Some Decongestants produce a _______________________ in which
the congestion becomes worse than it was originally. - ✔ ✔
Rebound Effect
Problems in assessing effectiveness of programs: - ✔ ✔ -Absence of
control groups
-Poor data collection
-Inappropriate statistics
Define: Primary Prevention - ✔ ✔ Strives to reach people before
they start using alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs
Define: Secondary Prevention - ✔ ✔ Attempts to minimize potential
damage resulting from drug use by targeting people who have
experience with drugs.
Define: Tertiary Prevention - ✔ ✔ Basically refers to drug treatment
Examples of an at-risk factors: - ✔ ✔ Psychosocial Factors
Biological Factors
Psychosocial Factors: - ✔ ✔ Peer Pressure
Teens who report frequently eating dinner with their families ___ to
___ times a week are more likely to: - ✔ ✔ 5 to 7 times a week
, have a high-quality relationship with their parents and less likely to
have used marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco.
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 times
Define: Values Clarification - ✔ ✔ Focused on the underlying values
contributing to drug use
Problems with Drug Education - ✔ ✔ Goals of drug education are
often unclear
School performance ______________ and high-risk behaviors
______________ with experiential education. - ✔ ✔ -School
performance Improves
-High-risk behaviors decrease
People in treatment for substance abuse are: - ✔ ✔ More likely to
be male, Caucasian, aged 25 to 45
When drug treatment was initiated in the United States, the focus was
mainly on what? - ✔ ✔ Opiates
Define: Detoxification - ✔ ✔ a medically supervised program to
withdraw from drugs on which they are physically dependent
Benefits of Drug Treatment: - ✔ ✔ -Less expensive than
incarceration
-Reduced use of illicit drugs