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Rosenthal Chapter 02 Self-test questions
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Which is true about the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914?
Established the "scheduling" of drugs
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Made it illegal to be addicted to marijuana
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Put a tax on marijuana
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Made it so physicians could prescribe narcotics to patients in the course of normal treatment, but not for the treatment of addiction.
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Which is false about forfeiture laws?
The government can confiscate anything in one's possession -- a car, boat, house, currency, or other belongings -- at the time of a drug arrest
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Seizure of property does not require conviction of a crime or even an official criminal charge to be filed
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The seized assets are used, in part, to fund the police
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All of the above are true
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Which of the following drugs has the highest percent of users who die each year due use of the drug?
Alcohol
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Caffeine
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Heroin
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Marijuana
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Tobacco
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Which is true about drunk driving?
A drunk driver is twice as likely to cause an accident than a sober driver
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The highest incidence of drunk driving is in those ages 21-24
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Women are more likely to drive drunk than men are
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Drunk drivers have faster reaction times
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Which is true about drug use during pregnancy?
Drugs taken early in pregnancy are more likely to raise the risk of miscarriage and of physical malformations in the child
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Tobacco use during pregnancy has been found to be safe
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All drugs are equally harmful to the fetus
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Drugs taken during the last trimester of pregnancy increase the risk of having a baby with Down's syndrome
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Drug laws were harshest under President Nixon
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b)False
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The Controlled Substances Act was the first law to control drugs directly, rather than through taxes
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b)False
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Misdemeanors are punished by a fine, but no prison term, while felonies are punished by prison terms
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b)False
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A person can be charged with drug conspiracy without ever having bought, sold, or possessed any type of illegal drug
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b)False
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10. Laws controlling the use of all drugs are required by federal law to be consistent from state to state
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b)False
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11. Sweden has some of the harshest drug laws in the world
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b)False
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About 11% of people have driven drunk at least once
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b)False
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15. Women who are most likely to drink during pregnancy tend to be younger, single, less educated, and unemployed
a)True
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b)False
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