Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal study of drug use?

Accepted Answer

A)   Surveying high-school seniors every year.
B)   Following each individual throughout the entire day.
C)   Sampling drug use from different parts of the country.
D)   Following the same group of people at intervals over several months or years.

Question 2

One very consistent finding is that students who report ______________________ are less likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, or use any type of illicit drug.

Accepted Answer

A)   having high self-esteem
B)   being well-off financially
C)   having more involvement with religion
D)   having lots of friends

Question 3

Which of the following statements describes the group most likely to be drug users in adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)   Males who are aggressive in early elementary school
B)   Females who are aggressive in early elementary school
C)   Males who are considered "loners and withdrawn" in early elementary school
D)   Females who are considered "loners and withdrawn" in early elementary school

Question 4

How a drug exists is an important fact to consider. For instance, compared to smoking cocaine in the form of "crack", how will Indigenous South Americans who chew coca leaves absorb cocaine?

Accepted Answer

A)   Quickly over a short period of time.
B)   Slowly over a short period of time.
C)   Slowly over a long period.
D)   Quickly and continuously over a long period.

Question 5

We can get an idea of why someone is using a drug by examining when and where he or she uses it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

There are some drugs that we should just define as being bad drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is one of the most important protective factors for drug use?

Accepted Answer

A)   Having to work for your spending money.
B)   Having been punished for fighting.
C)   Knowing adults who use drugs.
D)   Believing that there are strong sanctions against substance use at school.

Question 8

How does the text define a drug that is unlawful to possess or use?

Accepted Answer

A)   An illicit drug.
B)   A narcotic.
C)   An addictive drug.
D)   An abused drug.

Question 9

One of the four principles of psychoactive drugs is that every drug has "____________."

Accepted Answer

A)   effects on the heart
B)   impurities
C)   multiple effects
D)   mind altering potential

Question 10

What were the questions who, what, why, when, where, how, and how much introduced to do?

Accepted Answer

A)   Understand the dependence potential of a drug.
B)   Help us evaluate whether a particular type of drug use is a problem.
C)   Determine the toxicity of a drug.
D)   Track arrest data for drug law violations.

Question 11

The OSDUHS, which today interviews thousands of students every second year from elementary and secondary schools across Ontario was originally launched in which year?

Accepted Answer

A)   1977
B)   1989
C)   1999
D)   2004

Question 12

Describe Harm Reduction and how it has been used as an initiative by Canada's Drug Strategy to reduce the damage associated with alcohol and other drugs?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

One of the four principles of psychoactive drug use is that

Accepted Answer

A)   all psychoactive drugs should be banned.
B)   most people are unable to control their own drug use.
C)   every drug has an opposite drug that can counteract it.
D)   drugs, per se, are not good or bad.

Question 14

Compared to young adults who only finished high school, those with university degrees are more likely to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Use cocaine.
B)   Drink alcohol.
C)   Smoke marijuana.
D)   Report similar rates of use of most substances.

Question 15

If a substance is consistently used in a particular kind of situations (e.g., at parties, as opposed to when one is alone) , what can it help us understand?

Accepted Answer

A)   The amount of the substance being used.
B)   The type of substance being used.
C)   The reason the substance is being used.
D)   Who is using the substance?

Question 16

A survey completed regarding drug use and Aboriginals living on reserves in Canada reported that most youth who tried solvents did so by which age?

Accepted Answer

A)   ten years
B)   eleven years
C)   thirteen years
D)   fourteen years

Question 17

If John wants to enhance the likelihood he hires someone who is more likely to NOT smoke marijuana, research considering gender, socioeconomic status, and level of education would suggest he hire a female with a university education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Personality may have some predictive value by indicating whether someone does which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Experiments with drugs.
B)   Abstains from drug use.
C)   Uses drugs socially.
D)   Develops an addiction.

Question 19

Despite the limitations of survey questionnaires, when can they be informative?

Accepted Answer

A)   If they are done year after year, because we can then look for changes over time.
B)   If they seek information regarding those who are not included in the survey.
C)   If they ask questions regarding alcohol use, because it is not illegal.
D)   If they ask about the misuse of prescription drugs.

Question 20

In general most Canadians do not see a strong link between the availability of drugs and Canada's problems related to drug use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Drug Use: An Overview

In general most Canadians do not see a strong link between the availability of drugs and Canada's problems related to drug use.

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Describe Harm Reduction and how it has been used as an initiative by Canada's Drug Strategy to reduce the damage associated with alcohol and other drugs?

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We can get an idea of why someone is using a drug by examining when and where he or she uses it.

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Compared to young adults who only finished high school, those with university degrees are more likely to do which of the following?

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Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal study of drug use?

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If a substance is consistently used in a particular kind of situations (e.g., at parties, as opposed to when one is alone) , what can it help us understand?

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Which of the following statements describes the group most likely to be drug users in adulthood?

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One very consistent finding is that students who report ______________________ are less likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, or use any type of illicit drug.

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The OSDUHS, which today interviews thousands of students every second year from elementary and secondary schools across Ontario was originally launched in which year?

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What were the questions who, what, why, when, where, how, and how much introduced to do?

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There are some drugs that we should just define as being bad drugs.

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One of the four principles of psychoactive drugs is that every drug has "____________."

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Despite the limitations of survey questionnaires, when can they be informative?

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One of the four principles of psychoactive drug use is that

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How a drug exists is an important fact to consider. For instance, compared to smoking cocaine in the form of "crack", how will Indigenous South Americans who chew coca leaves absorb cocaine?

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If John wants to enhance the likelihood he hires someone who is more likely to NOT smoke marijuana, research considering gender, socioeconomic status, and level of education would suggest he hire a female with a university education.

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A survey completed regarding drug use and Aboriginals living on reserves in Canada reported that most youth who tried solvents did so by which age?

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What is one of the most important protective factors for drug use?

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Personality may have some predictive value by indicating whether someone does which of the following?

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How does the text define a drug that is unlawful to possess or use?

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