Question 1

According to surveys, among which of the following racial or ethnic groups is the likelihood of drinking alcohol the greatest?

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A)   whites
B)   Latinos
C)   African Americans
D)   Asian-Americans
E)   none of the above; drinking alcohol is the same for all racial and ethnic groupsF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

As a general rule, users stick with or are more loyal to, and are more likely to continue using legal than illegal drugs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

More than half of all Americans drink regularly-therefore no level of alcohol consumption is deviant.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why do researchers find such strong correlations between legal drug use (principally the consumption of alcohol and tobacco) and illicit drug use?

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Question 5

Very few sociologists define deviance by harm.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The riskier the population perceives the use of a given substance to be:

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A)   the higher its rate of use is.
B)   the lower its rate of use is.
C)   Perceived risk and rates of use have no relationship to one another.
D)   Nothing is known about this relationship; it is unknowable.
E)   none of the aboveF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

From a positivistic perspective, a consideration of drug use has as its mission answering the question: Why do some people use illegal drugs?

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Pharmacologists call substances that speed up signals passing through the central nervous system:

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A)   psychedelics
B)   hallucinogens
C)   narcotics
D)   stimulants
E)   none of the aboveF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

According to available studies, a woman who is intoxicated on alcohol is no more likely to be sexually abused or victimized than a woman who is sober.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research indicates that the greater the amount that one drinks, the greater the likelihood that one will become a victim of violent behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is a "moral panic"? What are its basic features? How do we know one when we see one? Which drugs have touched off moral panics and when did they occur? What was it about each drug that generated the panic?

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Question 12

The states with the highest rates of lethal opioid overdoses are:

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A)   Texas and Kansas
B)   Nebraska and South Dakota
C)   New Hampshire and West Virginia
D)   Maryland and Pennsylvania
E)   Ohio and KentuckyF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

Half the American adult population drinks alcohol regularly; this means that we cannot consider alcohol consumption a form of deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A woman who is intoxicated is significantly more likely to be sexually abused and victimized than is true of a woman who is sober.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In which of the following countries is alcohol most likely to be consumed by single men drinking distilled spirits in a public place with other single men for the purpose of becoming intoxicated?

Accepted Answer

A)   Spain
B)   Portugal
C)   Italy
D)   France
E)   RussiaF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

The relationship between smoking tobacco cigarettes and the use of illicit drugs is:

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A)   positive; cigarette smokers have higher rates of illicit drug use.
B)   negative; nonsmokers have higher rates of illicit drug use.
C)   random; there is no relationship between smoking and illicit drug use.
D)   nothing is known about this relationship.
E)   none of the aboveF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The more intoxicated one is, the greater is one's tendency to engage in risky, deviant behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Globally as well as in the US, three-quarters of all episodes of illicit drug use are with a single drug; that drug is:

Accepted Answer

A)   cocaine
B)   heroin
C)   OxyContin
D)   marijuana
E)   There is no single illicit drug that is used in three-quarters of all episodes of use.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Alcohol is the most widely-used psychoactive substance in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the survey conducted by NSDUH (the National Survey on Drug Use and Health) , between 2002 and 2017, the use of tobacco cigarettes:

Accepted Answer

A)   increased
B)   decreased
C)   remained the same
D)   fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year
E)   remains unknownF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Exam 7: Substance Abuse

Very few sociologists define deviance by harm.

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According to available studies, a woman who is intoxicated on alcohol is no more likely to be sexually abused or victimized than a woman who is sober.

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As a general rule, users stick with or are more loyal to, and are more likely to continue using legal than illegal drugs.

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Research indicates that the greater the amount that one drinks, the greater the likelihood that one will become a victim of violent behavior.

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The more intoxicated one is, the greater is one's tendency to engage in risky, deviant behavior.

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Why do researchers find such strong correlations between legal drug use (principally the consumption of alcohol and tobacco) and illicit drug use?

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From a positivistic perspective, a consideration of drug use has as its mission answering the question: Why do some people use illegal drugs?

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According to the survey conducted by NSDUH (the National Survey on Drug Use and Health) , between 2002 and 2017, the use of tobacco cigarettes:

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In which of the following countries is alcohol most likely to be consumed by single men drinking distilled spirits in a public place with other single men for the purpose of becoming intoxicated?

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More than half of all Americans drink regularly-therefore no level of alcohol consumption is deviant.

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According to surveys, among which of the following racial or ethnic groups is the likelihood of drinking alcohol the greatest?

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The relationship between smoking tobacco cigarettes and the use of illicit drugs is:

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Half the American adult population drinks alcohol regularly; this means that we cannot consider alcohol consumption a form of deviance.

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The riskier the population perceives the use of a given substance to be:

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The states with the highest rates of lethal opioid overdoses are:

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What is a "moral panic"? What are its basic features? How do we know one when we see one? Which drugs have touched off moral panics and when did they occur? What was it about each drug that generated the panic?

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Pharmacologists call substances that speed up signals passing through the central nervous system:

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Globally as well as in the US, three-quarters of all episodes of illicit drug use are with a single drug; that drug is:

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Alcohol is the most widely-used psychoactive substance in the world.

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A woman who is intoxicated is significantly more likely to be sexually abused and victimized than is true of a woman who is sober.

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