The powdered U.S. cocaine epidemic is still rampant and shows no signs of abating. Last year in the
United States, the total quantity of powder cocaine bought by users has risen, even though there was
a decrease in the number of adults who use it.
Each of the following, if true, could explain the simultaneous increase in cocaine sales and decrease in
the number of adults who use it EXCEPT:
A) Last year, the number of men who began to use was higher than the number of women who quit using cocaine.
B) Last year, the number of teenage children who began using was higher than the number of adults who have quit using cocaine during the same period.
C) During the last year, the number of cocaine non-users who began using crack cocaine “rocks," made from powdered cocaine, was higher than the number of people who have quit using cocaine.
D) The people who continue to use consume more cocaine per capita than in past years.
E) Much of the cocaine brought into the U.S. by dealers was then smuggled into Canada for resale.
United States, the total quantity of powder cocaine bought by users has risen, even though there was
a decrease in the number of adults who use it.
Each of the following, if true, could explain the simultaneous increase in cocaine sales and decrease in
the number of adults who use it EXCEPT:
A) Last year, the number of men who began to use was higher than the number of women who quit using cocaine.
B) Last year, the number of teenage children who began using was higher than the number of adults who have quit using cocaine during the same period.
C) During the last year, the number of cocaine non-users who began using crack cocaine “rocks," made from powdered cocaine, was higher than the number of people who have quit using cocaine.
D) The people who continue to use consume more cocaine per capita than in past years.
E) Much of the cocaine brought into the U.S. by dealers was then smuggled into Canada for resale.
