According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, cigarettes (nicotine) are the most commonly used drugs in the United States.

According to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, ___________ of 18-25-year-old respondents reported at least one instance of illicit drug use in the past year.

The new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM-V, is not expected to contain any significant  changes to diagnoses of substance abuse or dependence.

The term "drug abuse" refers to any use of drugs that are illegal in a particular society.

Which organization developed the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?

Which of the following is a pattern of behavior characterized by compulsive drug use as evidenced in overwhelming involvement with the use of a drug, obtaining an adequate supply of it, and a strong tendency in resuming use of it after stopping for a period?

Which of the following is not a basis for classifying drugs?

In medicine, a number of symptoms that occur together and characterize a specific illness or disease is known as a ___________.

Economic cost of illness studies pay particular attention to the psychological costs of substance abuse.

In pharmacology, a(n) ___________ is a chemically inactive substance.

According to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, ___________ is the most commonly used illicit drug.

Which of the following countries reported the highest lifetime rate of alcohol use in the Vega et al. (2002) analysis of international survey results?

The barbiturates are examples of a group of drugs that is classified by ___________.

The costs of alcohol and drug abuse in the United States can be measured in the ___________ of dollars.

The field of ___________ is concerned with all information about the effects of drugs on living systems.

The consensus definition of drug abuse arrived at by Rinaldi et al. centers on ___________.

Individuals in long-term hospitals were not included in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Which of the following is true about drug use and crime?

According to the Vega et al. (2002) data on lifetime use of illicit drugs, Mexico reported rates comparable to those reported in the United States.

Survey studies are seriously flawed because they do not attempt to select people who are representative of the United States population as a whole.

Why is alcohol and drug use in the United States important?

Respondents in the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health are ___________.

Prevalence refers to the number of first-time occurrences of some event during some time period.

If ___________ to a drug develops, the individual must consume increasing amounts of it to achieve a desired drug effect.

According to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, ___________.

The new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM-V, is not expected to contain any significant  changes to diagnoses of substance abuse or dependence.

In medicine, a number of symptoms that occur together and characterize a specific illness or disease is known as a ___________.

According to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, ___________ is the most commonly used illicit drug.

According to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, ___________ of 18-25-year-old respondents reported at least one instance of illicit drug use in the past year.

Survey studies are seriously flawed because they do not attempt to select people who are representative of the United States population as a whole.

___________ refers to the general occurrence of an event, usually expressed in terms of percentage of some population.

Which of the following is true about drug use and crime?

The effects of a drug may vary between users because of the users' expectations.

Calling amphetamines "speed" is an example of drug classification by therapeutic use.

The ________ hypothesis is that one result of repeated use of a drug in interaction with environmental factors is changes in the brain neural pathways that may heighten the reward value of the drug.

According to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 12-17 year-olds were more likely to use marijuana within two hours of alcohol use than were individuals who were over 25 years old.

Which of the following does not contribute to alcohol and drug abuse costs as measured in cost of illness studies?

The barbiturates are examples of a group of drugs that is classified by ___________.

Which of the following is true of multiple drug use?

It is possible to relieve a person's withdrawal symptoms from a drug by administering the same drug.

Which organization developed the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?

In pharmacology, a(n) ___________ is a chemically inactive substance.

Prevalence refers to the number of first-time occurrences of some event during some time period.

Tolerance refers to the ability to take more of a drug in order to achieve a better high.

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, cigarettes (nicotine) are the most commonly used drugs in the United States.

When it is classified by ___________, amphetamines are known as appetite-suppressant drugs.

Why is alcohol and drug use in the United States important?

If ___________ to a drug develops, the individual must consume increasing amounts of it to achieve a desired drug effect.

Placebos are a common type of stimulant.

According to the Vega et al. (2002) data on lifetime use of illicit drugs, Mexico reported rates comparable to those reported in the United States.