Approximately ____ of all adults will demonstrate at least one sign of an alcohol use
disorder (AUD).
a. 5-10 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 30-40 percent
d. 25 percent
Discuss, with examples, the terms prime and side effects of chemical compounds.
Answer:No answer provided.
By law
a. in some states insurance companies are not required to pay for court-mandated
treatment.
b. most insurance companies have provisions for sharing the cost of treatment with the
courts.
c. the client is automatically not responsible for the cost of rehabilitation if he or she
should successfully complete the program.
d. the cost of courtmandated treatment is paid for through fines imposed on the client
“invited” to be in treatment.
Helga has developed avitaminosis from years of heavy drinking. This means
a. she is vitamin deficient.
b. her body has been absorbing too many vitamins at a toxic level.
c. she has an inflamed stomach.
d. she has a dangerously low glutathione level.
Interdiction efforts
a. intercept the majority of the illicit drugs sent to this country.
b. intercept only a small percentage of the illicit drugs sent to this country.
c. result in a small number of low-level dealers being arrested while higher-level dealers
escape.
d. produce widespread shortages of the targeted product.
Which of the following serves as a powerful “relapse trigger” for dual diagnosis clients
trying to quit abusing substances?
a. Untreated psychiatric symptoms
b. Going to jail
c. Being with friends
d. Walking by familiar drinking establishments or places where they formerly used
substances
The use of barbiturates is discouraged because of
a. their narrow therapeutic window.
b. their inefficacy as a sedative or a hypnotic drug.
c. their high lethality in overdose situations.
d. their narrow therapeutic window and high lethality in overdose situations.
Persons with a bipolar disorder tend to abuse drugs during
a. the depressed phase of their disorder.
b. the period of stability before the next phase of their disorder.
c. the manic phase of their disorder.
d. all phases of their disorder equally.
According to your text, which of the following mental illnesses seems to have the
highest lifetime prevalence rate with SUDs?
a. Bipolar affective disorder
b. Schizophrenia
c. Post traumatic stress disorder
d. Anti-social personality disorder
The person infected with HIV will
a. live a normal lifespan if they adhere to prescribed antiviral medications.
b. lose about 15 years of potential life because of the infection, even with existing
antiviral medications.
c. lose about 5 years of potential life because of the infection, even with existing
antiviral medications.
d. have to take at least 80-90 percent of the prescribed antiviral drugs to achieve
optimal viral suppression.
Available evidence would suggest that women tend to be _____ to alcohol’s negative
effects as compared with men.
a. more resistive
b. more vulnerable
c. equally sensitive
d. more vulnerable only if pregnant
The dichotomy between mind, body, and spirituality is
a. artificial and no longer necessary.
b. Still an inherent foundational stone of the medical model.
c. a reflection of 20th-century scientific advances.
d. the domain of theologians alone.
In the quest for a pharmacological treatment to emotional pain, the spiritual aspect of
the individual’s existence has been embraced.
a. True
b. False
Barbiturates should not be mixed with
a. alcohol.
b. MAO inhibitors.
c. antihistamines.
d. all of these answers.
Mounting evidence suggests that ______ may be the superior form of treatment for
ADHD.
a. psychosocial interventions
b. amphetamine compounds
c. Strattera
d. Modafinil
In addition to social differences between members of an ethnic minority group and the
mainstream culture
a. there are age-specific differences in recreational drugs of choice.
b. there is a tendency for older members of that ethnic group to turn to chemicals as a
way to cope with their frustration at being unable to understand the culture of their new
home.
c. younger members of that ethnic group tend to identify more with the ideals of the
dominant culture, weakening traditional prohibitions against drug abuse.
d. younger members of that culture tend to view their elders with disrespect and alcohol
or illicit drug use is a way to express this disrespect.
Alcohol does not pass into a mother’s breast milk.
a. True
b. False
_______is a prerequisite for outpatient treatment.
a. Pre-payment
b. Employment
c. Involvement of family
d. Abstinence from or reduction in the level of illicit drugs and/or alcohol use
In the general population, _______develop endocarditis.
a. 1 in 5,000
b. 1 in 6,000
c. 1 in 20,000
d. 1 in 18,000
Research suggests that only ______of clients reach the maintenance phase of recovery.
a. 30 percent
b. 15 percent
c. 5 percent
d. 20 percent
A kilogram of cocaine produced in South America and sold for $1,000 would retail for
about _____in the United States when packaged for sale to individual abusers.
a. $10,000
b. $500,000
c. $100,000
d. $250,000
The most popular alcohol-containing beverage in the United States is
a. beer.
b. wine.
c. whiskey.
d. rum.
