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Since 1970, marijuana has been officially classified in the United States as a controlled substance in the same category as?

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Heroin

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The potential for drug abuse in general presents a greater challenge for?

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None of the above (men than for women, AA for than for Latinos, young people than for the elderly)

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Which of the following is NOT an illicit drug in the United States?

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Nicotine

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Which of the following is an illicit drug in the United States?

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LSD

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Illicit drugs are to cocaine as licit drugs are to ___________?

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alcohol

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According to the text, drugs such as alcohol and nicotine are referred to as ______?

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Licit drugs

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Signs of drug dependence include _______?

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All of the above (intense cravings for the drug, need for increasingly greater quantities of the drug to get the same desired effect, becoming preoccupied with drug-taking behavior)

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Which statement is true? A. All psychoactive drugs produce dependence B. Some psychoactive drugs produce dependence C. Only illicit psychoactive drugs produce dependence D. All dependence-producing drugs are illicit

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B. Some psychoactive drugs produce dependence

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By the definition used in the textbook, a chemical substance would be considered a drug if ___________.

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Both A and B (it intoxicated the user, it had an impact on brain functioning)

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An over-the-counter (OTC) cold remedy taken for a cold would be classified as a(n) _____.

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Licit drug for instrumental use

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Cathy needs to stay awake to study for her psychology midterm, so she decides to take an amphetamine to keep from falling asleep. In this case, the drug had a(n) _____ use.

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Instrumental

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Dr. Smith recommends drinking four ounces of an alcoholic beverage per day to his patient. The use of alcohol in this case is best described as ___________.

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Instrumental

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Alcohol and nicotine generally belong to a category of __________.

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Licit drugs for recreational use.

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Licit recreational drug use is to smoking a cigarette as illicit recreational drug use is to _____________.

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Both A and C (smoking marijuana, injecting heroin)

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Instances in which a prescription or nonprescription drug is used in an inappropriate way are regarded as _______.

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Drug misuse.

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Which of the following is an example of drug misuse?

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All of the above (taking a sleeping pill while drinking beer, taking your mother's prescription pain medication for a toothache, taking aspirin after its expiration date)

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A particularly dangerous situation can result when medications are combined with ____________.

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Alcohol

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Instances of drug abuse involve ________.

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Licit or illicit drugs

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Which of the following has (have) been sources of hallucinogenic effects?

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All of the above (morning glories, yellow-orange fruits on cacti, certain types of mushrooms)

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Willow bark is to senna as _________.

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Aspirin is to laxative

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A shaman is _________.

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A primitive healer

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Placebo effect is to a genuine effect as ________.

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Ancient is to modern

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______ is the primary active ingredient in opium.

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Morphine

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Patent medicines in the nineteenth century contained _____________.

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Opium, cocaine, and alcohol

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Laudanum was a drink containing which psychoactive drug?

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Opium

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Opium use in the nineteenth century was _________.

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Associated with practically everyone

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The attraction of opium used prior to 1900 was related to its being _________.

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All of the above (cheap, legal, easily available)

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Which of the following was regarded as a respectable way to use opium?

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Drinking it

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Which of the following was regarded as degrading and immoral way to use opium?

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Smoking it

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A prominent nineteenth-century advocate of cocaine use was ________.

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Sigmund Freud

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In the early twentieth century, for which of the following disorders would heroin NOT have been advised as a medicine?

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Smallpox (treats pneumonia, tuberculosis, morphine addiction)

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Chlorpromazine was an early _______.

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Anti schizophrenia drug

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Crack is defined as ________.

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A smokable form of cocaine

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In the 1980s, cocaine was _________.

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Both A and C (considered very glamorous and getting a great deal of media attention)

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The university of Michigan survey is based upon reports of drug-taking behavior among _______________.

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All of the above (college students, eighth- tenth- and twelfth-grade students, young adults)

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A major disadvantage of the University of Michigan survey is that ___________.

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high-school dropouts are not included.

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in 1979, about ______ of US high school seniors had reported illicit drug use.

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One-half

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According to the University of Michigan survey, in 2009 about ______ of US high school seniors had used an illicit drug the previous year.

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37%

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Illicit drug experimentation among high school seniors in 2009 has been reported to be ____________.

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Less than figures reported in 1979

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Cocaine use during 2009 was reported by ________ of seniors.

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3%

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Nonmedical use of inhalants has held steady at between ______ since 2001.

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3-5%

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Compared to high school seniors, college students report a roughly equivalent annual prevalence rate in the use of illicit drugs in general, which is about _________.

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36%

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According to the 2009 University o Michigan survey, almost one-half of high school seniors reported having consumed _____ in the past month.

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Alcohol

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In 2009, high school seniors reported drinking an alcoholic beverage in the previous month at a prevalence rate that was approximately ______ the rate reported with respect to illicit drugs in the previous month.

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Three times

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The most frequently used drug on a daily basis by high school students is __________.

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Nicotine

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Societal changes in the 1980s which the text cites as reasons why youngsters did not have a tendency to view regular drug use as dangerous include __________.

