CADC Practice Exam Questions (Test 1) Practice
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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
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. 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. Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"?
a. A prior drug-use setting
b. Drug use paraphernalia
c. Seeing others use drugs
d. Drug avoidance strategies
d. Drug avoidance strategies
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
d. Tolerance does not develop for barbiturates
c. The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the
same
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. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT
induce?
a. Steatosis
b. Nephrosis
c. Hepatitis
d. Cirrhosis
b. Nephrosis
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
d. Extrapyramidal symptoms of agitation
c. A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
9. What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine
abuse?
a. The brain
b. The lungs
c. The kidneys
d. The heart
d. The heart
10. Which of the following is NOT a basic chemical
class of amphetamines?
a. Amphetamine sulphate
b. Phenethylamine
c. Dextroamphetamine
d. Methamphetamine
b. Phenethylamine
, 11. In terms of difficulty quitting (dependence), which
of the following four drugs ranks the highest?
a. Alcohol
b. Cocaine
c. Heroin
d. Nicotine
d. Nicotine
12. Which of the statements below is MOST correct?
a. THC content in all marijuana is about the same.
b. THC content in hashish is lower than in a joint.
c. THC content in marijuana is predictable.
d. THC content in marijuana varies widely.
d. THC content in marijuana varies widely.
13. Regarding substance abuse, what does
Convergence Theory propose?
a. Rates of substance abuse among women are
converging with those of men.
b. All individuals eventually narrow drug use to a drug
of choice preference.
c. Age is a key factor in eventual substance abuse
abstinence.
d. As individuals age, gender disparities in rates of
abuse tend to converge.
a. Rates of substance abuse among women are
converging with those of men.
14. Among psychiatric disorders in the elderly, where
does alcohol abuse rank?
a. twenty-fifth
b. fifteenth
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Latest Versions 2025 Graded A+
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
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. 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. Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"?
a. A prior drug-use setting
b. Drug use paraphernalia
c. Seeing others use drugs
d. Drug avoidance strategies
d. Drug avoidance strategies
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
d. Tolerance does not develop for barbiturates
c. The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the
same
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. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT
induce?
a. Steatosis
b. Nephrosis
c. Hepatitis
d. Cirrhosis
b. Nephrosis
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
d. Extrapyramidal symptoms of agitation
c. A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
9. What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine
abuse?
a. The brain
b. The lungs
c. The kidneys
d. The heart
d. The heart
10. Which of the following is NOT a basic chemical
class of amphetamines?
a. Amphetamine sulphate
b. Phenethylamine
c. Dextroamphetamine
d. Methamphetamine
b. Phenethylamine
, 11. In terms of difficulty quitting (dependence), which
of the following four drugs ranks the highest?
a. Alcohol
b. Cocaine
c. Heroin
d. Nicotine
d. Nicotine
12. Which of the statements below is MOST correct?
a. THC content in all marijuana is about the same.
b. THC content in hashish is lower than in a joint.
c. THC content in marijuana is predictable.
d. THC content in marijuana varies widely.
d. THC content in marijuana varies widely.
13. Regarding substance abuse, what does
Convergence Theory propose?
a. Rates of substance abuse among women are
converging with those of men.
b. All individuals eventually narrow drug use to a drug
of choice preference.
c. Age is a key factor in eventual substance abuse
abstinence.
d. As individuals age, gender disparities in rates of
abuse tend to converge.
a. Rates of substance abuse among women are
converging with those of men.
14. Among psychiatric disorders in the elderly, where
does alcohol abuse rank?
a. twenty-fifth
b. fifteenth
