drugs and behavior exam 4

What percentage of drugs are kept off the U.S. market due to the United States' current supply reduction approach (i.e., the ""War on Drugs"")?

10-15%

Almost half of all teenagers who are very sexually active have had which sexually transmitted disease, often without knowing it?

Chlamydia

Which of the following statements is true of college students who gamble?

College students have a higher rate of pathological gambling than the general public.

The phrase Òsupply reductionÓ refers to prevention programs that prevent people from wanting to use illicit drugs.

False

The rate of heavy drinking is lower among military personnel than among society as a whole.

False

Which drug is associated with a 20 year decrease of life span?

HGH

Which of the following statements is true concerning the U.S. prison population?

Nearly 50% of the inmates in federal prisons were sentenced for drug offenses.

Which of the following statements are true regarding erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra (sildenafil citrate), Cialis (tadalafil), and Levitra (vardenafil)?

The drugs enhance nitric oxide levels, which support the functioning of erectile tissue

Addiction is an equal-opportunity destroyer.

True

Alcohol or other drugs are involved in 70% of teen suicides.

True

An important lesson from all primary prevention programs is that to be successful a program must be continual. One-year attempts at inoculating students against alcohol/drug use have not been effective enough.

True

Children who grow up in a home with a drug-using or alcohol-abusing family member take on distinctive roles that affect their personalities.

True

In the United States, Black Americans with drug problems have a higher rate of incarceration and are likely to receive treatment through the criminal justice system, whereas Whites are more likely to receive probation and treatment from medical and social service programs.

True

Regular survey data collection and analysis of alcohol and other drug use provide a benchmark to measure the effectiveness of prevention efforts and policies.

True

Tests for the use of drugs can be conducted using a person's urine, blood, hair, saliva, or sweat.

True

The military has one of the most widespread drug-testing programs in the country.

True

The use of an addictive substance (such as alcohol and other drugs) at an early age changes vulnerable brain functions and increases a person's likelihood of developing an addiction.

True

When drug use is studied on a regional basis, the facts show that per-capita drug use in rural and small urban areas is equal to, and in some areas more than, that of large urban areas.

True

Contaminated needles spread which disease(s)?

all of the above

Inhaling alcohol can cause

all of the above

What is a major reason why some people become compulsive shoppers (develop oniomania)?

depression

"Which neurotransmitter regulates mood, emotional behavior, motor control, and orgasms?

dopamine

"Unlike opiates, steroids do not have distinct withdrawal symptoms."

false

Carriers of a DRD2A1 allele gene have an excess of dopamine receptors.

false

The harmful effects of steroids reverse over time as the body produces itÕs own hormones.

false

The three main prevention methods used are

harm reduction, supply reduction, and demand reduction

Which disorder is similar to compulsive shopping?

hoarding

ÒHuffingÓ is:

inhaling through a soaked-cloth

The most common route of administration for steroids is:

injection

What is another name for Òlaughing gas:Ó

none of the above

Symptoms of an inhalant hangover include:

only b and c

Which level(s) of prevention is/are most likely to include intervention?

secondary and tertiary prevention

The sensation of a big win for a gambler is the equivalent of

the first intense rush from cocaine

Which statement about compulsive behaviors is true?

the reasons for compulsive behaviors are identical to those for compulsive drug use.

Which condition found in a drug addict is not found in a compulsive gambler?

tissue dependence

College students have a higher rate of problem/pathological gambling than the general population.

true

Excess hair and decreased breast size are found in female steroid users.

true

Inhalant effects resemble those of alcohol and sedative intoxication.

true

The inability to resist an impulse that is originally pleasurable but ends up becoming harmful is called an impulse-control disorder.

true

The refinement of carbohydrates has resulted in the same types of effects on obesity that the refinement of cocaine has had on cocaine addiction.

true