Drugs in Society: Study Guide
CCJS 340 - Drugs in Society
Study Guide
What drug is most commonly abused by young adults (as determined by recent surveys noted in the text)?
Marijuana
According to the 2005 NIDA Household Survey on Drug Abuse, people in which age group are the most likely to have ever used drugs?
People between the ages of 26 and 32
Findings by the Community Epidemiology Workgroup reveal that the types of drugs used in different cities vary. Which drugs seem to be more prevalent in western cities?
Stimulants
Which of the following is usually not considered to be an effect of the illegal drug crisis?
Increased productivity
According to the text, what factorshave been major contributors to the demise of the two-parent household?
Unemployment and frequent drug use
In recent years, more than two-thirds of those responding to Gallup polls cited drug abuse as one of the biggest problems in schools
FALSE
The drug war has given Americans higher purity drugs as a cheaper price.
TRUE
Some form of drug use is an everyday part of living for most Americans
TRUE
In many social circles, it is more socially acceptable for women to drink more heavily than men
FALSE
Hispanics are more likely than whites and blacks to have ever used drugs
FALSE
Children who smoke marijuana are 85 percent more likely to use cocaine than peers who have never tried marijuana
TRUE
OPPORTUNITY THEORY: Street gangs train youths for adult criminality
Anomie: the goal of success becomes more important than the means
CULTURAL TRANSMISSION: crime occurs in decaying transitional areas
Victimless crimes: because people choose the activity, no crime has been committed by using drugs
SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION THEORY: minority youths abuse drugs due to low self-esteem
DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION: People learn criminality through social contact with criminals
Which of the following is classified as a Schedule 1 drug?
Both heroin and marijuana
In 1875, what city passed an
Study Guide
What drug is most commonly abused by young adults (as determined by recent surveys noted in the text)?
Marijuana
According to the 2005 NIDA Household Survey on Drug Abuse, people in which age group are the most likely to have ever used drugs?
People between the ages of 26 and 32
Findings by the Community Epidemiology Workgroup reveal that the types of drugs used in different cities vary. Which drugs seem to be more prevalent in western cities?
Stimulants
Which of the following is usually not considered to be an effect of the illegal drug crisis?
Increased productivity
According to the text, what factorshave been major contributors to the demise of the two-parent household?
Unemployment and frequent drug use
In recent years, more than two-thirds of those responding to Gallup polls cited drug abuse as one of the biggest problems in schools
FALSE
The drug war has given Americans higher purity drugs as a cheaper price.
TRUE
Some form of drug use is an everyday part of living for most Americans
TRUE
In many social circles, it is more socially acceptable for women to drink more heavily than men
FALSE
Hispanics are more likely than whites and blacks to have ever used drugs
FALSE
Children who smoke marijuana are 85 percent more likely to use cocaine than peers who have never tried marijuana
TRUE
OPPORTUNITY THEORY: Street gangs train youths for adult criminality
Anomie: the goal of success becomes more important than the means
CULTURAL TRANSMISSION: crime occurs in decaying transitional areas
Victimless crimes: because people choose the activity, no crime has been committed by using drugs
SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION THEORY: minority youths abuse drugs due to low self-esteem
DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION: People learn criminality through social contact with criminals
Which of the following is classified as a Schedule 1 drug?
Both heroin and marijuana
In 1875, what city passed an