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The use of psychoactive drugs for non-medicinal purposes
 
  a. is a relatively recent phenomenon, dating back only about 300 years
  b. has generally been restricted to Western cultures
  c. has been noted to occur in many cultures across many centuries
  d. began with the use of caffeine in the Middle East

Question 2

Empirical evidence suggests that providing educational information to children and adolescents on the hazards of nonmedicinal drug use has
 
  a. had minimal impact on their actual use of recreational drugs
  b. resulted in significant declines in the likelihood of using recreational drugs
  c. actually resulted in a substantial increase in youths' use of recreational drugs
  d. reduced the demand for drugs



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

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