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1
As reported in "History of Alcohol and Drinking Around the World," distillation was first practiced:
A)in ancient China.
B)during the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte.
C)during the Middle Ages.
D)by the ancient Greeks.
2
As noted in "History of Alcohol and Drinking Around the World," with the collapse of the Roman Empire, brewing and winemaking became the purview of:
A)local guilds.
B)royalty.
C)householders.
D)religious institutions.
3
According to "History of Alcohol and Drinking Around the World," Rome's Marc Antony was noted for his moderation in drinking.
A)True
B)False
4
According to "Did Prohibition Really Work: Alcohol Prohibition as a Public Health Innovation," other countries adopting Prohibition in the early twentieth century included all of the following except:
A)Finland.
B)Canada.
C)Germany.
D)Norway.
5
When it was finally passed, as explained in "Did Prohibition Really Work: Alcohol Prohibition as a Public Health Innovation," National Prohibition in the United States was the result of:
A)a new religious movement in the country.
B)more than 100 years of temperance agitation.
C)the unnatural atmosphere of wartime.
D)an expanding wave of new immigration.
6
Many people insist on the failure of Prohibition, as noted in "Did Prohibition Really Work: Alcohol Prohibition as a Public Health Innovation," by pointing out that the Eighteenth Amendment is the only constitutional amendment to be repealed.
A)True
B)False
7
Adderal, as reported in "Tackling Top Teen Problem–Prescription Drugs," is popular among teenagers because it:
A)is readily available.
B)enables users to stay awake and consume more alcohol.
C)has few side effects.
D)is not detectable with standard drug testing.
8
According to "Tackling Top Teen Problem–Prescription Drugs," the most abused prescription medications include all of the following except:
A)pain pills.
B)anti-anxiety pills.
C)attention deficit disorder pills.
D)anti-depressants.
9
The illegal use of prescription drugs, as pointed out in "Tackling Top Teen Problem–Prescription Drugs," may soon catch up with the illegal use of alcohol and marijuana by teenagers.
A)True
B)False
10
As given in "Smoking, Drugs, Obesity Top Health Concerns for Kids," the concern is from the point of view of:
A)teachers of kids.
B)adults.
C)only of parents.
D)the kids themselves.
11
As reported in "Smoking, Drugs, Obesity Top Health Concerns for Kids," the major race/ethnicity groups that had their concerns ranked included all of the following except:
A)white.
B)black.
C)Hispanic.
D)Asian.
12
As presented in "Smoking, Drugs, Obesity Top Health Concerns for Kids," the race/ethnicity group that rated teen pregnancy as the number-one health problem for youth was whites.
A)True
B)False
13
The federal drug sting at San Diego State University, as explained in "San Diego State U. Defends Its Role in Federal Drug Sting," was initially prompted by:
A)fears of gang violence on campus.
B)widespread reports of thefts and vandalism.
C)a student's death due to a cocaine overdose.
D)the discovery of a meth lab on campus.
14
San Diego State University., as described in "San Diego State U. Defends Its Role in Federal Drug Sting," decided to call in federal officials for the drug investigation because its own police force was:
A)ill-equipped for such a large operation.
B)too recognizable to go under cover.
C)not authorized to perform operations other than basic security.
D)already over burdened with crimes related to drug use and distribution.
15
The raid at San Diego State U., as noted in "San Diego State U. Defends Its Role in Federal Drug Sting," was the first time a college or university had called in federal drug agents to address its drug problem.
A)True
B)False
16
As described in "Reflections on 40 Years of Ethnographic Drug Abuse Research," the article focuses on using ethnographic research for understanding drug use in terms of:
A)neurological changes.
B)street cultures.
C)the legal system.
D)ethnic differences from country to country.
17
According to "Reflections on 40 Years of Ethnographic Drug Abuse Research," in reviewing the history of drug trends, the popular drugs in the 1960s and 1970s were:
A)heroin and hallucinogens.
B)club drugs such as ecstasy and methamphetamines.
C)crack cocaine and tranquillizers.
D)PCP and prescription painkillers.
18
As defined in "Reflections on 40 Years of Ethnographic Drug Abuse Research," ethnographers believe culture constitutes a fixed set of behavioral traits.
