HISTORY OF DRUGS
DRUG DEFINITIONS, ETC. 1
DRUG DEFINITIONS, ETC. 2
DRUG CONTROL POLICY/STRATEGIES
PROSTITUTION
100
In the late 1800's and early 1900's illegal drug use was mainly used by these individuals and groups.
What are the "artistic" individuals and "fringe groups?"
100
This is a chronic brain disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite harmful consequences.
What is Addiction?
100
This category of drug includes LSD (acid), mescaline and psilocybin (mushrooms).
What are hallucinogens?
100
This is a violation of the laws prohibiting or regulating the possession, use, or distribution of illegal drugs.
What is drug-defined crime?
100
There are 7 "harms" or "concerns" relative to street prostitutes. This "harm" declares that prostituion is a nuisance to passerbys, businesses and nearby residents.
What are moral and nuisance concerns?
200
This type of substance was socially accepted in the late 1960's and early 1970's in the "Hippie Movement"
What are Psychoactive Drugs?
200
This term (as defined by the DEA) is given to broad categories or classes of controlled substances other than cocaine, opiates, and cannabis products.
What are "dangerous drugs?"
200
This category of drugs includes codeine (tylenol), heroin, morphine, and opium.
What are opioids and morphine derivitives?
200
This is a crime in which drugs contribute to the offense (excluding violation of drug laws)?
What is a drug-related crime?
200
There are 7 "harms" or "concerns" relative to street prostitutes. This "harm" declares that prostituion leads to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
What is the public health concern?
300
These "drug places" flourished in the west coast in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
What are "drug dens?"
300
These types of drugs increase the central nervous system and includes drugs such as cocaine, crack cocaine, amphetamines, and methamphetamines.
What are stimulants?
300
This category of drug includes Anadrol, Durabolin, Depo-Testosterone and Equipoise.
What are anabolic steroids?
300
This is the name given to an international drug control policy whose goal is to stop drugs from entering the country illegally.
What is interdiction?
300
There are 7 "harms" or "concerns" relative to street prostitutes. This "harm" declares that prostituion may lead to prostitutes being robbed, assaulted or physically expolited.
What are personal safety concerns?
400
Do to a result of these immigrants to the U.S., opium products flourished on the west coast and slowly made it's way across the U.S.
Who are Asian and Chinese immigrants?
400
These drugs are used legally to reduce anxiety, treat psychological problems and used as mood elevators but used illegally to produce intoxication, to counter effects of other drugs, used in self-treatment of drug withdrawal and includes barbiturates, sedatives, and tranquilizers.
What are depressants?
400
This is a new substance designed by slightly altering the chemical makeup of other illegal or tightly controlled drugs.
What is a designer drug?
400
In 1988, with the passage of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, Congress established the ONDCP which stands for this.
What is The Office of National Drug Control Policy?
400
There are 7 "harms" or "concerns" relative to street prostitutes. This "harm" declares that prostituion may lead to the loss of customers to legitimte businesses where prostitution is evident as well as declining property value in areas where prostitution is evident.
What are economic concerns?
500
This Harvard professor formed the "League of Spiritual Discovery" in the mid-1960's, an orthodox, psychedelic religion that permitted the use of LSD and marijuana as sacraments by League members.
Who is Timothy Leary?
500
This category of substance includes hashish and marijuana.
What are cannabinoids?
500
This category of drug acts as a central nervous system depressant and are found in fast-drying glues, nail-polish removers, room and car deodorizers. lighter fluid, cleaning fluids and kerosene.
What are inhalants?
500
The federal government's 2008 "war on drugs" drug-control budget was a) $6.5 billion b) $12.9 billion c) $15.7 billion or d) $18.4 billion
What is b) $12.9 billion?
500
A number of arguments have been made to do this in reference to prostitution. This would free up law enforcement resources to be used in the investigation of more serious types of crime.
What is legalization or decriminalization?
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