Deck 11: Critical Issues in Drug Control

Question 1

Although transmission of the disease is often accomplished through sexual activity, an estimated 20 percent of AIDS cases were reported to have been transmitted through intravenous (IV) drug users sharing needles.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Title III of the __________ addresses electronic surveillance, and was designed to protect the privacy of wire and oral communications.

A)President's Crime Control Prevention Act of 1989
B)Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
C)Electronic Communications Protection and Privacy Act of 1977
D)National Wiretapping Privacy Act (NWP) of 1971

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Electronic surveillance is used primarily in narcotics and _________ cases.

A)gambling
B)prostitutions
C)loan sharking
D)political corruption

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In evaluating the legitimacy of the government's use of surveillance devices, three dimensions are considered. Which of the following is NOT one of these dimensions?

A)the purpose of the investigation
B)the degree of individualized suspicion
C)the relative effectiveness of the surveillance
D)the intrusiveness of the investigation

Question 5

Scientists in Europe first isolated cocaine around this time period, and cyclists were known to use it to increase performance.

A)1860
B)1880
C)1910
D)1940

Question 6

In 1904, a United States marathoner, Tom Hicks, collapsed and died at the St. Louis Olympics after ingesting which of the following?

A)cocaine
B)heroin
C)strychnine-brandy cocktail
D)andro-heroin cocktail

Question 7

The modern era of performance-enhancing drugs can be dated from various scientific developments in the 1930s, including the isolation of male hormones called:

A)androgens
B)testosterone
C)estrogen
D)androsterone

Question 8

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) finally established a medical commission to control drug use in:

A)1967
B)1972
C)1977
D)1981

Question 9

This organization was the first international governing body of sport to take doping seriously.

A)International Association of Athletics Federations
B)Anti-Doping World Federation
C)World Anti-Doping Agency
D)International Olympic Committee

Question 10

The IOC took the initiative and convened the First World Conference on Doping in Sport in Lausanne in February 1999 following high-profile doping scandals in:

A)football
B)baseball
C)cycling
D)basketball

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a banned stimulant by the WADA?

A)strychnine
B)caffeine
C)modafinil
D)pemoline

Question 12

According to the text, what drug is not currently on the WADA banned list and is the most popular nutritional supplement for performance enhancement?

A)red-line
B)bolasterone
C)zeranol
D)creatine

Question 13

________ expel water from athletes' bodies, and they are often used by athletes such as wrestlers who need to meet weight restrictions.

A)diuretics
B)anabolic steroids
C)painkillers
D)blood boosters

Question 14

The first athlete to be stripped of a gold medal for doping came in which of the following Olympics?

A)1968 Mexico City Olympics
B)1972 Munich Olympics
C)1976 Montreal Olympics
D)1980 Los Angeles Olympics

Question 15

Medical use of cannabis is legal in all of the following countries except:

A)Russia
B)Spain
C)Portugal
D)Germany

Question 16

Mark McGwire and Ken Caminiti were both part of a larger drug doping scandal in which major sport?

A)Major League Baseball
B)National Football League
C)World Cycling Federation
D)World Wrestling Federation

Question 17

One of the most devastating aspects of the United States' drug war has been its impact on women as:

A)couriers
B)drug dealers
C)informants
D)snitches

Question 18

Police defend their actions of using stings on all of the following grounds EXCEPT:

A)the moral benefits of a successful sting operation far exceed the ethical costs of using deception
B)the social benefits of a successful sting operation far exceed the ethical costs of using deception
C)citizens have given the police the right to use a degree of coercion to protect the community
D)tough interrogation techniques are an effective deterrent for preventing future criminal behavior

Question 19

As a result of the combined effect of the ______________ and the accessorial liability statute, women suspected of being drug couriers in the employ of smuggling syndicates faced mandatory prison sentences of 15 years to life on their first felony arrests.

A)Rockefeller Drug Laws
B)Bloomberg Laws
C)Trina Levingston Anti-smuggling Laws
D)Citadel Laws

Question 20

The German military used testosterone in the 1930s and in World War II to increase the strength and aggressiveness of soldiers.

Question 21

While doping in sports is viewed as normal today, Ancient Greek Olympic athletes dating back to the third century BCE actually were put to death for ingesting drugs prior to sporting events.

Question 22

In the United States, the National Collegiate Athletic Association acknowledged that the number of student athletes testing positive for stimulant medications has increased threefold in recent years.

Question 23

The term ""medical marijuana"" refers to using the whole unprocessed marijuana plant or its basic extracts to treat a disease or symptom.

Question 24

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognized and approved the marijuana plant as medicine in 2002 for athletes.

Question 25

According to the text, 18 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana or effectively decriminalized it.

Question 26

There are many legal tests for entrapment, and every United States state's law recognizes the defense.

Question 27

Proponents of needle exchange programs argue that they help not only the drug users at risk, but their sex partners and children as well.

Question 28

The only sport yet to have a major doping scandal has been tennis.

Question 29

The most common technique for sting operations directed at drug dealing in various environments is the reverse sting, also called a:

A)buy and bust
B)stash and go
C)stop and frisk
D)quick hit

Question 30

Public concerns arise with regard to the circumstances under which electronic surveillance technology is applied and how they might infringe on First, Fourth, and _________ Amendments.

A)Second
B)Third
C)Fifth
D)Eighth

Question 31

Which major event brought to light the years of Olympic doping scandals by the East Germans?

A)the beginning of the Cold War
B)the Iran Contra Affair
C)the fall of the Berlin Wall
D)the death of East German Head of State and Drug Czar Otto Grotewohl

Question 32

The removal and subsequent reinfusion of an athlete's blood in order to increase the level of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin is a practice known as:

A)blood doping
B)blood switching
C)nobbling
D)the Armstrong Approach

Question 33

The most prominent doping case of the 1980s concerned this 100-meter dash champion who tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

A)Carl Lewis
B)Lance Armstrong
C)Michael Phelps
D)Ben Johnson

Question 34

After years of denying any illegal use of enhancement drugs, when he was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in January of 2013 ________ declared that he did abuse the drugs.

A)Lance Armstrong
B)Barry Bonds
C)Ryan Ferns
D)Mark McGwire

Question 35

What was the significance of the Supreme Court cases of United States v. Monsanto and Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered v. United States, 1989?

A)They held that the police may do a ""Stop and Frisk"" of suspected criminals if the immediate threat of bodily harm or commission of a felony is an expectation.
B)They overturned the earlier decision in Burton v. Charleston County that made it illegal for drug couriers to refuse extradiction to Mexico.
C)They allowed for needle-sharing programs in the United States to stretch beyond hospitals and free clinics.
D)They held that the government's ability to enforce forfeiture extends to drug assets needed to pay attorney's fees.