A)True
B)False
19
As maintained in "Mexico Drug Cartels Extend Reach in U.S.," all of the following factors are associated with illegal drug activity connected to the Mexican cartels except:
A)increased obstacles to illegal traffic along the U.S. side of the border.
B)stepped up cooperation with U.S. street and prison gangs for distribution.
C)the frightening rise in drug violence along the Mexico-U.S. border.
D)greater levels of heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamines flowing across the border.
20
As cited in "A Pill Problem," drug overdoses are a major cause of unintentional death in the United States second only to:
A)AIDS.
B)accidental falls.
C)motor vehicle accidents.
D)fire.
21
As portrayed in "A Pill Problem," prescription-drug abuse is a serious problem:
A)across the entire United States.
B)primarily in the southern states.
C)only in major metropolitan areas.
D)typically found in rural areas.
22
As noted in "A Pill Problem," Kentucky's prescription-drug monitoring program drove many people to Ohio to obtain drugs prone to abuse.
A)True
B)False
23
According to "Drug Addiction and Its Effects," in terms of drug addiction, people often underestimate:
A)how quickly individuals can become addicted.
B)the complexity of drug addiction.
C)how vulnerable young people are to addiction.
D)the average success rates of treatment programs.
24
The brain's dopamine system, as presented in "Drug Addiction and Its Effects," normally responds to natural behaviors linked to:
A)survival.
B)pain control.
C)pleasure.
D)autoimmune functioning.
25
For most addicted patients, as reported in "Drug Addiction and Its Effects," treatment medications are far more effective than behavioral therapy.
A)True
B)False
26
According to the study reported in "Family History of Alcohol Abuse Associated with Problematic Drinking among College Students," the group of students most likely to abuse alcohol were:
A)males with a family history of alcohol abuse.
B)females with a family history of alcohol abuse.
C)males without a family history of alcohol abuse.
D)females without a family history of alcohol abuse.
27
As posited in "Family History of Alcohol Abuse Associated with Problematic Drinking among College Students," women with a family history of alcohol abuse were likely to have positive expectancies and yet judge the effects of drinking to be more negative than others, possibly an example of:
A)delusional thinking.
B)psychological transference.
C)cognitive dissonance.
D)schizophrenic patterning.
28
As explained in "Family History of Alcohol Abuse Associated with Problematic Drinking among College Students," in order to avoid legal issues, the study's participants were all at least 21 years of age.
A)True
B)False
29
According to "Biological Perspectives—Antimethamphetamine Antibodies," the intensity of the craving for methamphetamine is believed to be directly related to the increased amount in the brain of:
A)epinephrine.
B)tyramine.
C)oxytocin.
D)dopamine.
30
As noted in "Biological Perspectives—Antimethamphetamine Antibodies," the different levels of methamphetamine use are low intensity, high intensity, and:
A)medium intensity.
B)tweaking.
C)ultra-high intensity.
D)fracking.
31
As related in "Biological Perspectives—Antimethamphetamine Antibodies," most methamphetamine users never recapture the level of euphoric intensity they experience with their first use of the drug, although they keep trying.
A)True
B)False
32
According to "Medical Marijuana and the Mind," renewed discussion about whether marijuana might be useful in treating psychiatric disorders was prompted by:
A)increased understanding of the side effects of many pharmaceuticals currently in use.
B)a pioneering study of marijuana's effects on psychiatric patients in Europe.
C)a new understanding of how marijuana affects the neurotransmitters in the brain.
D)the movement to legalize marijuana for medical use in the United States.
33
As given in "Medical Marijuana and the Mind," the chemical in marijuana primarily responsible for its effects on the central nervous system is:
A)THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
B)PCP, or phencyclidine.
C)LSD, or lysergic acid diethlamide.
D)DMT, or dimethyltryptamine.
34
As noted in "Medical Marijuana and the Mind," the American Medical Association has urged the government to reconsider its classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 controlled substance so that researchers could more easily conduct clinical trials with it.
A)True
B)False
35
As explained in "Scripps Research Team Finds Stress Hormone Key to Alcohol Dependence," the stress hormone CRF was originally found only in the hypothalamus, but has since been localized in both the pituitary and the:
A)occipital lobe.
