PAEA Substance Use Disorder Questions and
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Which of the following symptoms is experienced shortly after smoking cannabis?
Enhanced sensory perception
Decreased heart rate
Increased alertness and reaction time
Decreased appetite Correct Ans-Enhanced sensory perception. (Short-term cannabis use
causes enhanced sensory perception and euphoria, slowed reaction time, altered coordination,
increased heart rate and appetite, difficulty with learning and memory, and anxiety).
Naloxone is combined with which of the following drugs to reduce the risk of diversion while
treating patients with opioid use disorder?
Methadone
Oxazepam
Tramadol
Buprenorphine Correct Ans-Buprenorphine
Reasonable approaches to tobacco use disorder include:
Waiting until the patient brings it up.
Avoiding medication combinations due to high risk of toxicity and overdose.
Referrals for hypnosis.
Brief interventions such as Ask, Advise and Refer.
,Telling patients to switch to chewing tobacco. Correct Ans-Brief interventions such as Ask,
Advise and Refer.
There are many ways to approach tobacco use disorder. The model for primary care is to do brief
interventions including the Ask, Advise and Refer model. Although counseling and medications
are both effective for tobacco cessation, a combination approach of both is associated with the
best outcomes. Hypnosis is not an evidence based strategy for smoking cessation. Chewing
tobacco contains carcinogens causing head and neck cancer and is not a reasonable approach.
The safety of medications has been well established and combinations often increase outcomes.
The NIAAA defines Excessive Alcohol Use as:
No more than 5 drinks per day for women.
No more than 4 drinks per day for men.
No more than 4 drinks per day for women.
No more than 5 drinks per day for men.
No more than 4 drinks for men or women over age 65. Correct Ans-No more than 4 drinks per
day for men.
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, excessive alcohol use is
defined as no more than 4 drinks per day for men and 3 drinks for women or people over the age
of 65.
Which of the following statements about cannabis is true?
It is the most commonly used illicit drug.
Cannabis is synthetically made using over-the-counter medications.
, Cannabidiol and THC are the only compounds that release dopamine.
Short term effects increase energy and motivation to complete tasks. Correct Ans-It is the
most commonly used illicit drug.
THC is the primary psychoactive chemical in cannabis that promotes dopamine release.
Cannabidiol does not cause a dopamine release. Cannabis is the dried flower of the plant
Cannabis sativa and is not synthetic. Short term effects of cannabis use cause A motivational
syndrome (the blunting of emotions, lack of motivation or enthusiasm, and impairment of
attention and memory).
Which of the following is true about the newer strains of cannabis that are available?
It is less potent and therefore safer.
Correctly unselected
All of the above.
Correctly unselected
It leads to similar levels of intoxication as seen in older strains.
Correctly unselected
It is more likely to lead to cannabis use disorder. Correct Ans-It is more likely to lead to
cannabis use disorder.
Some of the newer strains of cannabis are much more potent leading to more severe intoxication
and a greater risk of cannabis use disorder.
DSM5 criteria for Alcohol disorder include:
Answers| Latest Update
Which of the following symptoms is experienced shortly after smoking cannabis?
Enhanced sensory perception
Decreased heart rate
Increased alertness and reaction time
Decreased appetite Correct Ans-Enhanced sensory perception. (Short-term cannabis use
causes enhanced sensory perception and euphoria, slowed reaction time, altered coordination,
increased heart rate and appetite, difficulty with learning and memory, and anxiety).
Naloxone is combined with which of the following drugs to reduce the risk of diversion while
treating patients with opioid use disorder?
Methadone
Oxazepam
Tramadol
Buprenorphine Correct Ans-Buprenorphine
Reasonable approaches to tobacco use disorder include:
Waiting until the patient brings it up.
Avoiding medication combinations due to high risk of toxicity and overdose.
Referrals for hypnosis.
Brief interventions such as Ask, Advise and Refer.
,Telling patients to switch to chewing tobacco. Correct Ans-Brief interventions such as Ask,
Advise and Refer.
There are many ways to approach tobacco use disorder. The model for primary care is to do brief
interventions including the Ask, Advise and Refer model. Although counseling and medications
are both effective for tobacco cessation, a combination approach of both is associated with the
best outcomes. Hypnosis is not an evidence based strategy for smoking cessation. Chewing
tobacco contains carcinogens causing head and neck cancer and is not a reasonable approach.
The safety of medications has been well established and combinations often increase outcomes.
The NIAAA defines Excessive Alcohol Use as:
No more than 5 drinks per day for women.
No more than 4 drinks per day for men.
No more than 4 drinks per day for women.
No more than 5 drinks per day for men.
No more than 4 drinks for men or women over age 65. Correct Ans-No more than 4 drinks per
day for men.
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, excessive alcohol use is
defined as no more than 4 drinks per day for men and 3 drinks for women or people over the age
of 65.
Which of the following statements about cannabis is true?
It is the most commonly used illicit drug.
Cannabis is synthetically made using over-the-counter medications.
, Cannabidiol and THC are the only compounds that release dopamine.
Short term effects increase energy and motivation to complete tasks. Correct Ans-It is the
most commonly used illicit drug.
THC is the primary psychoactive chemical in cannabis that promotes dopamine release.
Cannabidiol does not cause a dopamine release. Cannabis is the dried flower of the plant
Cannabis sativa and is not synthetic. Short term effects of cannabis use cause A motivational
syndrome (the blunting of emotions, lack of motivation or enthusiasm, and impairment of
attention and memory).
Which of the following is true about the newer strains of cannabis that are available?
It is less potent and therefore safer.
Correctly unselected
All of the above.
Correctly unselected
It leads to similar levels of intoxication as seen in older strains.
Correctly unselected
It is more likely to lead to cannabis use disorder. Correct Ans-It is more likely to lead to
cannabis use disorder.
Some of the newer strains of cannabis are much more potent leading to more severe intoxication
and a greater risk of cannabis use disorder.
DSM5 criteria for Alcohol disorder include:
