In general, peak blood alcohol levels after the ingestion of single alcoholic drink are
achieved in ______minutes.
a. 5-10
b. 15-25
c. 30-60
d. 70-90
In 1990, Congress
a. totally banned the use of anabolic steroids.
b. outlawed the use of anabolic steroids except by law enforcement personnel.
c. outlawed the non-medical use of anabolic steroids.
d. classified anabolic steroids as an hallucinogenic, and possession was thus punishable
under statutes that pertain to hallucinogen abuse.
Historical evidence strongly suggests that which of the following figures may have
been abusing amphetamines?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. George Washington
c. Adolf Hitler
d. Winston Churchill
According to your text, what percentage of women use alcohol during pregnancy?
a. 1.5 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 10.8 percent
d. 8.10 percent
Much of what we “know” about SUDs is based upon
a. limited anecdotal data.
b. clinical myth.
c. assumptions.
d. all of these.
Methadone was originally used as a
a. narcotic analgesic developed for use in World War II.
b. way to interrogate captured prisoners, which is to say a truth serum.
c. compound to enhance the effects of the amphetamines being administered to German
combat soldiers in World War II.
d. experimental narcotic analgesic that was found to be more dangerous than morphine.
The nicotine molecule is very similar to the neurotransmitter
a. serotonin.
b. GABA.
c. dopamine.
d. acetylcholine.
The peak effects of zaleplon appear
a. in the last 3 hours of the night’s sleep.
b. in the first 4 hours after ingestion.
c. in the increased time spent asleep.
d. during REM sleep.
Early therapeutic communities
a. usually utilized an “ego stripping” technique.
b. made extensive use of trained mental health professionals in providing services to the
clients.
c. were all designed so the person would return to independent living within a year.
d. had provisions for working with women who have children or persons with AIDS.
You are an addictions counselor in private practice. You have referred a client to an
intensive treatment program based on his history of binge drinking, as a person with an
alcohol dependence problem. The client’s pastor calls to challenge your
recommendation on the grounds that the individual in question had a low score on the
Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST). Your best response would be
a. the pastor has no right to become involved in a substance use assessment.
b. the MAST is relatively insensitive to binge drinking patterns.
c. the client probably has been honest with the pastor about his or her drinking pattern,
so the pastor’s concerns are well placed.
d. the pastor should complete a separate, comprehensive, substance use assessment.
AIDS is defined when the CD4 cell count falls below
a. 1,200 cells per cubic milliliter of blood.
b. 400 cells per cubic milliliter of blood.
c. 300 cells per cubic milliliter of blood.
d. 200 cells per cubic milliliter of blood.
Elliott suggested that both delinquency and illicit drug use
a. reflect the breakdown of traditional social restraints.
b. are a reaction to the strict enforcement of social restraints.
c. are a way to assert independence in the face of strict social constraints.
d. reflect a common genetic predisposition.
Surprisingly, treatment noncompliance is
a. very common for the treatment of most medical conditions.
b. common for some medical conditions.
c. rare for most conditions, but there are exceptions.
d. most common in the treatment of addiction.
There are no known medical applications for any hallucinogens at this time. Which of
the following statements is also true?
a. There is ongoing research to determine whether there might possibly be a medicinal
value to a compound in natural hallucinogens.
b. The Drug Enforcement Administration is the main source of funding for such
research, which means virtually no research will be done in this area according to your
text.
c. Their use as herbal medicines is limited to the indigenous peoples of Alaska.
d. There will never be any such research because of their status as agents used in
religious ceremonies for certain indigenous peoples in North America.
The medical community collectively uses benzodiazepines for the long-term treatment
of anxiety.
a. True
b. False
The estimated therapeutic window for methylphenidate is
a. 1:10.
b. 1:1,000.
c. 1:50.
d. 1:100.
According to your text, which of the following statements is true?
a. There is a relationship between maternal substance use, depression and attempted
suicide following birth.
b. Scientists have been able to clearly identify a specific pattern in children born to
drug-abusing mothers.
c. Unless a child develops fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, children born to
drug-abusing mothers are not at a higher risk developmentally than children born to
non-drug-abusing mothers.
d. Most women of childbearing age with substance abuse disorders get the appropriate
treatment needed.
It is potentially dangerous to mix benzodiazepines with many prescription and
over-the-counter drugs or herbal supplements.
a. True
b. False
Cocaine is a factor in _________ of all deaths that result from illicit drug use, according
to your text.
a. 10-20 percent
b. 30-40 percent
c. 40-50 percent
d. 50-60 percent
The research pool addressing Alcoholics Anonymous and its success
a. consistently supports the claim that it is effective.
b. is rather limited.
c. is based on mandatory participation in research studies.
d. suggests that those ordered to attend by the courts tend to take longer to benefit from
the group than voluntary members.
Which of the following is the most common treatment modality used to create
psychosocial change for an individual with a SUD/AUD?
a. Group therapy
b. Individual therapy
c. Acupuncture
d. Biofeedback training
Available evidence suggests that, at best, only ______ of persons with schizophrenia do
not smoke cigarettes.
a. 10 percent
b. 90 percent
c. 40 percent
d. 25 percent
Men tend to start to abuse marijuana at a _______than women.
a. older age
b. younger age
c. equal age
d. equal age, but their frequency of use was higher
The majority of persons who go through a “detox” sequence
a. will not have substance use problems in the future.
b. are no longer in danger from long-term medical complications from their substance
use.
c. will usually return to substance abuse without further treatment.
d. believe that it can be considered a form of treatment in its own right.
In spite of methadone’s proven effectiveness in lowering morbidity and mortality rates
among intravenous opiate abusers
a. the Drug Enforcement Administration still threatens those who prescribe it to
narcotics addicts.
b. 13 states do not have methadone maintenance programs.
c. 4 states require the total number of persons on methadone maintenance programs in
that state be limited to under 300 people.
d. 4 states do not have methadone programs at all.
Buprenorphine is thought to be ______times as potent as morphine.
a. 5
b. 15
c. 25-50
d. 80
In the United States ________people become infected with HIV-1 each year .
a. 7,000
b. 50,000
c. 2.4 million
d. 11,000
Essentially, codependency might be viewed as
a. an extreme form of a normal relationship pattern.
b. an independent pattern of relating that exists outside of normal relationships.
c. a way for all involved to focus their attention on matters outside of the family.
d. an excuse for one person to remain in a dysfunctional relationship.
Persons living with the aftereffects of a traumatic brain injury
a. usually avoid alcohol and illicit drugs because of the exaggerated effects such
compounds have on their ability to cope with life.
b. tend to use alcohol or illicit drugs to self-medicate their frustration over their inability
to function at their former level.
c. tend to also have a concurrent diagnosis of a form of mental illness.
d. tend to respond well to treatment.
Acupuncture has been _________in the treatment of substance use disorders.
a. firmly established as necessary
b. proven to be about as effective as placebo
c. proven to reduce cravings for alcohol or illicit drugs
d. found to be harmful
By selectively breeding strains of cannabis to provide plants with higher levels of THC,
breeders have also accidentally introduced strains with
a. lower levels of CBD, which has an anorexic effect.
b. higher levels of CBD, which results in the amotivational syndrome.
c. lower levels of CBD, which may contribute to the development of psychosis.
d. higher levels of CBD, which enhance marijuana’s euphoric effects.