B)neocortex.
C)hippocampus.
D)amygdala.
36
As defined in "Scripps Research Team Finds Stress Hormone Key to Alcohol Dependence," a substance that interferes with the physiological action of another is called a/an:
A)protagonist.
B)antidote.
C)antagonist.
D)blocker.
37
As detailed in "Scripps Research Team Finds Stress Hormone Key to Alcohol Dependence," the scientists tested ways to block CRF using monkeys that had first been made dependent on alcohol.
A)True
B)False
38
The externalizing psychopathology associated with alcohol and other drug addictions, as described in "The Genetics of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence," include all of the following except:
A)antisocial personality disorder.
B)bipolar disorder.
C)attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
D)conduct disorder.
39
According to "The Genetics of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence," the extent to which the co-occurrence of disorders is influenced by genetic and/or environmental disorders is most effectively studied using:
A)twin pairs.
B)incarcerated individuals.
C)orphaned adolescents.
D)adults within stable married partnerships.
40
Heredity, as cited in "The Genetics of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence," is thought to play a 50 to 60 percent role in the development of an alcohol or illicit substance use disorder.
A)True
B)False
41
As pointed out in "Role of Cannabis and Endocannabinoids in the Genesis of Schizophrenia," the greatest risk of onset of cannabis use and of the onset of schizophrenia is in the age range of:
A)10-15 years.
B)15-20 years.
C)20-25 years.
D)25-30 years.
42
As discussed in "Role of Cannabis and Endocannabinoids in the Genesis of Schizophrenia," there are two kinds of cannabinoids, endogenous and:
A)diogenous.
B)neuronic.
C)striatal.
D)exogenous.
43
As concluded in "Role of Cannabis and Endocannabinoids in the Genesis of Schizophrenia," research shows that while the endogeneous cannabinoid system is protective against behavioral disorganizations, its down-regulation may result in a sensitization to psychosis-like states.
A)True
B)False
44
As recounted in "Movement Disorders and MDMA Abuse," some studies of MDMA have detected axon degeneration in a part of the brain that controls movement, the:
A)pia mater.
B)parietal lobe.
C)fornix.
D)substantia nigra.
45
As noted in "Movement Disorders and MDMA Abuse," MDMA is also known as:
A)crack.
B)smack.
C)ecstasy.
D)dreams.
46
As revealed in "Movement Disorders and MDMA Abuse," when both Mr. A and Mr. B stopped taking MDMA, their movement disorder gradually disappeared.
A)True
B)False
47
According to "An Update on the Effects of Marijuana and Its Potential Medical Use," one reason that marijuana is particularly difficult to classify is because it:
A)is a narcotic.
B)affects every user in the same way.
C)is identical to several other psychoactive drugs.
D)contains numerous compounds.
48
As presented in "An Update on the Effects of Marijuana and Its Potential Medical Use," evidence suggests that there is a direct relationship between the amount of marijuana used and the:
A)healing effects of the drug.
B)degree of cognitive impairment in the user.
C)persistence of the drug's negative effects.
D)cognitive benefits of the drug.
49
As stated in "An Update on the Effects of Marijuana and Its Potential Medical Use," marijuana is not addictive and discontinuing use does not cause withdrawal symptoms.
A)True
B)False
50
As detailed in "Methamphetamines," the medical effects of meth use and addiction can include all of the following except:
A)damage to blood vessels in the brain, which can lead to strokes.
B)compromised immune functions.
C)weight gains of 100 pounds or more.
D)symptoms normally associated with Parkinson's disease, such as tremors and muscle twitches.
51
As described in "Crystal Meth," the floors of crystal meth labs were coated with the empty packets of medicines that contained:
A)phenylephrine.
B)codeine.
C)pseudoephedrine.
D)levothyroxine.
52
As pointed out in "Crystal Meth," the practice of having many different people purchase medication that can be used to make crystal meth and then turn it over to the people who make the drug is called:
A)scamming.
B)smurfing.
C)picnicking.
D)skimming.
