HLTH 501 Test 1 & 2
What are psychoactive drugs - ✔ ✔ A substance that acts to alter
mood, thought processes, or behavior, or that are used to manage
neuropsychological illness
When drug treatment was initiated in the United States, the focus was
mainly on which drug? - ✔ ✔ opiates
Why was the U.S. Public Health Service hospital-based approach to
drug treatment said to be ineffective? - ✔ ✔ High relapse rates
What is detoxification? - ✔ ✔ Eliminating drugs from the body
List some benefits of drug treatment? - ✔ ✔ Less expensive than
jail, reduced rate of illicit drugs, decline in criminal activity, etc.
Methadone maintenance is effective for the treatment of addiction to
which drug? - ✔ ✔ Heroine
LAAM is a long-acting ________. - ✔ ✔ Methadone
Moderation management is an example of which type of treatment? -
✔ ✔ Alcohol treatment
List some problems in assessing the effectiveness of prevention
programs. - ✔ ✔ No control group, poor data collection
What are some major limitations to drug prevention programs - ✔ ✔
No clearly stated goals
Drug treatment would be an example of which type of care/prevention
- ✔ ✔ Tertiary prevention
, Reaching people prior to their use of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs is
an example of which type of prevention? - ✔ ✔ Primary
What is secondary prevention geared toward? - ✔ ✔ Attempts to
minimize the potential damage resulting from drug use by targeting
people who have some experience with drugs
List some at-risk factors for drug use. - ✔ ✔ Environment, genetic,
peer influence
Teens who reported eating dinner with their families _____ times a
week were more likely to have high-quality relationships with their
parents and less likely to have used marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco. -
✔ ✔ 5-7
School performance improves and high-risk behaviors decrease with
which particular type of drug education? - ✔ ✔ Experimental
According to CASA, parents who take a "hands-off" approach to
parenting have children who are ____ times more likely to use alcohol,
tobacco, and illegal drugs. - ✔ ✔ 4
Describe "values clarification" regarding drug education. - ✔ ✔
Taught children to learn and express their values in hopes of
deterring them away from drugs.
What is difference between drug misuse and drug abuse? - ✔ ✔
Drug misuse refers to the unintentional or inappropriate use of
prescribed or over-the-counter drugs
Which state was the first to ban alcohol - ✔ ✔ Maine, 1851
Which substance did the Koran ban - ✔ ✔ Coffee
What are psychoactive drugs - ✔ ✔ A substance that acts to alter
mood, thought processes, or behavior, or that are used to manage
neuropsychological illness
When drug treatment was initiated in the United States, the focus was
mainly on which drug? - ✔ ✔ opiates
Why was the U.S. Public Health Service hospital-based approach to
drug treatment said to be ineffective? - ✔ ✔ High relapse rates
What is detoxification? - ✔ ✔ Eliminating drugs from the body
List some benefits of drug treatment? - ✔ ✔ Less expensive than
jail, reduced rate of illicit drugs, decline in criminal activity, etc.
Methadone maintenance is effective for the treatment of addiction to
which drug? - ✔ ✔ Heroine
LAAM is a long-acting ________. - ✔ ✔ Methadone
Moderation management is an example of which type of treatment? -
✔ ✔ Alcohol treatment
List some problems in assessing the effectiveness of prevention
programs. - ✔ ✔ No control group, poor data collection
What are some major limitations to drug prevention programs - ✔ ✔
No clearly stated goals
Drug treatment would be an example of which type of care/prevention
- ✔ ✔ Tertiary prevention
, Reaching people prior to their use of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs is
an example of which type of prevention? - ✔ ✔ Primary
What is secondary prevention geared toward? - ✔ ✔ Attempts to
minimize the potential damage resulting from drug use by targeting
people who have some experience with drugs
List some at-risk factors for drug use. - ✔ ✔ Environment, genetic,
peer influence
Teens who reported eating dinner with their families _____ times a
week were more likely to have high-quality relationships with their
parents and less likely to have used marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco. -
✔ ✔ 5-7
School performance improves and high-risk behaviors decrease with
which particular type of drug education? - ✔ ✔ Experimental
According to CASA, parents who take a "hands-off" approach to
parenting have children who are ____ times more likely to use alcohol,
tobacco, and illegal drugs. - ✔ ✔ 4
Describe "values clarification" regarding drug education. - ✔ ✔
Taught children to learn and express their values in hopes of
deterring them away from drugs.
What is difference between drug misuse and drug abuse? - ✔ ✔
Drug misuse refers to the unintentional or inappropriate use of
prescribed or over-the-counter drugs
Which state was the first to ban alcohol - ✔ ✔ Maine, 1851
Which substance did the Koran ban - ✔ ✔ Coffee
