Deviant Behavior ~ Lesson 12 Quiz
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Two legal drugs, alcohol and tobacco, annually kill at least __ times as many Americans as do all illegal drugs combined.
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60
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Sociologists generally assume that if some marijuana smokers later use heroin or cocaine, the cause usually lies in their
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involvement with friends who use heroin or cocaine.
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Which of the following are the drug experiences of those persons who are long-term users of \"meth\"?
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Depression and paranoia.
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Which of the following statements about the extent of drug use is FALSE?
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Drug use among the non-poor, middle class or affluent is less common but much more compulsive.
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If you believe that those who are likely to get involved in one form of deviant activity are also likely to get involved in other forms of deviance, you believe in the
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general deviance syndrome theory.
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Which of the following statements about the social profile of illegal drug users is FALSE?
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NOT College drug users are more likely to have majored in the social sciences and the humanities.
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All of the following are social factors promoting drug use, EXCEPT for
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a cognitive association between relieving pain and drug use.
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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the effectiveness of the D.A.R.E. project in preventing drug abuse among children?
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It reinforces some children's' preexisting antidrug attitudes.
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Which of the following statements about smoking is FALSE?
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Teenage smoking has decreased in recent years.
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Which of the following countries have the highest drug use?
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United States.
