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This course explores the multifaceted concepts of health and wellness, focusing on the physical, mental, emotional, and social dimensions that contribute to overall well-being. Students will examine lifestyle choices, nutrition, fitness, stress management, and disease prevention, as well as the impact of cultural, environmental, and psychological factors on health. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based strategies for adopting and maintaining healthy habits, critical analysis of health information and trends, and the development of personal wellness plans to enhance quality of life.

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Drugs Society and Human Behavior 16th Edition by Hart

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Chapter 1: Drug Use: An Overview

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Q1) One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that "the effect of any psychoactive drug depends on ___________________."

A)the individual's history and expectations

B)its legal status

C)the user's diet

D)the user's unique brain chemistry

Answer: A

Q2) relationship to

A)alcohol use.

B)perceived availability of marijuana.

C)perceived risk of harm in using marijuana.

D)the nation's economy.

Answer: C

Q3) It appears that the highest rates of use of alcohol,marijuana,and other illicit drugs in the United States occurred from about 1979-1980.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

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Chapter 2: Drug Use As a Social Problem

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Q1) Those who are diagnosed with a personality disorder,such as antisocial personality disorder,

A)have an increased likelihood of also having a substance use disorder.

B)are neither more nor less likely to have a substance use disorder.

C)are actually less likely to be dependent on a substance.

D)are often given stimulant drugs as a treatment for the personality disorder.

Answer: A

Q2) About how many arrests are made in the U.S.each year for drug-law violations?

A)1,500,000

B)200,000

C)50,000

D)5,000

Answer: A

Q3) The Drug Abuse Warning Network

A)is a system of free public-service announcements.

B)is a voluntary organization for teachers and police officers.

C)monitors drug-related medical emergencies.

D)monitors arrest rates for various drug-law violations.

Answer: C

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Chapter 3: Drug Policy

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Q1) The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that it is legal to use urine tests to screen students in public high schools for drug use

A)only if there is evidence that the individual student has used drugs.

B)only with the parents' permission.

C)only after the student has been in a treatment program.

D)if they are involved in extracurricular activities.

Answer: D

Q2) The 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act required drug manufacturers to prove that their drugs were an effective treatment for some diseases.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

Q3) The Harrison Act of 1914 made it illegal to possess or use heroin or marijuana. A)True

B)False

Answer: False

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Chapter 4: The Nervous System

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Q1) Neural centers controlling vomiting and respiration are found in the A)brainstem.

B)frontal lobe.

C)cerebellum.

D)pituitary gland.

Q2) Which chemical pathway appears to be important both in some types of psychotic behavior and in the reinforcing properties of various drugs?

A)acetylcholine pathway from the nucleus basalis

B)serotonin pathway from the raphe nuclei

C)mesolimbic dopamine pathway

D)glutamate pathway

Q3) ______________ results from a loss of myelin wrappings.

A)Parkinson's disease

B)Multiple sclerosis

C)Schizophrenia

D)Alzheimer's disease

Q4) What are the steps involved in the life cycle of a neurotransmitter?

Q5) Describe the structure of a neuron.

Q6) The actions of drugs on neurotransmitter systems can be divided into two main types.What are they?

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Chapter 5: The Actions of Drugs

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Q1) The safety margin for a particular drug is based on the idea that

A)toxic doses will typically be larger than therapeutic doses.

B)most drugs cause toxicity problems only when combined with other drugs.

C)we need to determine an LD50 using human volunteers.

D)we should only prescribe drugs that are not toxic even at high doses.

Q2) For many psychoactive drugs,such as nicotine and cocaine,the fastest way to get an effect is by inhaling the drug's vapors.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The story of the Michigan police officer who ate marijuana-laced brownies and then called 911,is a good illustration of which basic psychopharmacology fact?

A)Drug laws only apply to those outside of law enforcement.

B)Marijuana produces paranoia in the majority of users.

C)The oral route of administration produces the fastest onset of effects.

D)Different routes of administration can producing markedly different drug effects.

Q4) Marijuana and heroin are both considered to be opioid drugs.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 6: Stimulants

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Q1) When laboratory animals are given unlimited opportunities to self-administer cocaine injection

A)most eventually become bored with it and stop taking it.

B)they become completely tolerant to it and it loses its effect.

C)they only inject enough to keep themselves awake.

D)they will readily self-administer it.

Q2) Illicit cocaine comes to the U.S.primarily from

A)Southeast Asia.

B)Afghanistan.

C)South America.

D)Africa.

Q3) ,which is

A)also called "rock" or "crack."

B)a form of ecstasy (MDMA).

