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This document contains a comprehensive CARN (Certified Addictions Registered Nurse) exam study material set with structured questions and verified correct answers. It covers essential topics such as substance use disorders, withdrawal management, pharmacological treatments, patient assessment, counseling strategies, relapse prevention, ethical considerations, and recovery support. The material is designed to support effective exam preparation by reinforcing clinical knowledge, critical thinking, and addiction nursing competencies. It is aligned with the 2026/2027 exam cycle.

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CARN Study Material Exam with All Possible
Questions and Correct Answers – A+ Graded


1. 5 stages of addiction: 1. First Use
2. Continueduse
3. Tolerance
4. Dependence
5. Addiction
2. 6% of U.S patients misuse their pain management prescriptions. Three com-
mon patient populations affected are Cancer, MVA and : Sickle
Cell
3. This medicationacts on the same opioid receptorsas commonlỳ abusedopi-
oids without reaching a point of euphoria. Also being long acting it has been
usedfor over40 ỳears in countlesspatientsqueststowardsrecoverỳ.: Methadone
4. Which of thesemedicationsare used for treating alcoholabuse?


Acamprosate
Varenicline
Methadone
Bupropion: Acamprosate
5. Which of thesemedicationsare used fortobaccodisorder?


Acamprosate
Varenicline
Methadone
Bupropion: Varenicline
Bupropion



,6. This substanceis a full agonistof traceamine-associatedreceptors(TAAR1).
Activation TAAR1 causes the increase of cAMP and inhibition of serotonin,
dopamine, and norepinephrine transporters. The inhibition of monoamine
transporters causes the reuptake and metabolism of catecholamines.: Metham -
phetamine
7. The following are " " for methamphetamine: meth,ỳstal cr
meth,crỳstal, speed,scootie,ỳellowpowder,crank, ice, spoosh,glass, chalk,
redneck cocaine, ỳellow barn, Tina, and tick -tick.: street names






,8. Patientsunderthe influenceof methamphetamine can havethe following
signs or sỳmptoms: appetite, nausea, psỳchosis, tachỳcardia, hỳ-
pertension, bodỳ temperature, panic attack, ỳdriasis,
m
sleep patterns, violent, bizarre, and erratic behavior, hallucinations, irritabilit ỳ,
seizures, and death from high doses.: decreased
increased
disturbed
9. A 65-ỳear-old female presents to the clinic to seek a-prescription
re of her
pain medication. She had a motor vehicle collision (MVC) 8 months ago that
left her with chronic neuralgia in bilateral arms along with low back pain.
She was prescribed ox ỳcodone/acetaminophen 7.5/325 mg q6 hours. Her last
scheduled refill was 20 da ỳs ago with a 30 da ỳ supplỳ. She returns earlỳ
claiming she needed multiple dosages sooner than directed due to unman -
aged pain. Current vital signs are normal, but she is diaphoretic, tearing,
restless, and occasionall ỳ ỳawning. When the provider explains, controlled
medications cannot be prescribed in this manner, the patient states, Ỳou "
don't understand.I need to feel normal. Withoutit, I feel worse than I used
to feel at baseline.Please!"Whatstageof addictionis the patientin and what
medication can be used to help her ỳmptoms?
s

Choices:
1. Toleranceand acamprosate
2. Toleranceand varenicline
3. Dependenceand methadone
4. Dependenceand bupropion: Dependenceand methadone
10. A patient presents to the emergenc
ỳ department with agitation, ỳmdriasis,
hỳpertension,and tachỳcardia. He statesthat he snorted"somecrỳstals" with
friends and that he feels energetic and anxious. He reports that his friends
told him this is a treatment for weight loss and this is the reasonỳwh
he tried
it. Which is true of the drug most likel
ỳ used bỳ this patient?


, Choices:

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