53
According to "Crystal Meth," crystal meth takes over the brain's process of releasing dopamine and allows it a much longer period of action, giving an intense high.
A)True
B)False
54
According to statistics cited in "Binge Drinking and Its Consequences Up Among American College Students," the greatest increase in drinking-related behavior found by the U.S. National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism from 1998 to 2005 was in:
A)binge drinking.
B)drunk driving.
C)death from unintentional poisoning.
D)alcohol-related sexual assaults.
55
As defined in "Binge Drinking and Its Consequences Up Among American College Students," the University of Virginia tradition called the "Fourth-year Fifth" is for seniors to drink a fifth of hard liquor at the:
A)graduation.
B)final game of the football season.
C)first weekend party of the fall semester.
D)initiation for new fraternity members.
56
As noted in "Binge Drinking and Its Consequences Up Among American College Students," more than 100,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 reported being too intoxicated to know if they had consented to having sex.
A)True
B)False
57
As reported in "Public Lands," the operation "Save our Sierras," which recently uncovered 69 marijuana plantations, took place in the Sierra National Forest in:
A)California.
B)New Mexico.
C)Idaho.
D)Nevada.
58
As mentioned in "Public Lands," Congress recently approved a supplemental appropriation of $3 million to add 25 new Park Service law-enforcement officers; the appropriation was secured by Senator:
A)Orrin G. Hatch.
B)Dianne Feinstein.
C)James E. Risch.
D)Barbara Boxer.
59
According to "Public Lands," the temperate climates on the West Coast have nurtured the growing of marijuana for the booming marijuana market.
A)True
B)False
60
As reported in "Pseudoephedrine Smurfing Fuels Surge in Large-Scale Methamphetamine Production in California," an October 2007 Fresno County investigation found that one couple had been conducting daily smurfing operations by paying $30 per day to:
A)housewives.
B)homeless individuals.
C)college students.
D)illegal immigrants.
61
As mentioned in "Pseudoephedrine Smurfing Fuels Surge in Large-Scale Methamphetamine Production in California," many methamphetamine producers relocated to California, finding it easier to acquire pseudoephedrine there than in:
A)New York.
B)Florida.
C)Mexico.
D)Honduras.
62
As noted in "Pseudoephedrine Smurfing Fuels Surge in Large-Scale Methamphetamine Production in California," authorities suspect that the number of superlabs in California will decrease in the near term as smurfing is targeted by local police authorities.
A)True
B)False
63
According to "Adolescent Painkiller Use May Increase Risk of Addiction, Heroin Use," as with any drug of abuse, adolescents may start misusing prescription opiates for all of the following reasons except:
A)peer pressure.
B)impulsivity.
C)a feeling of invulnerability.
D)risk-taking.
64
Opiates, as maintained in "Adolescent Painkiller Use May Increase Risk of Addiction, Heroin Use," promise what many young people are looking for today, which is:
A)an escape from life's problems.
B)a feeling of powerfulness.
C)a means of relaxation.
D)new ways to separate themselves from their parents.
65
In a recent study using mice, as described in "Adolescent Painkiller Use May Increase Risk of Addiction, Heroin Use," the adolescent mice self-administered larger amounts of oxycodone, and more frequently, than adult mice did.
A)True
B)False
66
The country leading the world in energy-drink consumption per person, as cited in "Caffeinated Energy Drinks–A Growing Problem," is:
A)the United States.
B)Mexico.
C)Thailand.
D)China.
67
Data concerning energy-drink sales, as put forth in "Caffeinated Energy Drinks–A Growing Problem," exclude sales from all of the following sources except:
A)warehouse clubs.
B)discount merchandisers.
C)vending machines.
D)concession sales.
68
The energy drink "Red Bull," as stated in "Caffeinated Energy Drinks–A Growing Problem," was first introduced in the United States and marked the emergence of these beverages worldwide.
A)True
B)False
69
As described in "Issues in Correctional Care," propofol is sometimes referred to as "milk of amnesia," and abuse of propofol is referred to as:
A)swinging through dreamland.
B)dropping the ball.
C)dancing with a white rabbit.
D)traveling the yellow brick road.
