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CCJS 340 - Drugs in Society
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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

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