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Course Introduction
This course explores the complex relationship between drugs, individuals, and society, examining how legal and illegal substances impact health, behavior, and culture. Students will analyze the roles of historical context, public policy, social norms, and economic factors in shaping attitudes toward drug use and the regulation of drugs. The course covers topics such as drug classification, addiction and treatment, the influence of the pharmaceutical industry, and the consequences of drug enforcement and criminalization. Through interdisciplinary discussion and critical analysis, students will gain a deeper understanding of the social issues surrounding drug use and the approaches societies take to manage them.
Recommended Textbook Drugs Society and Human Behavior 16th Edition by Hart
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Chapter 1: Drug Use: An Overview
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Q1) It is obviously important for us to monitor which illicit drugs are widely used and whether their use is increasing or decreasing.Describe the most important sources of information we have about drug use in the United States and the major limitations of that kind of information.
Answer: The Monitoring the Future study (large annual survey conducted in schools)and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (household survey).Limitations are possible sample bias (those most at risk are less likely to be sampled),and uncertainty about the honesty of people's responses.Bonus: in spite of these limitations,year-by-year comparisons are useful for spotting increases or decreases.
Q2) An example of a longitudinal study of drug use would be
A)surveying high-school seniors every year.
B)following each individual throughout the entire day.
C)sampling drug use from different parts of the country.
D)following the same group of people at intervals over several months or years.
Answer: D
Q3) There are some drugs that we should just define as being bad drugs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Drug Use As a Social Problem
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Q1) Physical dependence is often defined by the appearance of withdrawal symptoms when the drug is stopped.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The text lists three concerns that led to the adoption of the first U.S.laws regulating what we now call controlled substances.Which of these was NOT one of the three?
A)high profits for drug sellers
B)toxicity
C)dependence
D)association of drug use with crime
Answer: A
Q3) The term "laissez-faire" refers to the tendency of news media to sensationalize drug problems.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Drug Policy
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Q1) The Marijuana Tax Act was passed in A)1874.
B)1906. C)1937.
D)1978.
Answer: C
Q2) Before the FDA approves an IND for human testing of a new drug, A)several hundred volunteers have been exposed to the drug. B)the drug has been tested in at least two species of nonhuman animals. C)the drug's effectiveness has been proven.
D)the drug must be marketed in another country.
Answer: B
Q3) Give a brief description of the Harrison Act of 1914,and discuss some of the issues that were brought up during debate and helped to pass this law.
Answer: It was a tax law,requiring physicians and pharmacists to register and pay an annual fee to dispense opioids or cocaine.Motivations for the law included 1)compliance with an international treaty to control opium,2)emotional appeals raising fears about cocaine use by blacks,and 3)concern about Chinese opium dens.
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Chapter 4: The Nervous System
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Q1) Neurotransmitter molecules are released into the small space between two neurons called the A)transporter.
B)synapse.
C)partition.
D)vesicle.
Q2) Suppose you wanted to prescribe a hypothetical drug that would have an overall excitatory effect on the nervous system.Which would you choose?
A)a glutamate metabolizer
B)a dopamine metabolizer
C)a GABA antagonist
D)a norepinephrine antagonist
Q3) The actions of drugs on neurotransmitter systems can be divided into two main types.What are they?
Q4) Parkinson's disease produces tremors and muscular rigidity because of damage to
A)acetylcholine neurons in the parasympathetic branch.
B)dopamine neurons in the nigrostriatal pathway.
C)norepinephrine neurons in the locus ceruleus.
D)the blood-brain barrier.
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Chapter 5: The Actions of Drugs
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Q1) A drug's generic name can only be used by one company.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of these is given its own classification category,due to its complex effects at different doses?
A)cocaine
B)marijuana
C)Abilify
D)caffeine
Q3) ,and coma to illustrate
A)how different drugs have different effects.
B)that different drug-related effects can have different thresholds.
C)the placebo effect.
D)the grapefruit-juice effect.
Q4) Because the effects of stimulants and depressants counteract each other,taking these drugs in combination does not produce intoxication.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Stimulants
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Q1) Cocaethylene
A)is a type of freebase cocaine that uses ether.
B)was one of the popular patent medicines sold around 1900.
C)is formed in the body when cocaine and alcohol are used together.
D)is a precursor for cocaine production.
Q2) Sigmund Freud was always opposed to the use of cocaine for treating psychiatric conditions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Inattention,hyperactivity,and impulsivity are characteristics of A)depression.
B)narcolepsy.
C)autism.
D)ADHD.
