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Drug Abuse and Punishments MCQ

Drug Abuse and Punishments MCQ

1. Each year, more mentally ill persons are _______ than are admitted to state mental hospitals.

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Correct Answer: Jailed.

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2. The view that alcoholism is a __________ dates back to 200 years ago.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sickness

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3. Widespread marijuana use for its psychoactive properties in europe began in the __________.

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Correct Answer: 1960s

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4. Someone or something that is unfairly given the blame for a social problem simply because they’re an easy target is called

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Correct Answer: Scapegoat

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5. Mass incineration is the surge in the percentage of Americans behind bars as a result of the War on Drugs.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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6. _____ is a person’s or organization’s hidden intentions for engaging in a given behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Latent function

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7. ____ is a person’s or organization’s stated intentions for engaging in a given behavior.

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Correct Answer: Manifest function

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8. A sanitized way of speaking about something dirty or unpleasant is called

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Correct Answer: Euphemism

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9. Jim Crow laws are statutes enacted after the U.S. Civil War that permitted segregation in many aspects of everyday life, including busing, schooling, and public accommodations.

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Correct Answer: True

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10. The systemic disadvantaging of people based on the color of their skin is racial discrimination

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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11. The government’s substantial expansion, beginning in the 1970s, of funding for the policing and punishment of drug crimes is war on drug

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Correct Answer: True

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12. The idea that people decide whether the possession, use, and sale of a particular drug are crimes and, if so, the penalty for breaking the law is social construction of drugs

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Correct Answer: True

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13. The process by which a group of peo­ple experiencing the same health problem come to be seen as having a treatable disease is called

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Correct Answer: Medicalization

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14. The view that because a person has broken the law, they should be incarcerated is called

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Correct Answer: Criminalization

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15. A smokable crystal created by cooking powder cocaine with baking soda and water is called

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Correct Answer: Crack

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16. A harm that spreads rapidly across a larger and larger segment of people is called

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Correct Answer: Epidemic

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17. A class of drugs that relieve pain by dulling the senses is known as

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Correct Answer: Opioids

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18. A physical and/or psychological dependence on a dangerous substance is called drug addiction

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Correct Answer: True

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