Which of the following drugs are dangerous to mix with alcohol?
a. Nitroglycerine
b. Barbiturates
c. Opiates
d. All of these answers
Which type of family/marital therapy is most common in the field of substance abuse
treatment?
a. Behavioral
b. Family disease model
c. Structural
d. Family systems
In your text, _________is viewed as a disorder of the spirit.
a. spiritual striving
b. false pride
c. giving of the ‘self” to another, knowing that we are only able to do so imperfectly but
with determination
d. introversion
The typical ‘skid row” person with an alcohol use disorder represents ______of the total
number of persons with such a disorder.
a. 40 percent
b. 11 percent
c. 5 percent
d. 3 percent
Research has shown that____of intravenous drug abusers will be exposed to the
Hepatitis type “B” virus within a year of when they start injecting drugs.
a. 10-30 percent
b. 15-20 percent
c. 50-60 percent
d. 45-90 percent
According to your text, inhalant abuse is used for what purpose in many poor, “third
world” countries?
a. To help children stay awake so they can work longer hours
b. To help dull the awareness of hunger
c. For recreation
d. To decrease illness
Aspirin use during pregnancy
a. has been accepted as standard practice except for women who have the “aspirin triad”
of symptoms.
b. has been standard practice during the first two trimesters of pregnancy, but not after
that.
c. is to be avoided except under a physician’s supervision.
d. is found not to affect fetal blood development and is thus safe for the fetus.
Which of the following over-the-counter analgesics are responsible for more than
100,000 overdoses each year, the majority being unintentional?
a. Acetaminophen
b. Aspirin
c. Ibuprofen
d. Naproxen
Even in cases where hair samples test “positive” for substances of abuse
a. the hair sample does not accurately indicate when the substance was used.
b. they also identify persons who were only exposed to a chemical, not just those who
used it.
c. you must wait 4-6 weeks for the hair to grow long enough to determine whether a
person used a compound in the past 24 hours.
d. the rate of hair growth is not variable, but is 1 cm per month.
Ondansetron appears to help in the treatment of AUDs by
a. making the user sick when mixed with alcohol.
b. decreasing cravings.
c. blocking the subjective pleasurable experience of alcohol.
d. all of these answers.
According to your text, chloral hydrate is technically
a. a natural cannabinoid.
b. a prodrug.
c. safe to use in persons with gastric disorders.
d. relatively nonaddictive.
Globally, an estimated ______farmers are devoted to the production of illegal
substances on a full time basis.
a. 1 million
b. 10 million
c. 4 million
d. 17 million
Children and adolescents are thought to be at _______vulnerability to the negative
effects of alcohol or drugs.
a. an increased level of
b. a decreased level of
c. the same level of
d. an unknown level of
What percentage of adults in the western world will use a benzodiazepine each year?
a. 1-2 percent
b. 5-8 percent
c. 10-15 percent
d. 20-22 percent
Data suggests that ______ of women will struggle with a substance abuse disorder at
some point in their lives.
a. 3.4 percent
b. 5.2 percent
c. 7.1 percent
d. 9.3 percent
According to your text, spirituality allows for
a. the discovery of meaning in the face of the absurdity of life.
b. replication and measurement.
c. empirical study.
d. awareness of the chasm between ‘self” and “other.”
The purpose of the “aftercare” program is the
a. maintenance of gains made in treatment.
b. destruction of the abstinence support system.
c. elimination of substance use “cravings.”
d. elimination of substance use thoughts.
It has been suggested that the individual with an SUD is
a. engaged in a spiritual quest, but one that is flawed because of the nature of the
addiction.
b. able to strongly identify with the goals and dreams of normal people.
c. quite aware of his or her deceptive behaviors and accepts responsibility for these
behaviors willingly.
d. attempting to avoid spiritual matters entirely because he or she has heard too much
about such issues.
Codependency
a. is more commonly encountered in homes with an alcohol use disorder rather than a
drug use disorder.
b. is more commonly encountered in homes with younger adults, such as those recently
married.
c. is a construct.
d. will be an accepted diagnostic category in the next edition of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
The average adolescent spends approximately _____listening to music, although how
they find time between eating, sleeping, and sending text messages is not known.
a. one hour per day
b. three hours per day
c. two hours per week
d. two hours per day
The typical profit margin for a pack of cigarettes sold in the U.S. is
a. 19 percent.
b. 55 percent.
c. 44 percent.
d. 32 percent.
It is difficult to identify the effects of maternal cocaine abuse on pregnancy because
a. the last wave of cocaine abuse peaked in the late 1990s, leaving little motivation for
foundations to fund research in this area.
b. most pregnant cocaine abusers also abuse other compounds known to affect fetal
growth and development.
c. the infants tend to suffer from sleep apnea following birth, which alters cognitive
function.
d. the close association between maternal cocaine abuse and sudden infant death
syndrome makes it impossible to conduct such research.
Which of the following statements is most accurate of the anxiety disorders?
a. They are collectively the most common form of psychiatric diagnosis.
b. They are the third most common form of psychiatric diagnosis after depression and
psychotic disorders.
c. They have no relationship to the sufferers’ lifestyles.
d. They are always reflected in obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Gemma is at a party and tells you she is experiencing a profound sense of euphoria,
extreme closeness to every other human and animal on the planet, and increased energy.
She tells you she’s never felt so good about herself in her life. You notice that she is
sucking on a baby pacifier. Gemma is most likely using which of the following
hallucinogens?
a. Phencyclidine
b. “Magic mushrooms”
c. MDMA
d. LSD
Between _______ of heavy alcohol drinkers also smoke.
a. 50 and 55 percent
b. 70 and 95 percent
c. 30 and 40 percent
d. 30 and 50 percent
All it takes to make a “new” drug from an existing compound is the removal or addition
of
a. a single molecule.
b. a hydroxyl chain.
c. an adulterant.
d. carbon atoms to the core structure.
One frustrating problem is that most people
a. view genetics with a jaundiced eye because the science is so inexact.
b. view genetic predisposition as unalterable fate.
c. think the genetic inheritance theory will excuse the individual for behaviors such as
committing a homicide.
d. believe the strongest determinant of behavior is totally beyond our control.
When injected into a blood vessel, the abuser will begin to feel cocaine’s effects
a. in 45-60 seconds.
b. in 15 seconds.
c. in 2-3 minutes.
d. almost instantly.
Persons with a bipolar disorder might find that marijuana _______their disorder.
a. might exacerbate
b. eliminates all signs of
c. causes/exacerbates hallucinations
d. has no effect on
One known analog of the amphetamine molecule is
a. PCP.
b. MDMA.
c. ketamine.
d. K-2.
Which of the following is NOT a component of outpatient treatment?
a. Individual and group therapy
b. Marriage counseling
c. Hospitalization
d. Vocational training
Currently, scientists believe that alcohol is a “dirty” compound. This means
a. alcohol shows a preference for a specific receptor site.
b. alcohol decreases the effects of GABA.
c. alcohol gets contaminated during the fermentation process.
d. alcohol alters the action of various neurotransmitters and interferes with the action of
messenger molecules within the neuron.