Substance Abuse Prevention Final Exam – Comprehensive Study Guide, Practice Test & Review
Questions
Who are providers of drug treatment? - correct answer ✔✔-Outpatient community programs
-Inpatient hospitals
-Residential programs
-Correctional facilities
What are needs for drug treatment? - correct answer ✔✔In 2011, ~22 million people ages 12+
needed treatment and only 2.3 million received treatment
What is the Addiction Survey Index? - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on medical, employment,
support system, substance use, psychiatric status, legal status
What are ways to assess addiction severity and readiness to change? - correct answer
✔✔Addiction Survey Index
Stage Theory
Hierarchy of Needs
What are barriers to addiction treatment? - correct answer ✔✔Pregnancy
Handicap
HIV positive
Young age
Dual diagnosis
Cost
What are principles of drug treatment? - correct answer ✔✔-Addiction is complex but treatable
, -No single treatment is appropriate for all
-Treatment needs to be readily available
-Effective treatment tends to many needs
-Remaining in treatment for an adequate length of time is essential
-Behavioral therapies are most commonly used
-Medications + counseling
-Individual's treatment plan must be modified to needs of the individual
-Many have co-concurring disorders
-Medically assisted detox has little effectiveness on its own
-Treatment does not need to be voluntary to be effective
-Drug use needs to be monitored throughout treatment
-Testing for other diseases should occur
What are drug treatment disparities? - correct answer ✔✔-Males are half the population, but
are 2/3 of treatment population
-Blacks are 12% of population, but 21% of treatment population
-Ages 35-44 is 15% of population, but 27% of treatment population
-Seniors are 12% of population, but are 0.6% of treatment population
What are goals of drug treatment? - correct answer ✔✔-Reduce usage
-Resolve emotional problems
-Stop crime
-Build job skills
-Improve family life
What is comorbidity? - correct answer ✔✔Two or more illnesses occur in same person
simultaneously or sequentially
Questions
Who are providers of drug treatment? - correct answer ✔✔-Outpatient community programs
-Inpatient hospitals
-Residential programs
-Correctional facilities
What are needs for drug treatment? - correct answer ✔✔In 2011, ~22 million people ages 12+
needed treatment and only 2.3 million received treatment
What is the Addiction Survey Index? - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on medical, employment,
support system, substance use, psychiatric status, legal status
What are ways to assess addiction severity and readiness to change? - correct answer
✔✔Addiction Survey Index
Stage Theory
Hierarchy of Needs
What are barriers to addiction treatment? - correct answer ✔✔Pregnancy
Handicap
HIV positive
Young age
Dual diagnosis
Cost
What are principles of drug treatment? - correct answer ✔✔-Addiction is complex but treatable
, -No single treatment is appropriate for all
-Treatment needs to be readily available
-Effective treatment tends to many needs
-Remaining in treatment for an adequate length of time is essential
-Behavioral therapies are most commonly used
-Medications + counseling
-Individual's treatment plan must be modified to needs of the individual
-Many have co-concurring disorders
-Medically assisted detox has little effectiveness on its own
-Treatment does not need to be voluntary to be effective
-Drug use needs to be monitored throughout treatment
-Testing for other diseases should occur
What are drug treatment disparities? - correct answer ✔✔-Males are half the population, but
are 2/3 of treatment population
-Blacks are 12% of population, but 21% of treatment population
-Ages 35-44 is 15% of population, but 27% of treatment population
-Seniors are 12% of population, but are 0.6% of treatment population
What are goals of drug treatment? - correct answer ✔✔-Reduce usage
-Resolve emotional problems
-Stop crime
-Build job skills
-Improve family life
What is comorbidity? - correct answer ✔✔Two or more illnesses occur in same person
simultaneously or sequentially