70
As reported for the first clinical case covered in "Issues in Correctional Care," the drug abuser had obtained needles, syringes, and intravenous tubing:
A)from his physician.
B)through a local drug dealer.
C)by stealing them from the pharmacy where he worked.
D)via online auctions on eBay®.
71
As revealed in "Issues in Correctional Care," it is not uncommon for propofol abusers to inject themselves with the drug 15 or 20 times per day or even per session.
A)True
B)False
72
As profiled in "College Students' Cheap Fix," one Washington State University student, Nicholas Cone, stopped using his legal prescription of Adderall because:
A)he could make significant money selling the pills to other students.
B)other students resented what they saw as an unfair academic advantage.
C)he did not like the crash he experienced after taking it.
D)campus police arrested him, thinking the pills were illegally obtained.
73
As suggested in "College Students' Cheap Fix," cognitive stimulants may be used in the future to help professionals maintain focus; the article specifically mentions emergency room doctors, surgeons, and:
A)college professors.
B)pilots.
C)firefighters.
D)train engineers.
74
As revealed in "College Students' Cheap Fix," Adderall has overtaken alcohol and marijuana as the most abused substance on college campuses.
A)True
B)False
75
As revealed in "Availability of Websites Offering to Sell Psilocybin Spores and Psilocybin," across the 25-month period studied by the authors, the percentage of links categorized as commercial in regard to Internet searches for psilocybin was:
A)less than 30 percent.
B)more than 50 percent.
C)more than 75 percent.
D)zero; there were no sites selling psilocybin.
76
As outlined in "Availability of Websites Offering to Sell Psilocybin Spores and Psilocybin," the two search engines used by researchers to find psilocybin online were Google and:
A)Bing.
B)Yahoo.
C)AOL.
D)Ask.
77
As reported in "Availability of Websites Offering to Sell Psilocybin Spores and Psilocybin," data from Europe suggests that abuse of psilocybin is a much greater problem in the United States than in Europe.
A)True
B)False
78
According to "Youth Use of Legal Drugs Eclipses Illicit-Drug Use, Annual Survey Reports," Lloyd Johnston, investigator in the Monitoring the Future study, identifies the good news about adolescent drug use as:
A)marijuana use continues to decline sharply.
B)abuse rates continue the same across the board.
C)marked decreases in smoking.
D)sharp decreases in the use of ritalin.
79
As pointed out in "Youth Use of Legal Drugs Eclipses Illicit-Drug Use, Annual Survey Reports," the most popular drug abused by adolescents is:
A)ritalin.
B)marijuana.
C)oxycontin.
D)alcohol.
80
As stated in "Youth Use of Legal Drugs Eclipses Illicit-Drug Use, Annual Survey Reports," drug dealers are the source of most prescription drugs used for non-medical purposes.
A)True
B)False
81
In terms of society, as explained in "The Problem With Drinking," most public-health problems associated with alcohol use come from:
A)chronic alcoholism.
B)higher health costs.
C)the economic drain of purchasing alcohol.
D)acute intoxication.
82
The best way to prevent the health costs of intoxication, as maintained in "The Problem With Drinking," is through:
A)public education.
B)regular health screening.
C)reducing consumption.
D)harsh criminal penalties.
83
More than 10 percent of the population of Costa Rica, as cited in "The Problem With Drinking," are alcohol dependent, accounting for more than half of all auto fatalities being alcohol related.
A)True
B)False
84
As stated in "With Cars as Meth Labs, Evidence Litters Roads," one reason that mobile meth labs have become popular is that:
A)meth-dealing profits are higher.
B)most meth users are homeless.
C)the technology is more sophisticated.
D)it is harder to get caught than making it indoors.
85
As profiled in "Los Zetas," Los Zetas recruited many members who were formerly members of the Mexican Army's elite Airborne Special Forces Groups, known as:
A)Ventanas.
B)Halcones.
C)Leopardos.
D)Gafes.
86
As detailed in "Los Zetas," the proposed $1.4 billion security cooperation package that would assist the Mexican government in combating the production and transport of drugs is called the:
A)Merida Initiative.
B)Anti-Drugs Act of 2010.
C)Quiller Proposal.
D)International Cooperation Compact.
