Concepts of Chemical Dependency
Harold Doweiko
10th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
,Table of Contents
1. Why Worry About Substance Abuse or Addiction?
2. The Nature of the Beast
3. A Brief Introduction to the Science of Pharmacology
4. An Introduction to Alcohol: Man’s Oldest Recreational Chemical
5. The Alcohol Use Disorders
6. Abuse and Addiction to Barbiturates and Barbiturate-Like Compounds
7. Abuse and Addiction to the Benzodiazepines and Similar Agents
8. Use and Misuse of Central Nervous System Stimulants
9. Cocaine Misuse and Cocaine Use Disorder
10. Marijuana Use and Misuse
11. Opioid Use and Misuse
12. Hallucinogen Misuse
13. Misuse of Inhalants and Aerosols
14. The Under-Recognized Problem of Steroid Misuse
15. Tobacco Products and Tobacco Use
16. Over-the-Counter Analgesics
17. Chemicals and the Neonate
18. Gender and Substance Use Disorders
19. Hidden Faces of Substance Use Disorders
20. Substance Use and Abuse by Children and Adolescents
21. Substance Use Disorders in College Students
22. Substance Use Disorders and the Older Adult
23. Addiction and the Family
24. Co-dependency and Enabling
25. The Client with Co-Occurring Disorders
26. The Biopsychosocial Model of the Addictions
27. The Substance Use Disorders as a Disease of the Human Spirit
28. The Assessment of Suspected Substance Use Disorders
29. Intervention
30. Treatment Settings
31. The Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
32. The Process of Treatment
33. Pharmacological Interventions for Substance Use Disorders
34. Relapse and Other Problems Frequently Encountered in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation
35. Support Groups to Promote and Sustain Recovery
36. Substance Use Disorders and Infectious Disease
37. The Debate Over Drugs
38. The Debate Over Legalization
,Chapter 1:
1. According to your text, use of which of the following substances has remained fairly stable in society?
a. Alcohol and tobacco
b. Marijuana and LSD
c. Cocaine and heroin
d. Anabolic steroids and inhalants
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Introduction
2. The direct and indirect cost of substance use disorders totals percent of the average state’s budget.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
3. Some of the indirect costs of the “war on drugs” include
a. feeding and housing those convicted of drug crimes.
b. providing healthcare for all prisoners.
c. lost productivity by those who abuse drugs.
d. all of these answers.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
4. Adults with SUDs are more likely to physically abuse and/or neglect their children than their non-abusing peers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
5. What percent of the entire world population has used at least one psychoactive substance?
a. 5 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
, 6. What percent of the entire world population has abused an illicit substance at least once?
a. 5 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
7. The most commonly abused illicit substance in the United States is .
a. methamphetamine
b. marijuana
c. nicotine
d. alcohol
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
8. Women are more likely to develop an alcohol abuse disorder than men.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
9. Drug use disorders are the leading cause of death in adults around the world.
a. 3rd
b. 4th
c. 6th
d. 8th
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Cost of Chemical Abuse/Addiction
10. In North America, the demand for amphetamine (especially methamphetamine) has been .
a. rapidly increasing
b. trending down
c. stable
d. doubling annually
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders