Putting Drugs in Perspective

Question 1

The _________________ is generally taken by law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

Answer 1

Moral-legal perspective

Question 2

The idea of the ________________________ is to have people keep drugs away from each other, decrease the availability, and increase the punishment.

Answer 2

Moral-legal perspective

Question 3

The __________________ doesn’t necessarily stop people from wanting to use drugs.

Answer 3

Moral-legal perspective

Question 4

The _________________ is most commonly held by physicians and health care providers.

Answer 4

Medical-health perspective

Question 5

____________________ is assuming that people want to be as healthy as possible at all times.

Answer 5

Medical-health perspective

Question 6

The __________________ is targeted at addressing the demand for drugs and making people want them less.

Answer 6

Psychological perspective

Question 7

The ______________________ challenges maladaptive thinking.

Answer 7

Psychological perspective

Question 8

The __________________ is the idea that you should adapt the environment for the individual.

Answer 8

Sociocultural perspective

Question 9

The ______________ tries to use treatment methods such as clubs, community centres, greenspaces, parks, etc.

Answer 9

Sociocultural perspective

Question 10

The _______________ side for drugs focuses on prevention, intervention, and treatment (the good side, it helps people).

Answer 10

Demand

Question 11

The _______________ side for drugs focuses on incarceration, militarization, and regulation (the “bad side”, wanting to control drugs).

Answer 11

Supply

Question 12

To some, alcohol is considered to be the most dangerous drug. True or false?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The THC in cannabis is increasing, and the CBD is decreasing. True or false?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

________________ drugs are a high potential for drug abuse, most dangerous, illegal to distribute, illegal to manufacturers, etc (cocaine, heroin, fentanyl).

Answer 14

Schedule 1

Question 15

_______________ drugs are a high potential for drug abuse, may lead to psychological or physical dependence, synthetic cannabinoids, etc./

Answer 15

Schedule 2

Question 16

___________________ drugs have a moderate potential for abuse, may pose additional risks, moderate potential for psychological dependence, etc (LSD, mushrooms, ritalin, etc).

Answer 16

Schedule 3

Question 17

______________________ drugs have a low abuse potential and risk potential, used for a variety of medical purposes (barbiturates, benzodiazepines, anabolic steroids, etc).

Answer 17

Schedule 4

Question 18

___________________ drugs are sold without medical supervision and must include labelling and instructions for safe use (Tylenol, Pepto, Advil, asprin, etc).

Answer 18

Unscheduled

Question 19

In ___________ cannabis was prohibited in Canada.

Answer 19

1923

Question 20

Why did president Nixon start a war on drugs?

Answer 20

To stop illegal drug trade

Question 21

In the last decade, up to 100,000 have died as a result of _______________________.

Answer 21

Drug-related violence

Question 22

The #1 goal for the legalization for cannabis was ______________ and #2 was ___________________

Answer 22

Safety and combat the illegal market

Question 23

What are the 3 pillars of policy for the drug laws in Portugal?

Answer 23

• No such thing as a soft or hard drug. Only healthy or unhealthy
  relationships with drugs
• Unhealthy relationships reflect frayed relationships with loved ones, the
  world around them, and themselves
• Eradication of all drugs is impossible