Drugs and Crime MCQs
Drugs and Crime MCQs
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1: Street names for ______ include “bennies,” “black beauties,” “crank,” “ice,” “speed,” and “uppers.”
A. Cocaine
B. Methamphetamine
C. Amphetamine
2: Most depressants are prescription drugs.
A. True
B. False
3: ______ create a sense of energy, alertness, talkativeness, and well-being that is considered pleasurable to the user.
A. Depressants
B. Stimulants
C. Narcotics
D. Steroids
4: The first major wave of addiction to morphine occurred during the American Civil War.
A. True
B. False
5: Colombia produces about 90% of the cocaine powder entering the United States.
A. True
B. False
6: Alcohol is a stimulant.
A. True
B. False
7: ______ is the only alcohol that should be consumed; rapidly absorbed through the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream
A. Methanol
B. Ethanol
C. Propanol
D. Butanol
8: Amphetamine is a type of stimulant; effects are similar to cocaine, but onset is _____ and duration longer
A. Rapid
B. Slower
C. Moderate
D. Equal
9: Barbiturate is a type of _______; can induce a wide continuum of central nervous depression,
A. Ranging from mild sedation to coma
B. Stimulant
C. Antidepressant
D. Depressant
E. None of the above
10: Binge drinking is heavy episodic drinking; drinking so much alcohol within a two-hour period that it results in at least a _____ % blood alcohol concentration
A. 0.008
B. 0.08
C. 0.8
D. 8
11: An extremely resourceful plant that contains hundreds of psychoactive chemicals, particularly delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC)
A. Cannabis
B. Aloe vera
C. Cocaine
12: Cocaine is a type of _______ that appears in the leaves of various species of plants
A. Stimulant
B. Antidepressant
C. Depressant
D. None of the above
13: Decriminalisation is a policy related to labeling theory, which proposes _____ harsh punishments for some minor offenses
A. More
B. Less
C. Not
D. Moderately
14: Substances that slow down, or “depress,” the normal activity of the central nervous system are called
A. Stimulant
B. Antidepressant
C. Depressant
D. None of the above
15: Designer Drugs are manufactured substances considered to be for recreational use
A. True
B. False
16: Drug Treatment Court Programs were established in an effort to address the increasing number of drug-using offenders clogging the criminal justice system
A. True
B. False
17: The U.S. constitutional amendment that effected national Prohibition on January 16, 1920 (16)
A. ______ amendment is the U.S. constitutional amendment that affected national Prohibition on January 16, 1920
B. Sixteenth
C. Seventeenth
D. Eighteenth
E. Nineteenth
18: Eradication is the destruction of plants used in the production of illegal drugs, involving
A. Mechanical destruction
B. Burning or chemical eradication
C. Biological eradication
D. All of the above
19: Drugs that alter one’s thought processes, mood, and perceptions are called
A. Stimulant
B. Antidepressant
C. Depressant
D. Hallucinogen
20: _______ attempts to incorporate a public-health approach to lessen the risks and harms associated with illegal drug use
A. Harm Reduction
B. Harrison Act
C. Interdiction
D. Maintenance
21: Harrison Act required doctors to possess a ______ to prescribe narcotics
A. Clinic
B. Farm
C. Degree
D. Licence
22: Volatile substances that produce chemical vapors and whose primary trait is that they are rarely taken by any delivery method other than inhalation are called Inhalants
A. True
B. False
23: ___ describes the various steps implemented to interrupt illicit drug trafficking
A. Harm Reduction
B. Harrison Act
C. Interdiction
D. Maintenance
24: _________ is a political stance that advocates for the accessibility of drugs through governmental regulation
A. Harm Reduction
B. Harrison Act
C. Interdiction
D. Maintenance
25: Marijuana tax act criminalize marijuana and its preparations
A. True
B. False
26: Cocaine is dried leaves or flowers of the cannabis plant
A. True
B. False
27: Methamphetamine is the most common form of amphetamine, it can take the form of a _____, odorless powder that dissolves in water; clear, “chunky” crystals; or small, brightly colored tablets
A. Yellow
B. Brown
C. White
D. Black
28: One of the most effective drugs for relief of severe physical pain is
A. TNT
B. Acetylcholine
C. Morphine
D. None of the above
29: Narcotics include
A. Morphine
B. Oxycodone
C. All of the above
30: Oxycodone is a natural narcotic
A. True
B. False
31: After the passage of the ________ Amendment, prohibition wa an era (1920–1933) in which it was illegal to manufacture, sell, or transport intoxicating liquors within the United States
A. Sixteenth
B. Seventeenth
C. Eighteenth
D. Nineteenth
32: Steroids are synthetically produced variations of female sex hormone
A. True
B. False
33: A substance that creates a sense of_______ to the user
A. Energy
B. Talkativeness
C. Well-being
D. All of the above
34: Tranquillisers are a type of
A. Stimulant
B. Antidepressant
C. Depressant
D. Hallucinogen
35: Tripartite conceptual framework suggests that drugs and violence are related to each other through
A. Psychopharmacological
B. Economically compulsive
C. Systemic violence
D. All of the above
36: Twenty-First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment in December 1933
A. True
B. False
37: War on Drugs is a public concern about drugs, building throughout the 1980s, that exploded in late 1985 and early 1986
A. True
B. False
38: If the victim of a toxicologic emergency vomits, an emt should _________.
A. Use appropriate personal protective equipment and examine the vomitus for pill fragments or other clues for patient care.
B. Have the patient enclose the vomitus in a container and take it to the emergency department.
C. Safely dispose of the vomitus as soon as possible and decontaminate the vehicle as necessary.
D. Not approach the vomitus.
39: Not all drugs are considered medicines because __________.
A. They are chemically different substances
B. The government defines drugs and medicines separately
C. Medicines are used to cure, treat, and prevent diseases
D. Drugs cannot be purchased in pharmacies
40: After consumption, the concentration of caffeine is __________.
A. Elevated serum cholesterol level.
B. E. All of these are correct.
C. Cerebral Stimulation and Diuresis Only
D. Similar throughout the body.
41: Males under the influence of opiate drugs frequently __________.
A. Are impotent
B. Become extremely aggressive
C. Experience increased sexual desire
D. None of the abov
42: Peak levels of caffeine after taking a dose occur in __________.
A. 15-15 minutes
B. 15-25 minutes
C. 15-35 minutes
D. 15-45 minutes
43: It is advisable to use an injectable form of diazepam __________.
A. When reducing symptoms of agitation during alcohol withdrawal
B. As a preanesthetic drug to relax a patient before surgery
C. As a treatment for extreme depression
D. All of the above
44: A major adverse side effect of barbiturate treatment for insomnia is the reduction in __________.
A. Body weight
B. Attention span
C. REM sleep
D. The time it takes to get to sleep
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