Research has suggested that the “false positive” rate for some commercially available
urine toxicology testing kits is as high as
a. 30-35 percent.
b. 25-30 percent.
c. 45-50 percent.
d. 15-20 percent.
According to your text, the first-time or rare marijuana abuser will have metabolites of
THC in his or her urine for
a. 72-96 hours.
b. 30 days.
c. 6 months.
d. 18 days.
Approximately ________ compounds have been found in various plants that have a
psychogenic effect:
a. 10,000
b. 50
c. 100
d. 1,000
According to Martin Buber, we
a. define our ‘self” by the relationships that we choose to enter into.
b. are entitled to escape from unpleasant stimuli by any means possible.
c. should wait until the path of ultimate truth is made clear and then follow it.
d. can always avoid or escape the need to define the ‘self” as young adults, but find this
more difficult in middle adulthood and beyond.
It is hypothesized that steroids affect the _____receptor in the brain, which is involved
with aggression, anxiety and reproduction.
a. glucocorticoid
b. serotonin
c. GABAa
d. testosterone
As a group, college students tend to ______ the number of their peers who are drinking.
a. be unwilling to join
b. overestimate
c. be fairly accurate about
d. underestimate
Students who utilize performance-enhancing compounds tend to
a. engage in other forms of substance use as well.
b. be more likely to excel in their studies.
c. have troubled interpersonal relationships.
d. be better athletes.
The person going through the process of recovering from a substance use disorder
either in the Prochaska or the Nowinski model is thought to
a. encourage him/herself to learn how to enter environments in which chemical abuse
previously occurred.
b. demonstrate maladaptive thoughts into the latter parts of the first phase.
c. demonstrate individual variations in progress.
d. experience less and less resistance as he or she reaches the latter stages of recovery.
It is impossible to overdose on a benzodiazepine.
a. True
b. False
Inhalants
a. are a class of nontraditional compounds of abuse that, when abused, might alter the
individual’s sense of reality.
b. tend to involve only agents found in the typical home.
c. tend to involve only agents found in industrial solvents.
d. hold little potential for physical harm since they are eliminated from the body so
rapidly.
Two-thirds of substance abuse rehabilitation programs surveyed:
a. had specialized components for adolescents with SUDs.
b. lacked specialized components for adolescents with SUDs.
c. had staff members with specific training to work with adolescents.
d. could provide age-specific treatment for adolescents.
It has been estimated that 5 percent of new cases of tuberculosis
a. are the result of intravenous drug use.
b. are resistant to at least one antibiotic used to treat this disease.
c. are resistant to all antibiotics used to treat this disease.
d. are found in persons with circulatory problems.
The economic consequences of cigarette smoking have been estimated to be ________
in the United States.
a. $3,000 per year for every man, woman and child
b. $3,000 per year for every man and woman above the age of 18
c. $3,000 per year for every active smoker
d. $400 per year for every man, woman and child
The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 made the possession of marijuana illegal in the United
States.
a. True
b. False
The recovery success rate from a substance use disorder is about
a. the same as that seen in lung cancer.
b. one half that seen in lung cancer.
c. three times that seen in lung cancer.
d. five times that seen in lung cancer.
Between ______percent of LSD abusers will experience at least one “flashback”
episode.
a. 12 and 22
b. 15 and 45
c. 15 and 77
d. 80 and 85
Research has found that _____of individual with AUDs prescribed naltrexone relapsed
within the first 12 weeks of treatment.
a. 10 percent
b. 22 percent
c. 37 percent
d. 50 percent
At the end of one year ____of those who dropped out of a therapeutic community
within the first year were still drug-free.
a. 14 percent
b. 45 percent
c. 25 percent
d. 45 percent
The lethal dose of nicotine for the average adult is
a. 25 mg.
b. 15 mg.
c. 50 mg.
d. 60 mg.
Evidence now exists suggesting that tobacco was actively cultivated as a crop as early
as
a. 4,000 years ago.
b. 7,000 years ago.
c. the year 8,000 B.C.E.
d. 6,000 years ago.
All of the following are end products of the alcohol biotransformation process EXCEPT
a. aldehyde dehydrogenase.
b. glucose.
c. carbon dioxide.
d. carbohydrates.
In spite of claims to the contrary, ________ of abusers become addicted to marijuana,
according to your text.
a. 9 percent
b. 3-5 percent
c. 1 percent
d. 2 percent
Which of the following is true of Shirley Kishline, the person who founded Moderation
Management?
a. She killed two people in an alcohol-related accident prior to starting MM.
b. She killed two people in an alcohol-related accident after founding MM.
c. She now advocates a computer-based treatment process.
d. She suggested that involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous was useless.
Bromide salts are no longer available in the United States.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOT a form of harm reduction?
a. Needle exchange programs
b. Nicotine replacement treatments
c. Suspension of driving privileges
d. Methadone programs
Surprisingly, it is not the stress itself that triggers a relapse but
a. fear of the unknown.
b. preoccupation with id-based memories and urges.
c. “command” hallucinations or thought insertion.
d. demoralization and depression in the face of stress.
Which of the following is a clear crystal that resembles a piece of rock candy?
a. Ice
b. Chip
c. Khat
d. Crack
Jorge has just discontinued use of barbiturates that he was using regularly to help him
sleep. He is likely to experience
a. deeper sleep than ever before.
b. REM rebound.
c. a lack of dreams during his sleep.
d. decreased anxiety.
Discuss the popular Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program, including
some of the criticisms of such psycho-educational programs.
Answer:No answer provided.
Coca-cola, which was introduced as a _____, contained small amounts of cocaine and
was developed because __________.
a. treatment for delusional thinking; it helped to calm the patient
b. depressant; alcohol use was banned on Sundays and cocaine’s depressant effects
could replace those of alcohol
c. temperance drink; alcohol use was banned on Sundays
d. substitute for water; local water was considered impure for consumption
The formation of ______are thought to contribute to the destruction of liver tissue in
chronic drinkers.
a. free radicals
b. neurotoxins
c. glutathione
d. c-reactive proteins