B)drug use among American adolescents continues to increase
C)alcohol consumption among American youth has increased
D)cigarette smoking among American youth has increased

Question 41

About _____ of the teenage population distributes multiple substances and commits both property and violent crimes; many are gang members. ​

A)2%
B)3%
C)8%
D) 12% ​

Question 42

Those drug dealers who are associated with gangs but are of least value to them are called ______. ​

A)petty dealers
B)persistent dealers
C)losers
D)frequent dealers

Question 43

Efforts to minimize the harmful effects caused by drug use are known as _____. ​

Question 44

A substance that leads to use of more serious drugs is called a _____. ​

Question 45

A concentrated form of cannabis made from unadulterated resin from the female cannabis plant is called _____. ​

Question 46

Multisystemic therapy, which addresses a wide variety of family, peer, and psychological problems, is which type of drug control strategy? ​

A)Community
B)Education
C)Treatment
D)Harm reduction

Question 47

Drug abusers are also believed to exhibit psychopathic or sociopathic behavior characteristics, forming what is called a/an _____. ​

Question 48

Drug dealers who sell the majority of drugs in parks, schools, or other public places are called ______. ​

A)petty dealers
B)persistent dealers
C)losers
D)frequent dealers

Question 49

The 2009 Monitoring the Future survey reported that the use of _____ increased 42% from the previous year for 10th-grade students. ​

A) Ecstasy ​
B)OxyContin
C)cigarettes
D)alcohol

Question 50

Which drug seems to be the cause of marijuana and other drug abuse? ​

A)Alcohol
B)Methamphetamine
C)Cocaine
D)Heroin

Question 51

______ is a nonaddictive substance that satisfies the cravings caused by heroin. ​

Question 52

_____ programs reach out to some of the highest-risk youths by using local groups. ​

A)Social organization
B)Community-based
C)School achievement
D)Substance abuse

Question 53

Though less than 2% of respondents on national surveys reported using cocaine or heroin, they accounted for at least ____ of the crime. ​

A)40%
B)20%
C)10%
D)80%

Question 54

Drug dealers who sell mainly small amounts to friends are referred to as ______. ​

A)petty dealers
B)frequent dealers
C)persistent dealers
D)short-time dealers

Question 55

______ drugs are central nervous system depressants. ​

Question 56

_____ are insulated from the justice system because their activities rarely result in apprehension. ​

Question 57

Drugs that reduce anxiety and promote relaxation are known as ______. ​

Question 58

Destroying overseas crops and arresting members of drug cartels is referred to as ______. ​

A)source control
B)border control
C)targeting dealers
D)community strategy

Question 59

_____ are lab-created synthetics that are designed to get around existing drug laws. ​

Question 60

______ are natural or synthetic substances that produce vivid distortions of the senses without greatly disturbing consciousness. ​

Question 61

When an adolescent's use of drugs occurs because those he or she knows uses drugs, it is called _____. ​

Question 62

Drugs used by athletes and body builders to gain muscle bulk and strength are called _____. ​

Question 63

Discuss the trends indicated in the Monitoring the Future survey. Explain your view of the indicated trends.

Question 64

When drug use is just one of many problem behaviors, the patterns is called _____.

Question 65

Interdicting drugs, arresting drug dealers, and securing the border are examples of a _____ drug control strategy. ​

Question 66

Most drug abusers commit criminal acts ____ they begin using drugs. ​

Question 67

Discuss Delbert Elliott's research on the relationship between drug use/delinquency and developmental problems. ​

Question 68

What is harm reduction? Explain this approach. ​

Question 69

Discuss how peer pressure is a rationale for drug use.

Question 70

A poor family life including abuse, neglect, and harsh punishment as a reason to abuse drugs is identified as a ____ factor.

Question 71

Discuss teenage drug dealers who engage in other forms of criminality. ​

Question 72

Discuss source control as a drug control strategy. ​

Question 73

A drug abuser who frequently commits criminal acts is called a _____. ​

Question 74

Having five or more alcoholic beverages on the same occasion within the past 30 days is called _____.

Question 75

Explain the concept of persistent offenders. ​

Question 76

Explain social disorganization as a rationale for drug abuse.

Question 77

An elementary school program, _____ is publicized as providing students with the skill set to resist peer pressure to experiment with tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. ​

Question 78

What is Hope's Law? Discuss the history of Hope's Law. ​

Question 79

Discuss problem behavior syndrome as it relates to drug abuse. ​