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Test Bank
Chapter 7
The following questions are multiple choice. Please circle the correct response.
1. All psychoactive drugs alter:
2. Alcohol remains a drug of choice for many in the United States. _____ of persons over 12
years old have tried alcohol.
3. An addicted brain is one that has changed in _______, _________, and _________ to the
point drug addicted behavior undermines voluntary control.
4. There is a strong genetic link to addictions. It is estimated that _______% of addiction
vulnerability is genetic
5. The withdrawal from a drug is typically _____________.
6. Withdrawal develops when:
7. Severe alcohol withdrawal may be accompanied by seizures and delirium tremens; the
latter may include which of the following symptoms?
8. Opiate withdrawal, though not life threatening, can be severe and include all the following
symptoms except:
9. Pharmacotherapy’s for-opiate addictions have included:
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10. Physical signs of opiate intoxication include all but:
11. Physical signs of amphetamine intoxication include all but:
12. Dissociative anesthetics produce a range of intoxication stages including:
13. Inhalants are attractive to youth as they are easily accessed and inexpensive. This is quite
alarming given the hazards including all but:
14. Cigarettes are responsible for approximately ____ deaths in the Unites States each year.
15. Smokers who quit are most successful when using the following method:
16. According to the Treatment Outcomes Prospective Study, treatment is effective. The
outcome is greatest when clients:
a. want to get better.
The following Questions are True or False. Circle the correct response.
4. Anti-anxiety medications are much safer than alcohol in terms of their withdrawal potential.
The following are all short answer questions:
1. Describe a likely withdrawal scenario from amphetamines.
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2. The author indicates two primary strategies for the treatment of opiate addictions;
maintenance, and abstinent-based. What are the differences between the two?
3. Describe the potential symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol?
4. Rohypnol is commonly referred to as the “date rape” drug. What actions or effects of this
drug lend to this horrific label?
5. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a neurological emergency caused by alcohol. Describe
several of the observable symptoms of this malady. What is the typical treatment protocol?