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All of the above (lack of drug abuse prevention programs in schools, poor communication between parents and children regarding drugs, lack of anti-drug public service messages in the media)

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Vulnerability toward drug-taking behavior is shaped by which type(s) of factors in a person's life?

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Both A and B (risk factors and conjoint factors)

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Which is NOT a protective factor for drug use?

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Easy availability of drugs in one's environment

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Which of the following is NOT considered a "club drug"?

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Smokable heroin

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Which of the following drugs is associated with a marked increase in body temperature?

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MDMA (Ecstacy)

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Which of the following drugs produces increased alertness and energy?

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Methamphetamine

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Which of the following drugs (also known as the forget-me pill) is easily dissolved in beverages and is used to intoxicate or sedate individuals?

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Rohypnol

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In 2009, about _____ million young adults in the United States used prescription pain relievers on a recreational basis in the past year.

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Four

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The alcohol content in some OTC cough and cold medications may be as high as ________.

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23%

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Dextromethorphan can be found in _______, and in high doses can increase the risk of brain damage, seizure, and death.

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Cough and cold medications

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The Ebers Papyrus contained __________.

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Recipes for preparations used in medical treatment

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Which statement is NOT true?

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Shamanism was eventually replaced by a more extreme form in certain parts of the world before it died out completely

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Viking warriors known as berserkers displayed wild behavior due to ingestion of which psychoactive drug?

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Amanita muscaria, also known as fly agaric

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The toads that were often included in "witch's brew" recipes _______________.

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Produced hallucinatory and BP elevating effects

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Edward Jenner is to Louis Pasteur as ______________.

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Smallpox is to rabies

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Patent medicines in the 1800s were purchased through _______________.

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All of the above (peddlers, general stores, mail-order advertisements)

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In the nineteenth century, opium drinking was ___________.

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Generally tolerated and considered respectable

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Until 1903, Coca-Cola contained which of the following psychoactive drugs?

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Cocaine

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If you were alive in 1900, you would consider heroin ______________.

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Safe and completely legal

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The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and the Temperance movement in general were dedicated to the prohibition of which psychoactive drug?

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Alcohol

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The Prohibition era in US history is associated with which prohibited drug?

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Alcohol

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The social problems associated with the Prohibition era have often been cited as an argument against ___________________.

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Restricting drugs in general

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Some molds and fungi have been sources of which class fo drugs?

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Drugs effective in treating bacterial infections

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Which decade is generally associated with the beginning of drug use among young, middle-class Americans?

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1960s

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The name for a branch of science joining the efforts of biochemists, pharmacologists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, among others, in order to study brain functioning is _______________.

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Neuroscience

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Neuroscience examines _____________.

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The relationship between brain functioning and human behavior

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The most recent attitude toward drug-taking behavior considers ___________.

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A wide range of licit and illicit drugs varying from levels of potential for misuse or abuse

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Advantages pf repeating the University of Michigan survey year after year include all of the following EXCEPT _________________.

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It allows us to examine the effects of drug-taking behavior on the participant sample as they grow up

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According to the University of Michigan survey, binge drinking is defined as consuming ___________ or more alcoholic drinks in a row.

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Five

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According to the text, it is likely that the decline of alcohol consumption from the 1980s to the present among high school seniors can be attributed to ____________.

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Reduced accessibility to alcohol for minors

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Alcohol use among _______ has declined to a lesser degree than alcohol use among high school seniors.

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College students

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In comparison to rates of nicotine use among high school seniors in 1977, current usage rates among high school seniors are ________.

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Lower

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When compared to high school seniors, fewer college students smoke cigarettes. This statistic is due to ____________________.

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The heaviest smokers not being included in the college population

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Non-college-bound high-school seniors are _______ times more likely to smoke at least half a pack of cigarettes a day than college-bound high-school seniors

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Three

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According to National Survey on Drug Use and Health survey, about _____________ of adults aged 26 or older in 2009 have used an illicit drug within the previous year

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11%

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A major limitation in interpreting the University of Michigan survey of adults is that ________________.

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Institutionalized patients and homeless people were not represented in the sample

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When asked about their motivation for drug use, high school seniors have frequently cited _____________.

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Peer influence

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Risk factors are to protective factors as __________.

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More likely to use drugs is to less likely to use drugs

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Which factor is considered a risk factor for drug use?

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Membership in a deviant subculture

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Generally speaking, as the number of risk factors ______, the likelihood of drug use _____________.

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Increases; increases

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The leading risk factor(s) for marijuana use include ________.

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All of the above (the perceived prevalence of marijuana use by friends, the perceived prevalence of use in the community, individual attitudes toward marijuana smoking)

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Having six or more protective factors in one's life _______________.

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Raises the level of resistance against drug use

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According to a study cited in the text, as the number of protective factors __________, the resistance to drug use ____________.

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Increased; increased

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__________ refer to substances often ingested at all-night dance parties.

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Club drugs

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What is particularly dangerous about many club drugs?

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All of the above (they are colorless odorless and tasteless, they can be slipped into drinks unobtrusively, they have been used in sexual assault cases)

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Individuals with ADD are treated with _________.

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Methamphetamine

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In 2009, approximately ________ of high school seniors reported taking OTC cough and cold medications.

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6%

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