Drugs and Behavior

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%

Which statement is true about cell phone use?

All of the above.

Binge-eating disorder is marked by rigid control over one's eating patterns.

False

Mephedrone is a popular club drug, especially in Europe. This drug's effects are most similar to those of marijuana.

False

Pathological gamblers rarely have other addictions.

False

The military is under strict Congressional guidelines and cannot conduct drug testing whenever and wherever it chooses.

False

The pharmacologic effects of inhalants are long lasting.

False

Unlike opiates, steroids do not have distinct withdrawal symptoms.

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.

Symptoms of an inhalant hangover include:

Only b and c (Insomnia and headaches)

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

Addiction is the disease, whereas inhalant abuse, steroid misuse, or compulsive gambling, eating, shopping, or sex are the manifestations of the disease.

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

Embalming fluid (formaldehyde), used to preserve dead bodies for funerals and burial, can also be used to create a PCP-like high.

True

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

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

One reason why abusing pressurized inhalants is dangerous is because inhaling them directly from their containers can freeze lung tissue.

True

People compulsively overeat in response to feelings and emotions, not hunger.

True

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

True

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

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

Inhaling alcohol can cause

all of the above

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

chlamydia

The three main prevention methods used are

harm reduction, supply reduction, and demand reduction

Which of the following diseases in not commonly spread by IV drug use?

herpes

Which disorder is similar to compulsive shopping?

hoarding

The three parts of the public health model used to explain the prevention model are

host, environment, and agent

The most common route of administration for steroids is:

injection

What is another name for laughing gas:

none of the above

When does a compulsive shopper experience the highest level of excitement?

right before deciding to purchase an item

The goals of harm reduction include which of the following?

the reduction of the harm that addicts cause for society through their use of drugs

According to the textbook, the ""lag phase"" refers to which of the following statements?

the time between initial use of alcohol or other drugs and the development of severe consequences due to the use or abuse of the substance

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

tissue dependence

The term chasing in problem gambling means

to try to recoup gambling losses by continuing to gamble

The legality of alcohol and tobacco, coupled with pervasive advertising of these substances, reduces the effectiveness and limits the credibility of many prevention programs

True

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

True