A cocaine abuser’s risk of suffering a stroke might be ______ than that of a nonabuser.
a. 50 times higher
b. 5 times higher
c. 30 times higher
d. 14 times higher
It has been found that _______ of fraternity members binge drink.
a. 75 percent
b. 86 percent
c. 90 percent
d. 68 percent
A proximal factor for a relapse is one that ____, while a distal factor is one that predates
the relapse by a significant period of time.
a. occurs unexpectedly
b. precedes the relapse by a short period of time
c. might potentially trigger a relapse
d. is comprised of periods of ill humor followed by short periods of remorse interspaced
with normal mood
The dosage level that would kill 5 percent of those people who took an overdose of
medication “X” (medication from last question) is 400 mg. This would mean that
a. this compound has a large therapeutic window.
b. this compound has a narrow therapeutic window.
c. the compound is highly toxic.
d. the elimination of medication “X” from their body at this dosage level will be
difficult for most people.
There is no risk of overdose with MDMA.
a. True
b. False
Secondhand cigarette smoke has been found to
a. increase plaque formation by 50 percent.
b. increase plaque formation by 20 percent.
c. not affect plaque formation at all.
d. cause a halt in plaque formation until the individual is no longer exposed to
secondhand cigarette smoke.
Second-hand marijuana smoke has been found to contain more toxic chemicals than
second-hand tobacco smoke.
a. True
b. False
It is estimated that _____people in the United States have abused cocaine at least once,
according to your text.
a. around 30 million
b. an estimated 16 million
c. approximately 52 million
d. about 21 percent of
The _______ region of the brain has a large number of opioid receptor sites.
a. hippocampus
b. frontal cortex
c. medulla
d. amygdalae
Case reports suggest that using LSD with ______ might bring on LSDrelated
“flashbacks.”
a. benzodiazepines
b. barbiturates
c. SSRIs
d. aspirin
Coffee consumption may decrease an individual’s risk of developing cirrhosis of the
liver.
a. True
b. False
Following the “flash” or “rush” experience, intravenous cocaine abusers will then
experience ______lasting for 10-15 minutes.
a. a sense of euphoria
b. introversion with new psychological insights
c. extroversion and intense desire to be around others
d. extreme vulnerability
Between _____ of those who successfully complete an inpatient substance abuse
rehabilitation program will experience at least one relapse in the first year following
discharge.
a. 10 and 25 percen
b. 30 and 50 percent
c. 50 and 90 percent
d. 10 and 60 percent
The “adult children of alcoholics” parent model postulates that
a. it is the only accurate formulation of how parental alcoholism affects the child’s
growth.
b. the dysfunctional family member frequently attend sessions to learn how others have
suffered from their parents’ alcoholism, thus allowing them to learn by example.
c. many children learn to cope by becoming “overly” responsible.
d. politicians need to better understand the overlooked problem of parental alcoholism.
What are some of the longterm consequences of chronic benzodiazepine use?
Answer:No answer provided.
Describe some of the possible physical consequences of long term amphetamine abuse.
Answer:No answer provided.
Discuss the connection between SUDs and partnerassociated violence.
Answer:No answer provided.
Describe the components of outpatient treatment programs.
Answer:No answer provided.
Use amphetamine abuse to explore how the genders often differ in finding ways to
secure/support their SUD.
Answer:No answer provided.
Define the term “enabling.” What are some of the theoretical explanations for it?
Answer:No answer provided.
Describe the gender differences in drug use rates and how these have been adjusting
over the years.
Answer:No answer provided.
Discuss some of the special considerations that need to be taken into account as far as
gender differences in the rehabilitation process.
Answer:No answer provided.
Name and describe the three categories of substancerelated violence.
Answer:No answer provided.
What are the challenges for the substance abuse rehabilitation professional when
dealing with a client in the precontemplation stage of recovery.
Answer:No answer provided.
Describe the theoretical models attempting to explain dualdiagnosis conditions.
Answer:No answer provided.
Discuss some of the most common causes of relapse.
Answer:No answer provided.
Describe the various roles the process of assessment plays regarding SUDs.
Answer:No answer provided.
Describe the reasons why clinicians once believed a relationship existed between a
patient’s disorder and his or her drug of choice.
Answer:No answer provided.
What are the four central goals for adults with SUDs according to the Self-Management
and Recovery Training (SMART) program?
Answer:No answer provided.
How might attending graduate school influence alcohol use?
Answer:No answer provided.
Describe some of the reasons why children and adolescents abuse chemicals.
Answer:No answer provided.
Discuss the patterns of alcohol and/or drug abuse in the elderly.
Answer:No answer provided.