chapter 1 uppers, downers, all arounders

Which of the following statements most accurately represents the use of plant-based psychoactive substances?

About 4,000 plants yield psychoactive substances, and the vast majority are not illegal.

The Eighteenth Amendment (a.k.a. the Volstead Act) was implemented to...

Prohibit the manufacturing and the sale of any alcoholic beverage in the United States

In 1937 marijuana became illegal in the United States largely because of which of the following?

The chief federal drug-regulator wanted a new mission and purpose after alcohol Prohibition was repealed, and they chose marijuana Smoking of marijuana by Mexican migrant workers became demonized because the workers were perceived as a social and economic threat

Which of the following statements is true regarding 12-step programs?

There are more than 50 major topics (e.g., Narcotics Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous, and Overeaters Anonymous) covered by 12-step groups operating around the world

Which of the following factors have contributed to the spread of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C?

high-risk sexual practices sharing of contaminated needles

Performance-enhancing drugs function in which of the following ways?

increasing muscle size increasing endurance increasing aggression

Compulsive behaviors, including eating disorders, result in the development of which of the following?

neurological and medical problems tolerance withdrawal symptoms psychological dependence

Listed below are three different sequential variations of drugs in the opiate family. Which one accurately represents the order in which the drugs were discovered and used (from left to right, representing oldest to newest drug forms).

opium, morphine, heroin

The major categories of psychoactive drugs include

stimulants, depressants, and psychedelics

The Gin Epidemic...

was brought under control through high taxes and the strict regulation of the sale of gin