Q4) Explain the different preparations of cocaine and how they are used.
Q5) What did the 1914 Harrison Act do?
A)outlawed coca,cocaine,and opium
B)taxed importation and sale of coca,cocaine,and opium
C)taxed possession of marijuana
D)outlawed possession of heroin
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Chapter 7: Depressants and Inhalants
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Q1) Withdrawal from long-term use of sedative-hypnotic drugs is characterized by A)aching,high blood pressure,drowsiness.
B)anxiety,impaired concentration,insomnia,convulsions.
C)rapid mood swings.
D)minor discomfort,but no serious symptoms.
Q2) The majority of "huffers" (users of inhalants) are above age 25.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The usual recreational dose of GHB when taken alone is about
A)10-20 milligrams.
B)100 micrograms.
C)1-5 grams.
D)100-200 grams.
Q4) When barbiturates were the most popular sedative-hypnotics,low doses of the long-acting types were used as sleeping pills.
A)True
B)False
Q5) is a popular benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Medication for Mental Disorders
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Q1) ,are referred to as
A)conventional antipsychotics.
B)nouveau antipsychotics.
C)atypical antipsychotics.
D)postmodern antipsychotics.
Q2) Lithium was the first effective mood stabilizer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the arguments for and against prescriptive licensing for psychologists.
Q4) Tricyclic antidepressants work by
A)blocking acetylcholine receptors.
B)blocking D2 dopamine receptors.
C)inhibiting reuptake of norepinephrine,dopamine,and serotonin.
D)inhibiting metabolism of GABA.
Q5) Discuss the three factors that slowed the acceptance of lithium in the U.S.
Q6) The MAO inhibitors are considered to be atypical antipsychotics.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Distinguish between Bipolar I Disorder and schizophrenia.
Q8) Explain the danger associated with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors.
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Chapter 9: Alcohol
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Q1) Describe general patterns and trends in alcohol consumption in the U.S.About what proportion of adults are current drinkers? How is this affected by such factors as religion,ethnicity,and region of the country? How has per capita alcohol consumption changed in the past 30 years?
Q2) Scientific evidence supports both parts of Shakespeare's 400-year-old statement concerning alcohol and sex: "It provokes the desire,but it takes away the performance."
A)True
B)False
Q3) Many large commercial distilleries produce grain neutral spirits,which are
A)only used for mixing with gasoline.
B)95 percent pure alcohol,the basis for gin and vodka.
C)untaxed and sold as rubbing alcohol.
D)bourbon whiskey.
Q4) The total number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities per year in the U.S.
A)grows larger each year.
B)has declined from the peak year of 1980.
C)has remained fairly constant for the past 20 years.
D)was increasing each year until the legal BAC limit was lowered to 0.08.
Q5) Describe the alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
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Chapter 10: Tobacco
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Q1) Gum,patches,lozenges,and inhalers are all various forms of
A)nicotine replacement therapy.
B)an oral substitute for cigarettes.
C)nicotine delivery that have been shown to be ineffective.
D)nicotine antagonists.
Q2) Although there are concerns about smoking during pregnancy,the research studies have not consistently demonstrated any specific risks.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The major commercial species of tobacco is Nicotiana tobacum.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Tobacco use became popular in European culture because:
A)its pleasant taste and aroma were enticing.
B)it was associated with wealth and status.
C)it was easy to produce and obtain.
D)it was associated with Native American culture.
Q5) The most popular form of tobacco use in America before 1900 was cigar smoking.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Caffeine
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Q1) Theobroma,the genus name for the cacao tree,is Latin for A)food of the gods.
B)bitter root.
C)wake-up tree.
D)calm river.
Q2) Most regular brewed teas have about how much caffeine per cup?
A)150-170 mg (more than coffee)
B)40-60 mg (about half the amount in coffee)
C)10-15 mg
D)none
Q3) The most consistent withdrawal symptom after chronic caffeine use is A)headache.
B)drowsiness.
C)nervousness.
D)inability to sleep.
Q4) Describe how and why the American revolution changed consumption of tea and coffee in America and in England.
Q5) In 2009,Americans consumed more gallons of coffee than of soft drinks.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Dietary Supplements and Over-The-Counter Drugs
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Q1) is a dietary supplement that has some research support for its possible use in treating
A)impotence.
B)depression.
C)Parkinson's disease.
D)diabetes.
Q2) The U.S.market for over-the-counter drug products totals about
A)$180 billion.
B)$50 billion.
C)$18 billion.
D)$2 billion.
