CADC Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Test 1)
1. A wife refers her husband for substance abuse counseling. His
drug of choice is cocaine, which he has been using episodically with
friends at a poker game—biweekly to weekly—for some years. She
is disturbed at the illicit nature of the drug and the long-standing
use. He states that though he recreationally uses, he doesn't crave
cocaine, doesn't seek it out but rather uses with friends at the
game who bring it. He feels that other than his wife being upset, he
has no other social or occupational issues. Given the information
provided, how is his use of cocaine BEST described?
a. Substance abuse
b. Cocaine intoxication
c. Cocaine use disorder
d. None of the above -
correct answer ✅d. None of the above
2. What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon?
a. The amount taken and past drug experiences
b. The modality of administration
c. Polydrug use, setting, and circumstance
,CADC Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Test 1)
d. All of the above -
correct answer ✅d. All of the above
3. How is drug tolerance BEST described?
a. The inability to get intoxicated
b. The need for less of a drug to get intoxicated
c. Increased sensitivity to a drug over time
d. Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time -
correct answer ✅d. Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time
4. Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"?
a. A prior drug-use setting
b. Drug use paraphernalia
c. Seeing others use drugs
d. Drug avoidance strategies -
correct answer ✅d. Drug avoidance strategies
5. What happens as tolerance for barbiturates develops?
,CADC Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Test 1)
a. The margin between intoxication and lethality increases
b. The margin between intoxication and lethality decreases
c. The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the same
d. Tolerance does not develop for barbiturates -
correct answer ✅c. The margin between intoxication and lethality
stays the same
6. What is the MOST common symptom of Wernicke's
encephalopathy?
a. New memory formation
b. Loss of older memories
c. Psychosis
d. Confusion -
correct answer ✅d. Confusion
7. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT induce?
a. Steatosis
, CADC Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Test 1)
b. Nephrosis
c. Hepatitis
d. Cirrhosis -
correct answer ✅b. Nephrosis
8. What does formication refer to?
a. The creation of freebase cocaine
b. Sex between two unmarried individuals
c. A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
d. Extrapyramidal symptoms of agitation -
correct answer ✅c. A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
9. What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine abuse?
a. The brain
b. The lungs
c. The kidneys
d. The heart -
correct answer ✅d. The heart
Answers (Test 1)
1. A wife refers her husband for substance abuse counseling. His
drug of choice is cocaine, which he has been using episodically with
friends at a poker game—biweekly to weekly—for some years. She
is disturbed at the illicit nature of the drug and the long-standing
use. He states that though he recreationally uses, he doesn't crave
cocaine, doesn't seek it out but rather uses with friends at the
game who bring it. He feels that other than his wife being upset, he
has no other social or occupational issues. Given the information
provided, how is his use of cocaine BEST described?
a. Substance abuse
b. Cocaine intoxication
c. Cocaine use disorder
d. None of the above -
correct answer ✅d. None of the above
2. What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon?
a. The amount taken and past drug experiences
b. The modality of administration
c. Polydrug use, setting, and circumstance
,CADC Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Test 1)
d. All of the above -
correct answer ✅d. All of the above
3. How is drug tolerance BEST described?
a. The inability to get intoxicated
b. The need for less of a drug to get intoxicated
c. Increased sensitivity to a drug over time
d. Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time -
correct answer ✅d. Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time
4. Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"?
a. A prior drug-use setting
b. Drug use paraphernalia
c. Seeing others use drugs
d. Drug avoidance strategies -
correct answer ✅d. Drug avoidance strategies
5. What happens as tolerance for barbiturates develops?
,CADC Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Test 1)
a. The margin between intoxication and lethality increases
b. The margin between intoxication and lethality decreases
c. The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the same
d. Tolerance does not develop for barbiturates -
correct answer ✅c. The margin between intoxication and lethality
stays the same
6. What is the MOST common symptom of Wernicke's
encephalopathy?
a. New memory formation
b. Loss of older memories
c. Psychosis
d. Confusion -
correct answer ✅d. Confusion
7. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT induce?
a. Steatosis
, CADC Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Test 1)
b. Nephrosis
c. Hepatitis
d. Cirrhosis -
correct answer ✅b. Nephrosis
8. What does formication refer to?
a. The creation of freebase cocaine
b. Sex between two unmarried individuals
c. A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
d. Extrapyramidal symptoms of agitation -
correct answer ✅c. A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
9. What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine abuse?
a. The brain
b. The lungs
c. The kidneys
d. The heart -
correct answer ✅d. The heart