C)too stable to be smoked.

D)usually contaminated with strychnine.

Q4) Use of cocaine during pregnancy has been clearly linked to many kinds of birth defects and mental retardation.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 7: Depressants and Inhalants

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Q1) Animal self-administration experiments and studies of drug choice among humans indicate that

A)benzodiazepines have no dependence liability.

B)rats and people are very different in the drugs they choose to self-administer.

C)short-acting barbiturates are more likely to lead to dependence than any of the benzodiazepines.

D)all of the benzodiazepines have high dependence liability.

Q2) One of the most dangerous acute effects of taking depressants in combination with alcohol is

A)the "cheese reaction".

B)respiratory depression.

C)seizures.

D)slurred speech.

Q3) Sedative-hypnotic agents bind to which receptors in the brain?

A)glutamate

B)GHB

C)serotonin

D)GABA

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Chapter 8: Medication for Mental Disorders

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Q1) The fastest,and probably the most effective,treatment for severe cases of depression is

A)imipramine (Tofranil).

B)paroxetine (Paxil).

C)electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

D)psychotherapy.

Q2) A recent study of the long-term effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs found that A)atypicals are much more effective than the conventional drugs.

B)these drugs are very effective for over 90 percent of schizophrenic patients.

C)there is tolerance to the beneficial effects and doses must be increased after six weeks.

D)three-fourths of the patients stopped taking their medication within 18 months.

Q3) Explain the danger associated with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors.

Q4) Phenothiazines and neuroleptics were terms used to describe the early forms of A)antipsychotics.

B)shock therapy.

C)antidepressants.

D)anticonvulsants.

Q5) Distinguish between Bipolar I Disorder and schizophrenia.

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Chapter 9: Alcohol

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Q1) Americans drink most of their alcohol in the form of A)beer.

B)wine.

C)schnapps and "coolers."

D)whiskey,vodka,and gin.

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) In a typical person,intoxication to the point of staggering and greatly impaired sensory perception occurs at about what BAC?

A)0.05 percent

B)0.10 percent

C)0.25 percent

D)0.40 percent

Q4) Discuss the 18^th Amendment prohibiting alcohol sales in the U.S.Approximately when was national prohibition in effect? Describe some of the beliefs that led to the passage of prohibition,some of its effects,and some reasons leading to its repeal.

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Chapter 10: Tobacco

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Q1) One recent fad in tobacco use has been

A)tobacco lozenges.

B)nicotine soap.

C)hookahs (water pipes).

D)snorting powdered nicotine.

Q2) The biggest health concern for users of smokeless tobacco has been

A)cancer of the mouth,pharynx,and esophagus.

B)high blood pressure.

C)lung cancer.

D)liver disease.

Q3) In July 2011,the nicotine vaccine NicVax was

A)approved by the FDA.

B)found to be more addictive than nicotine.

C)found to be no better than placebo.

D)None of the above.

Q4) In 1993,the Environmental Protection Agency declared that

A)sidestream smoke is lower in nitrosamines.

B)secondhand smoke is a known carcinogen that increases lung cancer risk.

C)smoking would be banned in all federal facilities.

D)cigarette smoking might be a cause of heart disease.

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Chapter 11: Caffeine

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Q1) In 1909,the FDA seized some Coca-Cola syrup and filed charges against the company partly because

A)the syrup contained cocaine.

B)the syrup formula was secret.

C)of the toxins in kola nuts.

D)the syrup contained caffeine.

Q2) Drinking 5 or more cups of coffee per day

A)actually reduces the rate of heart attacks.

B)slightly increases the risk of a heart attack.

C)doubles the risk of a heart attack.

D)increases heart attack risk only in smokers.

Q3) The legend of the discovery of coffee relates to

A)an Aztec warrior preparing for battle.

B)a volcano roasting the beans.

C)Kaldi and his dancing goats.

D)Romans seeking a cure for hangovers.

Q4) There are no consistent documented withdrawal symptoms from caffeine.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Explain the effects that caffeine has on the central nervous system.

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Q1) Describe the three major uses for aspirin and aspirin-like products,such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen.

Q2) The FDA was given additional authority over dietary supplements in 2006 to set up

A)random safety checks.

B)requirements for effectiveness.

C)limits on television advertising.

D)an "Adverse Events Reporting" process.

Q3) If you buy a bottle of St.John's wort 300 mg tablets,each tablet will contain 300 mg

A)of the active chemical ingredient in St.John's wort.

B)of plant material from St.John's wort with variable active ingredients.

C)total tablet weight,with an unknown amount of plant material or ingredients.

