Substance Abuse – Study Guide, Key Concepts &
Practice Questions
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act categorizes drugs: - correct answer
✔✔According to the abuse potential and approved medical uses of the drug
The danger of a drug is function of - correct answer ✔✔the acute and chronic effects of the
drug and the route of administration
Psychological dependence on alcohol or another drug indicates that - correct answer ✔✔A
person needs the substance to think, feel, and function normally
In defining terms use in the AOD field: - correct answer ✔✔Addiction refers to psychological
and/or physical dependence on alcohol or other drugs
The neurobiology that explains how most drugs are highly reinforcing involves - correct answer
✔✔the neurotransmitter dopamine
The CNS depressants include: - correct answer ✔✔Barbiturates, minor tranquilizers, and certain
over-the-counter drugs
Overdose on CNS depressants - correct answer ✔✔frequently occurs in the case of alcohol use
Which of the following is true with regard to tolerance and withdrawal for CNS depressants? -
correct answer ✔✔tolerance rapidly occurs and withdrawal can be medically dangerous
Compared to other drugs classifications: CNS depressants - correct answer ✔✔cause more
acute and chronic harm than most other drugs
,The CNS stimulants include: - correct answer ✔✔methamphetamine, crack, and nicotine
The acute effects of CNS stimulants include: - correct answer ✔✔increased psychomotor
activity, alertness, and reduction of fatigue
Which is true with regard to tolerance and withdrawal for CNS stimulants? - correct answer
✔✔Tolerance rapidly develops and withdrawal is unpleasant
The withdrawal from opioids: - correct answer ✔✔is analogous to a severe case of the flu
Which of the following is not an acute or chronic effect of opioids? - correct answer
✔✔insomnia
Hallucinogens differ from many other classifications of psychoactive drugs in that: - correct
answer ✔✔no physical dependence has been demonstrated
Which of the following is not true with regard to marijuana? - correct answer ✔✔neither
tolerance nor withdrawal has been demonstrated
Chronic use of marijuana: - correct answer ✔✔has an adverse effect on lung function, increases
heart rate, suppresses the immune system, and decreases testosterone
The major danger of inhalant use by young people is: - correct answer ✔✔the acute and
chronic effects of these substances
Which of the following is usually not considered a Club Drug? - correct answer ✔✔Suboxone
, anabolic steroids - correct answer ✔✔can result in a withdrawal syndrome but no tolerance has
been demonstrated
The "second generation" anti-depressants are being prescribed frequently because: - correct
answer ✔✔they have a more rapid onset of effect and fewer adverse side effects than other
anti-depressants
Major tranquilizers are used to control the symptoms of psychotic disorders. Which of the
following is not true about these drugs: - correct answer ✔✔physical and psychological
dependence occurs
Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in the moral model
of addiction? - correct answer ✔✔"That junkie needs to get his life together"
Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a sociocultural
model of addiction: - correct answer ✔✔"That crack-head needs to go live someplace else"
Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a psychological
model of addiction - correct answer ✔✔"That alcoholic needs therapy"
Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a disease model
of addiction? - correct answer ✔✔"The addict needs to go to NA"
With regard to the identification of an "addictive personality", researchers have found that: -
correct answer ✔✔addicts have as many different types of personalities as non-addicts
Alan Marlatt, a proponent of a social learning model of addiction, believes that addictive
behaviors: - correct answer ✔✔are related to work, home, or job stress
Practice Questions
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act categorizes drugs: - correct answer
✔✔According to the abuse potential and approved medical uses of the drug
The danger of a drug is function of - correct answer ✔✔the acute and chronic effects of the
drug and the route of administration
Psychological dependence on alcohol or another drug indicates that - correct answer ✔✔A
person needs the substance to think, feel, and function normally
In defining terms use in the AOD field: - correct answer ✔✔Addiction refers to psychological
and/or physical dependence on alcohol or other drugs
The neurobiology that explains how most drugs are highly reinforcing involves - correct answer
✔✔the neurotransmitter dopamine
The CNS depressants include: - correct answer ✔✔Barbiturates, minor tranquilizers, and certain
over-the-counter drugs
Overdose on CNS depressants - correct answer ✔✔frequently occurs in the case of alcohol use
Which of the following is true with regard to tolerance and withdrawal for CNS depressants? -
correct answer ✔✔tolerance rapidly occurs and withdrawal can be medically dangerous
Compared to other drugs classifications: CNS depressants - correct answer ✔✔cause more
acute and chronic harm than most other drugs
,The CNS stimulants include: - correct answer ✔✔methamphetamine, crack, and nicotine
The acute effects of CNS stimulants include: - correct answer ✔✔increased psychomotor
activity, alertness, and reduction of fatigue
Which is true with regard to tolerance and withdrawal for CNS stimulants? - correct answer
✔✔Tolerance rapidly develops and withdrawal is unpleasant
The withdrawal from opioids: - correct answer ✔✔is analogous to a severe case of the flu
Which of the following is not an acute or chronic effect of opioids? - correct answer
✔✔insomnia
Hallucinogens differ from many other classifications of psychoactive drugs in that: - correct
answer ✔✔no physical dependence has been demonstrated
Which of the following is not true with regard to marijuana? - correct answer ✔✔neither
tolerance nor withdrawal has been demonstrated
Chronic use of marijuana: - correct answer ✔✔has an adverse effect on lung function, increases
heart rate, suppresses the immune system, and decreases testosterone
The major danger of inhalant use by young people is: - correct answer ✔✔the acute and
chronic effects of these substances
Which of the following is usually not considered a Club Drug? - correct answer ✔✔Suboxone
, anabolic steroids - correct answer ✔✔can result in a withdrawal syndrome but no tolerance has
been demonstrated
The "second generation" anti-depressants are being prescribed frequently because: - correct
answer ✔✔they have a more rapid onset of effect and fewer adverse side effects than other
anti-depressants
Major tranquilizers are used to control the symptoms of psychotic disorders. Which of the
following is not true about these drugs: - correct answer ✔✔physical and psychological
dependence occurs
Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in the moral model
of addiction? - correct answer ✔✔"That junkie needs to get his life together"
Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a sociocultural
model of addiction: - correct answer ✔✔"That crack-head needs to go live someplace else"
Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a psychological
model of addiction - correct answer ✔✔"That alcoholic needs therapy"
Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a disease model
of addiction? - correct answer ✔✔"The addict needs to go to NA"
With regard to the identification of an "addictive personality", researchers have found that: -
correct answer ✔✔addicts have as many different types of personalities as non-addicts
Alan Marlatt, a proponent of a social learning model of addiction, believes that addictive
behaviors: - correct answer ✔✔are related to work, home, or job stress
