Social Problems
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Course Introduction
This course explores the major social problems affecting contemporary societies, examining issues such as poverty, inequality, crime, discrimination, environmental degradation, and health disparities. Students will analyze the root causes and consequences of these problems through multiple sociological perspectives, while also considering the role of institutions, policies, and social movements in addressing them. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, evidence-based analysis, and the evaluation of proposed solutions at both local and global levels.
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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) to treat a painful injury.But after her injury heals,she takes the drug primarily to feel euphoria.Based on this information alone,what term would you use to describe her drug use?
A)drug dependence
B)deviant drug use
C)drug abuse
D)drug misuse
Answer: D
Q2) There are some drugs that we should just define as being bad drugs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Despite the limitations of survey questionnaires,they can be especially informative
A)if they are done year after year,because we can then look for changes over time.
B)about use among those who are not included in the survey.
C)about alcohol use,because it is not illegal.
D)about misuse of prescription drugs.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Drug Use As a Social Problem
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Q1) In an annual study done by the U.S.Justice Department,people arrested for various crimes are given urine tests to detect the presence of drugs.In 2012,about ____ percent of the adult male arrestees tested positive for at least one illicit drug.
A)100
B)between 60 and 80
C)0
D)between 10 and 30
Answer: B
Q2) The data suggest that marijuana use increases the likelihood of a person committing a violent crime.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Chronic drug effects refer to those that are due to prolonged exposure to the drug.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Drug Policy
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Q1) One example where the U.S.interest in international drug control has conflicted with national security issues is
A)opium growing in Afghanistan.
B)coca growing in Peru.
C)marijuana growing in China.
D)MDMA (ecstasy)smuggling in Europe.
Answer: A
Q2) From the 1920s to the 1970s,about 1 out of 1,000 Americans was in prison at any point in time.By 2008,due largely to changes in drug laws and drug enforcement,that rate
A)decreased to about 0.5 per 1,000.
B)increased to about 1.5 per 1,000.
C)doubled to about 2 per 1,000.
D)increased to about 5 per 1,000.
Answer: D
Q3) Precursors refers to substances like pseudoephedrine that can be chemically altered to make a controlled substance.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: The Nervous System
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Q1) Drugs can affect neurotransmitter systems in two main ways: either by altering the availability of the neurotransmitter in the synapse,or by
A)acting on the blood-brain barrier.
B)altering hormone levels.
C)acting directly on the receptors.
D)increasing blood pressure.
Q2) Parasympathetic and sympathetic refer to the two branches of the A)glia.
B)axon.
C)autonomic nervous system.
D)limbic system.
Q3) Newer local anesthetics are simple modifications of the cocaine molecule that do not pass the blood-brain barrier and thus do not produce cocaine-like feelings of euphoria.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In the neuron,neurotransmitters are stored in the myelin sheaths.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the structure of a neuron.
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Chapter 5: The Actions of Drugs
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Q1) 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.
Q2) In some cases,repeated use of a drug leads to pharmacodynamic tolerance,which is based on
A)altered liver function.
B)learning.
C)reduced sensitivity of neurons.
D)slower metabolism.
Q3) A drug's generic name can only be used by one company.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain why an experienced heroin user would most likely choose to smoke or inject the drug rather then taking it orally.Then explain why inexperienced users should initially be discouraged from these routes of administration.
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Chapter 6: Stimulants
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Q1) The use of cocaine by members of the general public in Europe was initially in the form of
A)coca powder.
B)pills.
C)drinks,such as coca wine.
D)cigarettes.
Q2) Explain the three consequences for the drug scene from the tightening of restrictions on amphetamines in the 1960s and 1970s.
Q3) 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
Q4) Use of cocaine during pregnancy has been clearly linked to many kinds of birth defects and mental retardation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain why the addiction potential of cocaine was unrecognized for many years.
Q6) Explain the different preparations of cocaine and how they are used.
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Chapter 7: Depressants and Inhalants
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Q1) is a Schedule I controlled substance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The CNS depressants include various prescription drugs referred to as A)GHBs.
B)sedative-hypnotics.
C)entheogens.
D)catecholamines.
Q3) Benzodiazepines replaced barbiturates primarily because they were believed to be safer.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When benzodiazepines bind to their receptor site,they A)release barbiturates.
B)block acetylcholine receptors.
C)reduce the membrane electrical potential.
D)enhance the inhibitory effects of GABA.
Q5) The majority of "huffers" (users of inhalants) are above age 25.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Medication for Mental Disorders
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Q1) What is the mechanism of action for typical antipsychotics?
A)block serotonin reuptake.
B)stimulate acetylcholine receptors.
C)increase brain levels of norepinephrine.
D)block D2 dopamine receptors.
Q2) A chronic psychotic condition with no known physical cause is likely to be diagnosed as schizophrenia.
A)True
B)False
Q3) 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.
Q4) The introduction of chlorpromazine in the U.S.in 1955 marked the last year in which A)the rate of imprisonment declined.
B)the major pharmaceutical companies reported net losses.
C)the population of mental hospitals increased.
D)schizophrenia was a major cause of suicide.
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Chapter 9: Alcohol
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Q1) In most commercial beers sold in the U.S.,the alcohol content is about A)80 proof.
B)20 percent.
C)8 percent.
D)4 percent.
Q2) Cirrhosis of the liver can result from drinking alcohol
A)within a few weeks.
B)in small amounts over several years.
C)containing higher amounts of congeners.
D)in large amounts (a pint of whiskey a day)for ten years or more.
Q3) The risk of fetal alcohol syndrome is much greater among women who are classified as problem drinkers,but still occurs in fewer than 10 percent of births in the problem-drinking group.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When alcohol is formed,other related substances are also formed,called A)nitrosamines.
