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On college campuses,a comprehensive approach to drug abuse prevention known as ________ can be implemented to modify an environment that often benignly overlooks drug use and experimentation during college.

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Which of the following approaches to the drug problem is a demand reduction strategy?

A) preventing distribution
B) spraying heroin fields
C) interdiction
D) treatment programs

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Illicit drug use is more prevalent in rural counties than in urbanized counties.

The most widely used illicit drug in the United States,________,is derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

What is the most commonly used illicit drug among persons aged 12 and older?

The natural and synthetic derivatives that have a long history of medical use as pain relievers and treatment for diarrhea and dehydration are known as ________.

The term ________ generally refers to the use of prescription drugs for purposes other than those for which they were prescribed or in greater amounts than prescribed.

The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana,known by the acronym ________,has a variety of effects on the brain,including causing impairments in problem solving and decision making.

Drugs that distort visual and auditory perceptions and produce hallucinations are called ________.

The most effective approaches to drug abuse prevention on college campuses include all of the following strategies EXCEPT

LSD does not produce compulsive drug-seeking behaviors,and physiological withdrawal symptoms do not occur when use is stopped.

Among drug use prevention strategies,the primary prevention programs most closely target the subgroups that are at greatest risk for use or abuse.

Side effects of GHB,a common date-rape drug,may include hyperactivity,increased heart rate,raised blood pressure,and amnesia.

The drugs called ________ are breathable chemical vapors that produce mind-altering effects.

There is no evidence that heroin results in any long-term damage to the body.

Common date rape drugs include which of the following?

More than half of the people in prison meet diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders.

The federal government,at this time,does not regulate the use of herbal remedies.

Most of the $193 billion annually drained from the U.S.economy by drug use is spent on