Q3) Why is it important for you as a consumer to know whether a product you find on the shelf in your pharmacy is being sold as an OTC drug or as a dietary supplement?
Q4) Cold viruses are usually transmitted
A)when you have become chilled.
B)when someone sneezes near you.
C)by being picked up on the hands and touching your eyes or nose.
D)through saliva.
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Q5) Describe the recent history and current status of OTC weight control products.
Chapter 13: Opioids
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Q1) occur as a result of heroin alone.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The two major active chemicals in opium are
A)morphine and codeine.
B)heroin and cocaine.
C)paregoric and laudanum.
D)meperidine and oxycodone.
Q3) The fact that animals with no history of opioid withdrawal will press a lever to self-administer low doses of intravenous morphine or heroin demonstrates the importance of ____________ in developing opioid addiction.
A)withdrawal symptoms
B)positive reinforcement
C)peer pressure
D)tolerance
Q4) One of the major issues facing physicians today is that patients are not taking enough prescription opioids to manage their pain.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Hallucinogens
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Q1) The psychological effect of LSD was first reported by
A)Dr.Sigmund Freud,a Viennese physician.
B)Albert Hofmann,the Swiss chemist who developed the drug.
C)Timothy Leary,a Harvard psychologist.
D)Saint Anthony.
Q2) The U.S.Army experimented with the use of LSD in the mid-twentieth century.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A close relative of LSD,d-lysergic acid amide,is found naturally in
A)morning glories and Hawaiian baby woodroses.
B)peyote cactus.
C)henbane.
D)opium poppies.
Q4) In rare cases,people who have used LSD experience similar symptoms weeks or months later.The common term for this has been
A)synesthesia.
B)flashbacks.
C)automatism.
D)semantic memory.
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Chapter 15: Marijuana
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Q1) Discuss three of the five effects that marijuana smoking has on cognitive performance in infrequent users directly after administration.
Q2) Explain the possible panic reaction related to marijuana and recommended methods to decrease such a reaction.
Q3) The primary active ingredient in marijuana is
A)delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
B)psilocybin.
C)phencyclidine.
D)muscimol.
Q4) Which of the following has NOT been found as an effect of regular marijuana use?
A)Decreased testosterone levels in men.
B)Decreased sperm counts in men.
C)Increased testosterone levels in men.
D)Increased heart rate in men and women.
Q5) Dronabinol,THC in a capsule,is legally available for prescription by physicians.
A)True
B)False
Q6) oral THC?
Q7) about the dangers of marijuana smoke.
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Chapter 16: Performance-Enhancing Drugs
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Q1) Laboratory studies of endurance on stationary bicycles have found that caffeine
A)can significantly improve work output at doses of 300-500 mg.
B)can double endurance at 80 mg,the amount in a can of Red Bull.
C)does not appear to improve performance.
D)does not work as well as it did in studies of marathon runners.
Q2) In the National Football League,use of both amphetamines and steroids by players was banned in 1971.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Some beta-2 agonists sold for treating asthma have been used by athletes as "nonsteroidal anabolic agents."
A)True
B)False
Q4) The origin of the word "dope" is derived from the Dutch word used in South Africa to refer to
A)a cheap brandy used to impair the performance of racing horses.
B)a cheap brandy used to improve the performance of racing horses.
C)a naturally-occurring opioid used to impair the performance of racing horses.
D)a naturally-occurring opioid used to improve the performance of racing horses.
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Chapter 17: Preventing Substance Abuse
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Q1) Teaching parenting skills and doing family interaction exercises are components of effective parent and family prevention programs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of these is NOT one of the Institute of Medicine's classifications for prevention programs?
A)affective prevention
B)universal prevention
C)selective prevention
D)indicated prevention
Q3) A 1984 review of prevention studies concluded that values clarification approaches were clearly effective in actually preventing future drug use.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Social Influence Model was first developed in a prison setting with former heroin users.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Treating Substance Use Disorders
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Q1) Although many medications have been tested for treating cocaine use disorder,most have shown little promise and none has yet been approved.The most promising results have been found with A)modafinil.
B)naltrexone.
C)buprenorphine.
D)acamprosate.
Q2) Before we can evaluate the success of a drug treatment program,we have to understand the program's
A)administrative structure.
B)training requirements.
C)goals.
D)theoretical approach.
Q3) and antagonist treatments are included in the __________ phase of treatment.
A)detoxification
B)relapse prevention
C)punishment
D)maintenance
Q4) What medications are used in treating people diagnosed with opioid use disorder,and how does each of these work?
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