PHS 3534 Drug Education - Answer Key to All Quizzes and Tests (Drug Use, Various Drugs, and Factors

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Methamphetamine, crack cocaine, ecstasy, and glue sniffing were given as examples of media reports on the "drug du jour." laissez-faire. drugs that are always bad drugs. drug use by celebrities. ... One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that all psychoactive drugs should be banned. most people are unable to control their own drug use. every drug has an opposite drug that can counteract it. drugs, per se, are not good or bad. One of the general principles of psychoactive drugs is that "every drug has ____________." effects on the heart impurities multiple effects a key to some part of the mind One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that "the effect of any psychoactive drug depends on ___________________." the individual's history and expectations its legal status the user's diet the user's unique brain chemistry The use of a substance in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the drug causes problems or greatly increases the chances of problems occurring is addiction. dependence. abuse. deviance. Drug use that is not common within a social group and that is disapproved of by the majority, causing members of a group to take corrective action when it occurs, is deviant drug use. drug misuse. drug abuse. illicit drug abuse. A drug that is unlawful to possess or use is defined in the text as an illicit drug. a narcotic. an addictive drug. an abused drug. Drugs have played a significant role in human society for about the past 100 years. only since the 1960s. for thousands of years. only in Europe and North America In the past 100 years, the introduction of vaccines to prevent diseases and antibiotics to cure some types of infections laid the foundation for illicit drug markets. our acceptance of medicines as the cornerstone of our health care system. many dangerous drug interactions. the "war on drugs." Much of our information about rates of drug use come from survey questionnaires. One important limitation of such questionnaires is the sample sizes are too small. people might not answer honestly. the people who do the studies are biased. they don't ask questions about illicit drugs. Despite the limitations of survey questionnaires, they can be especially informative if they are done year after year, because we can then look for changes over time. about use among those who are not included in the survey. about alcohol use, because it is not illegal. about misuse of prescription drugs. Among college students, fewer than one-fourth have ever tried alcohol. cigarettes. marijuana. hallucinogens. Based on two large surveys, it appears that the percentage of young people reporting current marijuana use is at its highest point since the studies began over 30 years ago. is about half the percentage reporting current use in the late 1970s. has increased substantially during the past decade. is about 65 percent. When we examine changes over the years in the percentage of high school seniors who say they have smoked marijuana, we find a clear inverse (mirror-image) relationship to alcohol use. perceived availability of marijuana. perceived risk of harm in using marijuana. the nation's economy. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed that, in about 1980, cocaine use was just beginning to increase. alcohol use was low and marijuana use was high. rates of using cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana were all about the same as in 2000. rates of using alcohol, marijuana, and other illicit drugs reached their highest points, and all are now lower than in 1980 Factors that are correlated with higher rates of drug use are known as causal factors. drug profiles. risk factors. weaknesses. Factors that are correlated with lower rates of drug use are known as antecedents. gender and age. deviates. protective factors. One of the most important risk factors for drug use is having friends who use marijuana or other substances. being heavily involved in extracurricular activities. having lots of money. believing that your parents are a source of social support. One of the most important protective factors for drug use is having to work for your spending money. having been punished for fighting. knowing adults who use drugs. believing that there are strong sanctions against substance use at school [Show More]

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