Chapter #1
This refers to the motivation of a user who takes a drug only to get "high" or achieve some pleasurable effect.
Recreational use
Most of the opium in Mexico is grown by _____________________.
Campesinos
This state was the last to convert from a dry to wet state in 1966.
Mississippi
This young man died after he overdosed on opioids he obtained from physicians over the internet.
Ryan Haight
This drug has become the dominant source of drug toxicity in the United States.
Heroin (and opioids)
A quantity of fentanyl sufficient to get 50,000 people high can fit into _________________.
A USPS postal envelope (8 by 11)
This drug was once prescribed to women for their "monthly troubles"
Which minority group was associated with cocaine use and superhuman strength?
African Americans
The physical or psychological harm a drug might present to the user immediately or soon after the drug is ingested into the body.
Acute Toxicity
Black Tar is ________________.
Mexican heroin
This early federal act was proposed by President Theodore Roosevelt.
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
How many estimated healthy years (per DALYs) were lost in 2015 due to illicit drug use?
28 million
Which drug is the most widely used across the globe?
Marijuana
When mom and pop labs are utilized to create ___________________, these labs are deemed "chemical time bombs".
Was the prohibition era successful in the United States? Why or why not?
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
No :) It was not. Explain
This city was the first to ban opium dens in 1875.
San Francisco
How do the authors of your textbook define a "drug"? Are there any problems with this definition? How would you define it?
Up to the students, but they must know how it is defined in the text.
Numerous cartels wreak havoc in Mexico and across international borders. Which drug are they trafficking to the United States in high quantities? Explain using the video from class. What is your opinion of the best method to target cartels in the quest to reduce drug trafficking in the United States? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
What were they doing in the video? Explain!
What was the crack cocaine sentencing disparity and who did it predominantly affect? Explain in 3-5 sentences and explain what, if any, changes have mitigated this disparity.
Be able to explain!
Pick ONE of the drug regulations discussed in Chapter #3 and describe it in full.
Open to student selection!