Prescription drugs
A) are only used by a small number of illicit users.
B) are only used by illicit users if "street" drugs are unavailable.
C) are non-addictive.
D) are second only to marijuana as the most commonly abused drug.
Answer: D
Rationale: Prescription drugs are now second only to marijuana as the most commonly abused drug among illicit users. In 2009, seven million Americans reported having used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons within the month prior to the survey. This number is actually higher than cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, and inhalants (paints, glues, gasoline) combined. Users opt for prescription drugs because they are legal (when used as prescribed), clean, and relatively easy to get.
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a. how drunk or intoxicated a person gets after ingesting a psychoactive substance. b. whether or not the substance interferes with the person's life c. the type and intensity of the substance abuser's biological reaction. d. which drug is used and how much of it is consumed in one episode.
Regarding hypnosis and its uses, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Hypnosis has no more effect on physical strength than instructions that encourage a person to make his or her best effort. b. No state has barred persons from testifying in court if they were hypnotized to improve their memory of the crime they witnessed. c. When a person is told not to remember something heard during hypnosis, a brief memory loss does actually seem to occur. d. Most theorists now believe that "age-regressed" subjects are only acting out a suggested role.