CADC practice questions (300+ Questions with 100% Correct Answers)

What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon? Correct Answer: The Amount taken, past drug experiences, form of administration, poly drug use, setting, circumstance. How is drug tolerance BEST described? Correct Answer: Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"? Correct Answer: Drug avoidance strategies What happens as tolerance for barbiturates develops? Correct Answer: The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the same What is the most common symptom of Wernicke's encephalopathy? Correct Answer: Confusion Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT induce? Correct Answer: Hep C (alcohol induces Steatosis, Nephrosis, Cirrhosis) What does formication refer to? Correct Answer: A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine abuse? Correct Answer: The heart Which of the following is NOT a basic chemical class of amphetamines? Correct Answer: Benzedrine (amphetaimen sulphate, dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine are amphetamines) In terms of difficulty quitting, which of the following drugs ranks the highest? Correct Answer: Nicotine Which of the statement below is MOST correct? Correct Answer: THC content in marijuana varies widely Regarding substance abuse, what does Convergence Theory propose? Correct Answer: Rates of SA among women are converging with those of men Among psychiatric disorders in the elderly, where does alcohol abuse rank? Correct Answer: Third Which of the following subcategories of alcohol use disorder onset is NOT found in the elderly? Correct Answer: Early-onset alcoholism At an initial meeting with a new client, what is the FIRST requirement? Correct Answer: Establish Rapport