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Dr. Sinha recommends drinking 120 mL (4 ounces) of an alcoholic beverage per day to his patient. The use of alcohol in this case is best described as __________.


A) illicit
B) instrumental
C) recreational
D) forensic

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Alcohol and nicotine generally belong to a category of __________.


A) licit drugs for instrumental use
B) licit drugs for recreational use
C) illicit drugs for recreational use
D) illicit drugs for instrumental use

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


A) 10 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 26 percent
D) 28 percent

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


A) opium
B) cocaine
C) alcohol
D) both opium and cocaine

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The Cross-Canada Report on Student Alcohol and Drug Use survey collects data on drug-taking behaviour in __________.


A) junior high school and high school students
B) university students
C) young adults
D) all of the above

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


A) lowers the level of resistance against drug use
B) raises the level of resistance against drug use
C) does next to nothing in the level of resistance against drug use
D) sometimes lowers the level of resistance against drug use, and sometimes not

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Drug misuse typically applies to the inappropriate use of prescription or nonprescription drugs.

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In 1983 to 1984, the responses given by high school seniors about their personal reasons for using drugs were substantially different than responses by this group to the same question in 1976.

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In comparison to rates of tobacco use in 1985, current usage rates in Canadian youth aged 15 to 19 __________.


A) are higher
B) are lower
C) are the same
D) fluctuate too often to be accurate.

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


A) risk factors
B) protective factors
C) conjoint factors
D) both A and B

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What is the Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS)? Be sure to discuss the sample used in the survey and the type of information produced by the survey. Finally, summarize the general trends in the use of cannabis, illicit drugs, and alcohol shown by the latest CADUMS.

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


A) increases; decreases
B) decreases; increases
C) increases; increases
D) There is no relationship.

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Advantages of repeating drug use surveys year after year include all of the following EXCEPT __________.


A) it allows us to examine trends in drug-taking behaviour over time
B) it allows us to compare the use of one drug relative to another
C) it allows prevalence rates to be examined from year to year
D) it allows us to examine the effects of drug-taking behaviour on the participant sample as they grow up

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


A) were quite poisonous
B) produced hallucinatory and blood pressure- elevating effects
C) were effective only by virtue of a placebo effect
D) had no effect whatsoever

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"To have a good time with my friends" is a frequent answer of high school seniors when asked why they take drugs.

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The active ingredient in turmeric, called curcumin, has a specific inhibitory effect on the secretion of hepatitis C virus from infected liver cells.

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The Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS) examines the prevalence rates of illicit drug use among Canadians in several age groups across the lifespan.

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According to the Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey, from 2010 to 2011, the prevalence of cannabis use _______________.


A) decreased
B) increased
C) stayed the same
D) decreased in females but increased in males

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Discuss the nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers, stimulant medications, and over-the-counter cough-and-cold medications.

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Who performs the Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey every year?


A) Health Canada
B) Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
C) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
D) Public Health Agency of Canada

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