IC & RC Exam CAADC Questions with Complete Solutions

IC & RC Exam CAADC Questions with Complete Solutions Abstinence - Answer-Refraining from the use of alcohol or other drugs Drug Use - Answer-The use or consumption of a drug within some socially prescribed or ritualistic context Drug Misuse - Answer-The unintentional or inappropriate use of prescribed or non-prescribed drugs resulting in the impaired physical, mental, emotional or social well-being of the individual Drug Abuse - Answer-The deliberate use of chemical substance for reasons other than their intended medical purposes which result in any degree of physical, mental, emotional or social impairment of the user, user's family, or society in general. It involves using illegal as well as legal, 'recreational' drugs that lead to problems. Drug Dependence - Answer-Psychological and/or physical need for a drug, characterized by compulsive use, tolerance to the drug, and physical dependence manifest by withdrawal syndrome. Since some drugs do not show identifiable signs of withdrawal (e.g. marijuana), or if the signs of withdrawal are often misinterpreted as something else (e.g. cocaine, stimulants), a drug can be viewed as creating dependence if it produces euphoria in the user, and if as a result of that euphoria, it creates a pattern of self-reinforced use. Tolerance - Answer-A state of progressively decreasing responsiveness to a drug's effects. In other words, a condition that requires the user to take more and more of a drug to get the same, desired effect.