87
As related in "Los Zetas," after Alejandro Dominguez Coello accepted the post of chief of police in Nuevo Laredo, he was killed within six hours, presumably by members of Los Zetas.
A)True
B)False
88
According to "The Role of Substance Abuse in U.S. Juvenile Justice Systems and Populations," juveniles incarcerated in crowded facilities are likely to suffer all of the following adverse effects except:
A)spend less time in school.
B)have fewer opportunities to participate in religious activities.
C)learn new techniques for advanced criminality.
D)receive fewer family visits.
89
Female juvenile offenders, as put forth in "The Role of Substance Abuse in U.S. Juvenile Justice Systems and Populations," are three times more likely than males to have clinical symptoms of:
A)bipolar disorder.
B)obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C)depression.
D)schizophrenia.
90
Although juvenile arrest rates in general have declined, as explained in "The Role of Substance Abuse in U.S. Juvenile Justice Systems and Populations," the arrest rate for juvenile drug law violations is increasing.
A)True
B)False
91
As explained in "Catch and Release," the 2007 audit ordered by Governor Schwarzenegger found that existing in-prison rehabilitation programs:
A)isolate themselves from prison politics.
B)encourage inmates to do the emotional work of recovery.
C)significantly cut overcrowding.
D)had shoddily monitored care providers.
92
As noted in "Catch and Release," participants in rehabilitation at Folsom Prison have all:
A)been sentenced to life sentences.
B)committed a felony.
C)violated parole by failing drug tests.
D)committed violent crimes.
93
As stated in "Catch and Release," California's parole policies result in parolees returning to prison at nearly twice the rate of the national average.
A)True
B)False
94
As noted in "Drugs: To Legalize or Not," proposals in Mexico to decriminalize illegal drugs there:
A)were supported by President Vincente Fox.
B)were opposed by the U.S. government.
C)would have greatly reduced the profits from drugs.
D)would have eliminated the cartels.
95
According to "Drugs: To Legalize or Not," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton maintained that there would be few illegal drug traffickers in Mexico if:
A)a border fence were complete.
B)U.S. demand were not so insatiable.
C)drugs were legalized.
D)the Mexican government were more competent.
96
As stated in "Drugs: To Legalize or Not," experience suggests that even if there were a fence between the United States and Mexico, smugglers would find a way to circumvent it.
A)True
B)False
97
As reported in "Do No Harm," the largest U.S. foreign-assistance program in Latin America is directed to:
A)Chile.
B)Brazil.
C)Colombia.
D)Mexico.
98
As stated in "Do No Harm," the dominant producer of illegal heroin in the world is:
A)Thailand.
B)Macedonia.
C)Myanmar.
D)Afghanistan.
99
As noted in "Do No Harm," cocaine is largely produced in rich countries for consumption in poor countries.
A)True
B)False
100
As reported in "It Is Time to End the War on Drugs," the war on drugs was declared by President:
A)Kennedy.
B)Nixon.
C)Carter.
D)Reagan.
101
The author of "It Is Time to End the War on Drugs" argues that, despite budget challenges, we should not only maintain but expand:
A)criminal courts.
B)the prison system.
C)drug and mental health courts.
D)the vice division of local police departments.
102
The author of "It Is Time to End the War on Drugs" compares the quagmire of the war on drugs to that of the war in Afghanistan.
A)True
B)False
103
As presented in "New Drug Control Strategy Signals Policy Shift," the Obama Administration's efforts include all of the following strategies except:
A)more funds for community-based anti-drug programs.
B)longer prison terms for drug abusers.
C)more screening by healthcare providers for drug problems before addiction.
D)expanding treatment to mainstream healthcare facilities.
104
As stated in "Beyond Supply and Demand," funding to fight the so-called drug war makes the largest U.S. foreign-aid program the one that gives millions to:
A)Afghanistan.
B)Honduras.
C)Mexico.
D)Thailand.
105
According to "Beyond Supply and Demand," the drug war's great success has been in:
A)extending U.S. military hegemony and the reach of the U.S. legal-drug economy.
B)reducing demand in the United States through publicly funded treatment programs.
C)controlling supply in Afghanistan by destroying the poppy fields.
