CADC Practice Exam Questions (Test 1)
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: d. None of the above
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,2. 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
d. All of the above: d. All of the above
3. 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: d. Decreased sensitivity to a
drug over time
4. 4. Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"?
a. A prior drug-use setting
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,b. Drug use paraphernalia
c. Seeing others use drugs
d. Drug avoidance strategies: d. Drug avoidance strategies
5. 5. What happens as tolerance for barbiturates develops?
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
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, d. Tolerance does not develop for barbiturates: c. The margin between
intoxi- cation and lethality stays the same
6. 6. What is the MOST common symptom of Wernicke's encephalopathy?
a. New memory formation
b. Loss of older memories
c. Psychosis
d. Confusion: d. Confusion
7. 7. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT induce?
a. Steatosis
b. Nephrosis
c. Hepatitis
d. Cirrhosis: b. Nephrosis
8. 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
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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: d. None of the above
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,2. 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
d. All of the above: d. All of the above
3. 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: d. Decreased sensitivity to a
drug over time
4. 4. Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"?
a. A prior drug-use setting
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,b. Drug use paraphernalia
c. Seeing others use drugs
d. Drug avoidance strategies: d. Drug avoidance strategies
5. 5. What happens as tolerance for barbiturates develops?
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
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, d. Tolerance does not develop for barbiturates: c. The margin between
intoxi- cation and lethality stays the same
6. 6. What is the MOST common symptom of Wernicke's encephalopathy?
a. New memory formation
b. Loss of older memories
c. Psychosis
d. Confusion: d. Confusion
7. 7. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT induce?
a. Steatosis
b. Nephrosis
c. Hepatitis
d. Cirrhosis: b. Nephrosis
8. 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
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