Identify and describe the main types of drugs used in the United States. Include how each type is commonly consumed by its user (ingestion, injection, smoking, etc.)
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The answer should contain the following points:
- licit and illicit drugs used by adolescents—alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, inhalants, sedatives, stimulants, steroids, prescription drugs, and heroin
- while licit drugs are permitted for users of age (age 18 and older for tobacco and age 21 and older for alcohol), illicit drugs are forbidden by law (except drugs prescribed by a physician and marijuana in jurisdictions that permit it)
- alcohol and tobacco—while alcohol is drunk, tobacco is usually smoked
- marijuana
- Marijuana is made from dried hemp leaves and buds and is usually smoked.
- cocaine
- Cocaine is the powder derivative of the South American coca plant. Snorting refers to inhaling cocaine; freebasing of cocaine refers to smoking freebase cocaine derived from a process where the cocaine is crystallized, the crystals then being crushed and smoked in a heated glass pipe; intravenous cocaine use refers to injecting cocaine in the veins directly.
- crack
- expensive and potent version of cocaine; smoked in glass pipes or makeshift devices and smoked with marijuana in cigarettes
- methamphetamine
- a synthetic drug injected, smoked, or snorted
- inhalants
- volatile liquids that give off a vapor, which when inhaled produces a short-term excitement and euphoria followed by a period of disorientation
- sedatives
- drugs taken orally that affect the user by depressing the nervous system by causing drowsiness
- amphetamines
- a stimulant drug that occurs in various forms—usually ingested orally; Ecstasy, an amphetamine, can be ingested orally, is sometimes snorted or smoked
- hallucinogens—LSD, PCP—ingested orally
- anabolic steroids
- can be taken orally, injected intramuscularly, or rubbed on the skin in the form of creams or gels
- heroin—ingested or smoked
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Identify and summarize Cybercrimes that consist specifically of crimes that are CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE INTERNET.
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Sally walked into her neighbor Tom's house and seized a large quantity of marijuana sitting on Tom's kitchen table. She then turned the drugs into the police and Tom was arrested
Before trial, Tom moved to suppress the drugs on the basis of Sally's illegal search. Tom's motion will be: a. successful, as Sally invaded Tom's privacy b. unsuccessful, as the 4th Amendment does not apply to citizens c. successful, because Sally acted as a government informant d. unsuccessful, as there are no privacy rights in illegal drugs
The good-faith exception may allow evidence obtained through an illegal search to be admitted at trial.
a. true b. false
What process is accomplished by assigning the odd-numbered subjects to the experimental group and the even-numbered subjects to the control group?
a. basic scientific theory b. independent relation c. false positive evaluation d. random assignment