D)of plant material with a known concentration of the active ingredient.

Q4) Aspirin was initially a brand name for Bayer's acetylsalicylic acid.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Describe the recent history and current status of OTC weight control products.

Q6) Describe the typical kinds of ingredients included in OTC cold remedies,and explain what each is for.

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Chapter 13: Opioids

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Q1) Siegel and his colleagues have shown in animal studies that tolerance to opioids

A)is due to reduced absorption of the drug.

B)is not very great.

C)occurs after only a single exposure.

D)is partly due to conditioned responses.

Q2) The Opium War of 1839-1842 resulted,among other things,in

A)the Chinese being allowed to continue to ship opium to India.

B)American ships being prevented from trading with China for many years.

C)the destruction of all poppy fields in Turkey.

D)the island of Hong Kong becoming a British possession.

Q3) Which of these opioids is about 100 times as potent as morphine?

A)codeine

B)methadone

C)pentazocine

D)fentanyl

Q4) The most popular prescription opioids are hydrocodone and oxycodone.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Describe how both positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement contribute to the development of addiction on opioid drugs.

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Chapter 14: Hallucinogens

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Q1) One major grouping of hallucinogens typically allows the user to remain in some touch with the real world and to remember much of what he or she experienced.This group of drugs was referred to as the A)narcotics.

B)entactogens.

C)psychotomimetics.

D)phantastica.

Q2) Which of the following hallucinogens has NOT received recent scientific interest as a psychotherapeutic agent?

A)LSD

B)psilocybin

C)MDMA

D)PCP

Q3) LSD was synthesized from alkaloids derived from A)banana skins.

B)mushrooms.

C)ergot fungus.

D)toad skins.

Q4) Distinguish between the phantastica and the deliriants,and give some examples of each.

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Chapter 15: Marijuana

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Q1) Hashish refers to

A)low-grade marijuana made from leaves.

B)a mixture of marijuana and opium.

C)pure cannabis resin.

D)any smokable form of cannabis.

Q2) In a study of heart rate changes following smoked marijuana with 4 percent THC or 20 mg oral THC

A)the heart rate increased much more after oral THC.

B)the peak effects were similar,but smoking produced a faster onset of effects.

C)smoked THC increased heart rate,but oral THC had no effect.

D)heart rates remained elevated for up to three days after smoking marijuana.

Q3) Discuss three of the five effects that marijuana smoking has on cognitive performance in infrequent users directly after administration.

Q4) The current shift in the U.S.public's attitude towards marijuana laws is probably partly related to which of the following?

A)Increasing evidence that marijuana is relatively innocuous.

B)Increased use of marijuana among young people.

C)A desire to spend federal funds more wisely and gain tax revenue.

D)A andC.

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Chapter 16: Performance-Enhancing Drugs

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Q1) Use of substances to enhance performance in athletic competition has been traced back to ancient Egyptians,early Greeks,and the Aztecs.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Which of the following stimulant drugs have been used as performance enhancers in athletic competitions?

A)strychnine

B)cocaine

C)caffeine

D)all of the above

Q3) One widely-used legal dietary supplement that has been shown to increase strength is

A)ginseng.

B)taurine.

C)creatine.

D)high fructose corn syrup.

Q4) Besides amphetamine,what other stimulant drugs have been or are being used by athletes to improve performance? Describe the current status of each of these.

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Chapter 17: Preventing Substance Abuse

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Q1) Drug use and abuse is a relatively recent development in our society.

A)True

B)False

Q2) In the public health model,programs designed to reach people who have started using some substances and to prevent them from abusing these substances or moving to more dangerous substances,would be classified as A)motivational.

B)educational.

C)secondary prevention.

D)triage.

Q3) Project ALERT and Life Skills Training were included as examples of A)programs that work.

B)values clarification programs.

C)knowledge-attitudes-behavior approaches.

D)ineffective and outdated approaches.

Q4) Teaching parenting skills and doing family interaction exercises are components of effective parent and family prevention programs.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 18: Treating Substance Use Disorders

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Q1) CBT may be ineffective for long-term methamphetamine users because of the many cognitive deficits caused by the drug.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Prevention of withdrawal symptoms using medications would be considered part of the ____________ process.

A)detoxification

B)relapse prevention

C)punishment

D)maintenance

Q3) Giving the user rewards for drug-free urine samples

A)doesn't work very well.

B)is a form of contingency management.

C)is a common technique in 12-step programs.

D)is based on the "stages of change" model.

Q4) Moderate doses of dronabinol can be used to reduce the symptoms associated with marijuana withdrawal.

A)True

B)False

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