B)congeners.
C)trace elements.
D)contaminants.
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Chapter 10: Tobacco
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Q1) People who switch to low tar and nicotine brand cigarettes
A)can avoid most of the health problems of cigarettes.
B)typically take more and deeper puffs and probably get no safety benefit.
C)actually generate more secondhand smoke.
D)still have some risk,but it is much lower than with regular cigarettes.
Q2) Although lung cancer is not common,about _______ percent of all lung cancers occur in smokers.
A)10
B)25
C)40
D)80
Q3) The most popular form of tobacco use in America before 1900 was cigar smoking.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Nicotine acts in the brain to first stimulate and then block several nicotinic subtypes of cholinergic receptor.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Caffeine
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Q1) In 2009,Americans consumed more gallons of coffee than of soft drinks.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Often people who drink too much alcohol attempt to "sober up" by drinking coffee.Several studies support the idea that caffeine
A)blocks alcohol's effect at GABA receptors.
B)lowers BAC by increasing urine output.
C)improves coordination and speed of reaction after drinking alcohol.
D)is likely to lead to increased arousal,but the drinker is still impaired.
Q3) Describe how and why the American revolution changed consumption of tea and coffee in America and in England.
Q4) The xanthine found in tea that is prescribed for asthma is called robusta.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Large doses of caffeine have been shown to produce panic attacks in individuals with a history of panic disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain the effects that caffeine has on the central nervous system.
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Q1) The only active ingredient the FDA allows in OTC stimulants is A)ephedrine.
B)dextroamphetamine.
C)PPA.
D)caffeine.
Q2) Aspirin should not be used with children who have a viral infection because of increased risk of
A)heart damage.
B)kidney damage.
C)spreading the infection.
D)Reye's syndrome.
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) The main proposed use for St.John's wort has been for treating depression.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Opioids
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Q1) The textbook says that opioid withdrawal is similar to A)a bad case of intestinal flu.
B)a life-threatening disease.
C)a hangover from alcohol.
D)an allergy.
Q2) The majority of U.S.soldiers who used heroin in Vietnam did so through the intravenous route because the drug was relatively impure.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The 16<sup>th</sup> century European physician Paracelsus,and later Dr.Thomas Sydenham promoted the use of A)heroin.
B)laudanum.
C)opium smoking.
D)pure codeine.
Q4) "Black tar" is
A)a name given heroin from Mexico that is brown or black in its pure form.
B)a type of street heroin that has been "cut" with powdered charcoal.
C)a synthetic opioid that is twice as potent as pure heroin.
D)an opium extract that is imported from Southeast Asia.
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Chapter 14: Hallucinogens
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Q1) Explain why PCP was thought to be a useful anesthetic and why this use failed to be practical for humans.
Q2) Peace pill and angel dust have been street names for A)DMT.
B)psilocybin.
C)pethamphetamine.
D)PCP.
Q3) 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.
Q4) LSD and psilocybin belong to the chemical grouping of A)benzodiazepines.
B)cholinomimetics.
C)indoles.
D)steroids.
Q5) Ayahuasca is a name for the cactus containing mescaline.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Marijuana
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Q1) 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.
Q2) about the dangers of marijuana smoke.
Q3) Explain the possible panic reaction related to marijuana and recommended methods to decrease such a reaction.
Q4) Studies show that marijuana increases which of the following?
A)Verbal exchanges.
B)Nonverbal social interactions.
C)Nausea and vomiting.
D)Empathy.
Q5) The natural substance found in the body that has marijuana-like effects is called ayahuasca.
A)True
B)False
Q6) oral THC?
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Chapter 16: Performance-Enhancing Drugs
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Q1) Distinguish between the terms anabolic and androgenic when referring to steroid effects.What natural male hormone does both? What happens if women use anabolic steroids?
Q2) 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.
Q3) During and after World War II,it was found that malnourished people could gain weight more rapidly if they were treated with A)testosterone.
B)cocaine.
C)ephedrine.
D)St.John's wort.
Q4) ,amphetamines are probably not beneficial as performance enhancers because they only improve performance by 1%.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Preventing Substance Abuse
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Q1) According to the textbook,a 2005 law concerning methamphetamine further restricted
A)television depictions of methamphetamine synthesis.
B)the sale of pseudoephedrine.
C)prescriptions of amphetamines for medical use.
D)anti-drug ad campaigns that exaggerated the harms of the drug.
Q2) In the early 1970s,the Knowledge-Attitudes-Behavior model began to be questioned when it was learned that
A)drug users didn't much care what people thought about them.
B)students with more knowledge about drugs had a more positive attitude toward drugs.
C)drug-using behavior is unrelated to attitudes about drug use.
D)it was more effective just to use scare tactics.
Q3) Which of these was NOT discussed as an effective family-based drug prevention approach?
A)parenting skills
B)family interaction exercises
C)providing urine test kits to parents
D)parent support groups
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Chapter 18: Treating Substance Use Disorders
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Q1) Which one of these is an agonist therapy?
A)methadone for heroin addiction
B)nicotine gum for tobacco addiction
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B
Q2) What medications are used in treating people diagnosed with alcohol use disorder,and how does each of these work?
Q3) Which of these has NOT received FDA approval for use during the maintenance phase of alcohol treatment?
A)naltrexone
B)bupropion (Zyban)
C)antabuse
D)acamprosate
Q4) Although no medication has yet received FDA approval for treating cannabis use disorder,one has shown effectiveness in relieving cannabis withdrawal symptoms.That medication is
A)naltrexone.
B)methadone.
C)cocaine.
D)oral THC.
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