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The U.S. government in the 1800s had few regulations on industry and in general took a "hands-off" approach to government that has been referred to by the term "______" Laissez-Faire. TERM 2 When using a substance makes normal activities such as driving result in harmful accidents, this is called DEFINITION 2 Behavioral toxicity. TERM 3 Acute drug effects are those that DEFINITION 3 Are caused by the immediate presence of the drug in the body. TERM 4 An example of chronic physiological toxicity DEFINITION 4 Lung cancer from smoking. TERM 5 The Drug Abuse Warning Network monitors DEFINITION 5 Drug-related medical emergencies.
Which substance has been consistently near the top of both emergency room visits and drug-related deaths lists for the past 20 years? Alcohol-in-combination. TERM 7 In 2003 "____" was the most common type of drug mentioned in the DAWN mortality reports. DEFINITION 7 Opioids (not heroin). TERM 8 In comparing the relative toxicity of marijuana and cocaine, it is important to take into account DEFINITION 8 That many more people use marijuana than use cocaine. TERM 9 It is estimated that the total annual number of U.S. deaths associated with all illicit drugs combined (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, etc.) is approximately DEFINITION 9 15,000. TERM 10 Intravenous drug users have higher than average rates of HIV infection, but even higher rates of DEFINITION 10 Hepatitis B and C.
Which substance is listed as having a "very high" dependence potential? Crack cocaine. TERM 17 Brain scan studies with drug users so far can only show DEFINITION 17 Changes in response to drugadministration. TERM 18 Those who have received a "personality disorder" diagnosis, such as antisocial personality disorder, have an increased likelihood DEFINITION 18 Of also having a substance abuse disorder. TERM 19 The most important reason for the adoption of a disease model of dependence has been DEFINITION 19 The desire to study and treat dependence as a problem in its own right, rather than as a symptom of some other "underlying" disorder. TERM 20 In determining whether a drug causes people to become criminals, it is important to remember that DEFINITION 20 Longitudinalstudies find that indicators of criminal or antisocial behavior usually occur before the first use of any illicit drug.
Which drug is most accepted as contributing to crimes and violence? Alcohol. TERM 22 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 2003, about ___ percent of the adult male arrestees tested positive for at least one illicit drug. DEFINITION 22 67%. TERM 23 About how many arrests are made in the U.S. each year fr drug-law violations? DEFINITION 23 1.5 million. TERM 24 TRUE-FALSE The term "laissez-faire" refers to the tendency of news media to sensationalize drug problems. DEFINITION 24 False. TERM 25 TRUE-FALSE One important factor that led Congress to adopt the first laws regulating what we now call controlled substances was the association of drug use with crime. DEFINITION 25 True.
TRUE-FALSE The drugs that are most likely to lead to dependence are the ones that have reduced effects after repeated use. True. TERM 32 TRUE-FALSE Longitudinal studies find that indicators of criminal or antisocial behavior usually occur earlier in life than the first use of an illicit drug. DEFINITION 32 True. TERM 33 TRUE-FALSE In the U.S., about 5,000 arrests are made each year for drug-law violations. DEFINITION 33 True.
