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According to the gateway theory of substance use, arrange the substances a typical user indulges in, in the order in which the use occurs
-beer or wine -hard liquor and/or cigarettes -marijuana use -other illicit substances
Identify an accurate statement about genetic influence on drug use
Studies that focus on people diagnosed with substance-use disorders produce significant results
Which drug has been used as an indicator for much of the research on correlates of drug use
marijuana
According to a study conducted by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, identify the risk factors most likely associated with marijuana use among adolescents
-having friends who use marijuana -engaging in frequent fighting, stealing, or other anti social activities -perceiving that substance use is prevalent at one's school
Data on marijuana use can be used to make a broader statement that illicit drug use among high school seniors has not changed a great deal between 1998 to 2012 because
marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug
When a person's substance use is recurrent, and the problems lead to the significant impairment or distress, that person is diagnosed with
substance-use disorder
In the context of substance use, a significant development has been
increased efforts by governments to limit access to dangerous drugs
Identify the events that led to an enormous change in the development and marketing of legal pharmaceuticals for the past 100 years
- Development of antibiotics - Introduction of vaccines
Arrange the usual changes a user undergoes upon increasing his or her alcohol consumption in the correct order of occurrence
- increased talkativeness - slurred speech and difficulty walking - unconsciousness
Why has marijuana smoking been used as an indicator for much of the research on correlates of drug use
-Enough people have tried it so that meaningful correlations can be carried out -Its use has been a matter of some concern
In the context of drug misuse, match the types of chemicals with the corresponding definition of misuse
-Prescription drugs- use of drugs in greater amounts than, or for purposes other than, those prescribed by a physician or dentist -Nonprescription drugs or chemicals- any use other than the use intended by the manufacturers of those chemicals
Why is it logical for deviance-prone young people to use beer or cigarettes as their gateway substances
Because they are more widely available than psychoactive drugs
Match the drawbacks of research on drug use by adolescents and young adults with their descriptions
Bias in information gathered- as only those students who are in classrooms can be surveyed, high school dropouts are excluded from the research data discrepancy in honesty of answers- in most cases, there is no way of confirming a student's claims on a questionnaire
________ is drug use that is not common within a social group and is disapproved of by the majority
Deviant drug use
Which drug has been used as an indicator for much of the research on correlates of drug use
Marijuana
There is strong evidence linking drug dependence to endorphins
False
Match the popular drugs with their beneficial applications
Heroin- painkillers cocaine- local anesthetic methamphetamine- treatment of ADHD and obesity
Identify an accurate statement about the role of homeostasis in alcohol or drug use
Homeostatic processes mobilize to counteract some alcohol-related effects
Addiction is a controversial and complex term because
it has different meanings for different people
Why has measurement of impulsivity become more popular recently among studies aiming to correlate rate of substance use to personality of users
Large-scale survey studies of the general population have yielded weak correlations with other personality traits
According to the findings of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, identify an accurate statement about the correlation between gender and rate of substance use
Males are more likely to indulge in substance use than females
Identify an accurate statement about substance use
Not all substance use is abuse
Match the parameters used by UofM for its Monitoring the Future Project while surveying 12th graders with their influence on prevalence of marijuana use in the past 30 days among 12th graders
Perceived availability- it does not appear to explain differences in rates of use over time Perceived risk of regular use- it essentially is a mirror image of the trend in rates of using marijuana
In the context of studying substance use, a study done over a period of time, generally over months or years, is known as a ________
longitudinal study
When drug abuse, drug dependence, and deviant drug use are talked about, it is __________ that is being referred to
The way the drug is being used
In the context of young adults w;/ college degrees, identify an accurate statement about the trend in substance use according to the findings of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
They are much more likely to drink alcohol and much less likely to use tobacco
According to the findings of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, identify a true statement about the trend in substance use among young adults with college degrees
They are somewhat less likely to use marijuana or cocaine
When are prescription drugs illicit
When they are manufactured or sold illegally
According to the findings of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, within the purview of the American society at large, _________ are slightly more likely to indulge in substance use
caucasians
In the context of drug use, antecedents are
characteristics that predict later initiation of drug use
The term ______________________________ refers to any substance, natural or artificial, other than food, that by its chemical nature alters structure or function in the living organism
drug
Studies of risk and protective factors of substance use conclude that the adolescents who are likely to smoke cigarettes, drink heavily, and smoke marijuana are also likely to
engage in other deviant behavior
An accurate statement about psychoactive drugs is that
every drug acts at multiple sites
According to research, effects of psychoactive drugs on a user are influenced by _____________
his or her expectations of the effects they will produce
A drug user shows a _________ when there are clear withdrawal signs when the drug is not taken
physiological dependence
A procedure in which a behavioral event is followed by a consequent event such that the behavior is then more likely to be repeated is known as a
reinforcement
While different research laboratories have different ways of measuring impulsivity, in general, it _____________
relates to a person's tendency to act quickly and without considering long-term consequences
Glutamate is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter because
stimulation of its receptors makes cells more excitable
In the context of the effects of drugs on the brain, an equilibrium develops quickly for most drugs because
the brain is well supplied with blood
The enormous growth in government efforts for regulating dangerous drugs or drugs that produce dependence, both in expenditures and in the breadth of substances controlled, is termed as
war on drugs
Peoples understanding of the term addiction ranges from those who apply the the term broadly to anyone who is especially interested in an activity to those who apply the term only to people
whose lives have been completely taken over by substance use