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Juveniles, Drugs, and Delinquency
Multiple Choice
1
The link between illegal drug use and crime was best explored during
A)
the War on Drugs of the 1980s and 1990s
B)
the 1970s
C)
the 1960s
D)
the 1950s
2
The leading policy used in the United States to combat drug abuse is
A)
prohibition
B)
incarceration
C)
treatment
D)
supply restriction
3
The first act in United States history to attach criminal penalties to the use of drugs was the
A)
1914 Harrison Narcotics Act
B)
Prohibition Act
C)
Volsted Act
D)
Drug Abuse Prevention Act
4
The number one drug of choice among adolescents and young adults is
A)
inhalants
B)
tobacco
C)
marijuana
D)
alcohol
5
Which of the following is not capable of causing death by overdose?
A)
alcohol
B)
cocaine
C)
marijuana
D)
heroin
6
Nicotine acts on the body in much the same way as
A)
alcohol
B)
amphetamines
C)
heroin
D)
LSD
7
***Chiva*** is another term for
A)
heroin
B)
amphetamines
C)
PCP
D)
LSD
8
The effects of smoking crack are
A)
a dreamy state called a ***nod***
B)
a very intense and very short high followed by a deep crash
C)
wild euphoria often accompanied by psychotic and paranoid delusions
D)
euphoria mixed with hallucinations
9
Drugs that produce hallucinogenic effects are
A)
designer drugs
B)
mescaline
C)
acid
D)
all of the above
10
A drug that has the power to produce psychoses indistinguishable from schizophrenia is
A)
LSD
B)
amphetamines
C)
PCP
D)
mescaline
11
Which of the following is not and adverse effect of anabolic steroids?
A)
breast enlargement in men
B)
facial hair growth in women
C)
Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome
D)
acne
12
Research has shown that
A)
drug use causes crime
B)
drug users are unable to control their behavior and are usually violent
C)
the age of first drug use has declined significantly over the past 20 years
D)
all of the above
13
Successful drug use prevention programs in the United States include
A)
***Just Say No***
B)
D.A.R.E.
C)
Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP)
D)
all of the above
14
Risk factors associated with a higher probability of drug use include
A)
a chaotic home environment
B)
inappropriately shy or aggressive behavior in the classroom
C)
poor social coping skills
D)
all of the above
15
"As an option to the U.S. drug policy of prohibition, some critics have offered the alternative of"
A)
decrminalizing drugs by substituting civil penalties for crminal sanctions
B)
"reducing harm from drug use, such as the violence related to drug trafficking, as well as accidental overdoses"
C)
legalize less serious and less dangerous drugs such as marijuana
D)
all of the above
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