Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
(AADC) Exam Questions with 100% Verified
Correct Answers
National Prohibition in the US was the law during what period?
1919-1933
Volstead Act
Bill passed by Congress to enforce the language of the 18th Amendment. This bill made the
manufacture and distribution of alcohol illegal within the borders of the United States.
Name the law that required any opiates and/or cocaine to be dispensed only by a
physician
The Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act of 1914
During the presidency of Richard Nixon (1969-1974), national drug policy became:
Prevention/treatment oriented
The Narcotic Addicts Rehabilitation Act (NARA)
Allowed treatment as an alternative to incarceration
The racial group currently most likely to be prosecuted for drug possession/use:
African Americans
The highest rate of current illicit drug use was among...
American Indian/Alaska Natives
Who developed the Five Kinetic Ideas that formed the core of the modern alcoholism
treatment movement?
,Dwight Anderson and Marty Mann
The Five Kinetic Ideas
Alcoholism is a disease; The alcoholic is therefore a sick person; The alcoholic can be
helped; The alcoholic is worth helping; Alcoholism is our #4 public health problem, and our
public responsibility
When did the National Council on Alcoholism first develop diagnostic criteria?
1972
Ways heroin is commonly abused
Sniffing/Snorting, Smoking, Injection
Common health conditions associated with heroin abuse
Vascular collapse, abscesses, respiratory and cardiac depression, HIV infection, heart
infections, and liver disease
CNS Depressants
Alcohol, barbiturates, anti-anxiety tranquilizers (Valium, Librium, Xanax, Prozac, and
Thorazine), GHB, Rohypnol, and other anti-depressants (ex. Zoloft, Paxil)
CNS Stimulants
Cocaine, crack, amphetamines, and methamphetamines
Hallucinogens
LSD, peyote, psilocybin, MDMA (ecstasy)
Dissociative Anesthetics
PCP and dextromethoraphan
, Narcotic Analgesics
Opium, codeine, heroin, demerol, Darvon, morphine, methadone, Vicodin, and oxycontin
Inhalants
Toluene, plastic cement, paint, gasoline, paint thinners, hair sprays, and various anesthetic
gases
Cannabis
Cannabinoids and synthetics like Dronabinol. The active ingredient in cannabis is delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol or THC.
Narcotic
Any psychoactive drug that dulls the senses, has anesthetic properties, induces sleep, and, in
excess, produces stupor, coma, or death.
Withdrawal symptoms of opiates include:
Nausea, diarrhea, irritability, cold sweats/chills, anxiety, restlessness, diaphoresis,
convulsions, insomnia, piloerection (goosebumps), tremor, can't pee, constipation, dizziness,
mood disorders, rash, blurred vision, vomiting, cramps, and blood disorders.
Standard portions of the alcoholic beverages, beers, wine, and distilled spirits, as
expressed in ounces, are
12 oz, 5 oz, 1.5 oz
Health concerns related to alcohol use
Hepatic disease, cardiac disease, and pancreatitis, cirrhosis, GI ulcers and bleeding, FAS,
Wernicke's Syndrome, Korsakoff's syndrome, Periheral Neuropathy
(AADC) Exam Questions with 100% Verified
Correct Answers
National Prohibition in the US was the law during what period?
1919-1933
Volstead Act
Bill passed by Congress to enforce the language of the 18th Amendment. This bill made the
manufacture and distribution of alcohol illegal within the borders of the United States.
Name the law that required any opiates and/or cocaine to be dispensed only by a
physician
The Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act of 1914
During the presidency of Richard Nixon (1969-1974), national drug policy became:
Prevention/treatment oriented
The Narcotic Addicts Rehabilitation Act (NARA)
Allowed treatment as an alternative to incarceration
The racial group currently most likely to be prosecuted for drug possession/use:
African Americans
The highest rate of current illicit drug use was among...
American Indian/Alaska Natives
Who developed the Five Kinetic Ideas that formed the core of the modern alcoholism
treatment movement?
,Dwight Anderson and Marty Mann
The Five Kinetic Ideas
Alcoholism is a disease; The alcoholic is therefore a sick person; The alcoholic can be
helped; The alcoholic is worth helping; Alcoholism is our #4 public health problem, and our
public responsibility
When did the National Council on Alcoholism first develop diagnostic criteria?
1972
Ways heroin is commonly abused
Sniffing/Snorting, Smoking, Injection
Common health conditions associated with heroin abuse
Vascular collapse, abscesses, respiratory and cardiac depression, HIV infection, heart
infections, and liver disease
CNS Depressants
Alcohol, barbiturates, anti-anxiety tranquilizers (Valium, Librium, Xanax, Prozac, and
Thorazine), GHB, Rohypnol, and other anti-depressants (ex. Zoloft, Paxil)
CNS Stimulants
Cocaine, crack, amphetamines, and methamphetamines
Hallucinogens
LSD, peyote, psilocybin, MDMA (ecstasy)
Dissociative Anesthetics
PCP and dextromethoraphan
, Narcotic Analgesics
Opium, codeine, heroin, demerol, Darvon, morphine, methadone, Vicodin, and oxycontin
Inhalants
Toluene, plastic cement, paint, gasoline, paint thinners, hair sprays, and various anesthetic
gases
Cannabis
Cannabinoids and synthetics like Dronabinol. The active ingredient in cannabis is delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol or THC.
Narcotic
Any psychoactive drug that dulls the senses, has anesthetic properties, induces sleep, and, in
excess, produces stupor, coma, or death.
Withdrawal symptoms of opiates include:
Nausea, diarrhea, irritability, cold sweats/chills, anxiety, restlessness, diaphoresis,
convulsions, insomnia, piloerection (goosebumps), tremor, can't pee, constipation, dizziness,
mood disorders, rash, blurred vision, vomiting, cramps, and blood disorders.
Standard portions of the alcoholic beverages, beers, wine, and distilled spirits, as
expressed in ounces, are
12 oz, 5 oz, 1.5 oz
Health concerns related to alcohol use
Hepatic disease, cardiac disease, and pancreatitis, cirrhosis, GI ulcers and bleeding, FAS,
Wernicke's Syndrome, Korsakoff's syndrome, Periheral Neuropathy