D)using incarceration of offenders as a means to control the drug trade.
106
As mentioned in "Beyond Supply and Demand," the legal-drug industry is regularly among the top five most-profitable industries in the country.
A)True
B)False
107
As reported in "Feature: Twenty Years of Drug Courts--Results and Misgivings," within the realm of drug court:
A)addiction is treated as a crime in and of itself.
B)punishment is viewed as therapeutic.
C)failure to respond to treatment is treated as a medical relapse.
D)addiction is treated differently from any other disease.
108
As related in "Feature: Twenty Years of Drug Courts--Results and Misgivings," in a report from the Sentencing Project, it was concluded that:
A)there is no empirical evidence to support drug courts.
B)drug courts have no effect on recidivism.
C)drug courts have benefits through reduced costs of crime or incarceration.
D)drug courts have been shown to reduce the number of people arrested and prosecuted.
109
As observed in "Feature: Twenty Years of Drug Courts--Results and Misgivings," drug-policy reformers tend to be strong advocates of expanding drug courts.
A)True
B)False
110
As outlined in "Crime and Treatment," Kentucky's approach is to screen felony defendants for substance abuse; some are diverted to community-based services and others with more serious problems are placed in a/an:
A)secure psychiatric facility.
B)separate wing of a community hospital.
C)general prison population to serve their time.
D)intensive, secure substance abuse treatment program run by the department of corrections.
111
As quoted in "Crime and Treatment," California's Tom Amino, an assemblyman, stated that California's prison-overcrowding crisis is invariably linked to:
A)health-care issues.
B)illegal immigration.
C)the budget crisis.
D)gun violence.
112
As mentioned in "Crime and Treatment," the president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers issued a statement strongly supportive of the drug courts, noting that they have significantly reduced both drug abuse and prison costs.
A)True
B)False
113
As revealed in "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders," early research into the effects of alcohol came to an abrupt halt in 1919 because of:
A)medical research being diverted to the study of the devastating flu epidemic.
B)World War I.
C)the passage of the Volstead Act prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages.
D)new discoveries in genetics causing scientists to rethink the framework of their investigations.
114
As given in "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders," one of the earliest observations of alcohol's effect on pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, warning that "foolish, drunken, and harebrained women" often have children "like unto themselves," came from:
A)Aristotle.
B)Hippocrates.
C)Saint Theresa of Avila.
D)Joseph Lister.
115
According to "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders," the ending of Prohibition in the United States resulted in a backlash against temperance leaders and their tenets; alcoholism was seen as a problem, but merely using alcohol was not considered a problem.
A)True
B)False
116
As reported in "Identifying the Proper Drug-Abuse Treatment for Offenders," if a drug treatment is to be effective in reducing drug use and criminal behavior:
A)underlying pathologies must be identified.
B)it should target the elimination of criminal behavior.
C)it must focus only on substance-abuse issues.
D)it should have returning the offender to society as its primary goal.
117
As noted in "Identifying the Proper Drug-Abuse Treatment for Offenders," when you separate a lifestyle criminal from his or her drug of choice:
A)you have an individual with no coping skills.
B)criminal behavior stops.
C)it is a crash course in adulthood.
D)you have a well-functioning criminal.
118
As suggested in "Identifying the Proper Drug-Abuse Treatment for Offenders," drug-treatment programs in corrections must target the same attitudes as programs in the community.
A)True
B)False
119
As reported in "Whose Responsibility Is Substance Abuse Treatment?", statistics on prison populations indicate that the majority of all prisoners:
A)are incarcerated for crimes having nothing to do with drugs.
B)in federal prisons are drug addicts.
C)in state prisons committed their crimes to obtain money for drugs.
D)are incarcerated for something connected to drugs.
120
As noted in "Whose Responsibility Is Substance Abuse Treatment?", from 1995 to 2005, federal funding on drug-abuse treatment:
A)went up steadily.
B)went down steadily.
C)increased overall.
D)decreased overall.
121
As stated in "Whose Responsibility Is Substance Abuse Treatment?", violent crime increases have paralleled those related to drug crime.
A)True
B)False







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