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What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon? ✔✔The Amount
taken, past drug
experiences, form of administration, poly drug use, setting, circumstance.
How is drug tolerance BEST described? ✔✔Decreased sensitivity to a drug over
time
Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"? ✔✔Drug avoidance strategies
What happens as tolerance for barbiturates develops? ✔✔The margin between
intoxication and
lethality stays the same
What is the most common symptom of Wernicke's encephalopathy?
✔✔Confusion
Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT induce? ✔✔Hep C (alcohol
induces
Steatosis, Nephrosis, Cirrhosis)
What does formication refer to? ✔✔A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
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What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine abuse? ✔✔The heart
Which of the following is NOT a basic chemical class of amphetamines?
✔✔Benzedrine
(amphetaimen sulphate, dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine are
amphetamines)
In terms of difficulty quitting, which of the following drugs ranks the highest?
✔✔Nicotine
Which of the statement below is MOST correct? ✔✔THC content in marijuana
varies widely
Regarding substance abuse, what does Convergence Theory propose? ✔✔Rates
of SA among
women are converging with those of men
Among psychiatric disorders in the elderly, where does alcohol abuse rank?
✔✔Third
Which of the following subcategories of alcohol use disorder onset is NOT found
in the elderly?
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✔✔Early-onset alcoholism
At an initial meeting with a new client, what is the FIRST requirement?
✔✔Establish Rapport
What does motivational interviewing (MI) primarily involve? ✔✔Supportive
Persuasion
What percentage of individuals with dual diagnosis (co-occurring disorders
[COD]) received
treatment for only their mental illness? ✔✔32.9%
What factors can affect screening instrument validity? ✔✔setting, privacy, levels
of trust &
rapport, instructions given and clarity
Which of the following functions is NOT what a certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse
counselor can
usually perform? ✔✔Diagnose mental disorders
What does GATE stand for? ✔✔Gather info, Access supervision, Take responsible
action, Extend
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the action
To which of the following do assessment processes and instruments NOT need
be sensitive?
✔✔Political orientation
What are serious mental health symptoms that resolve with abstinence in thirty
days or less MOST
likely due to? ✔✔Substance abuse-induced disorders that require continued
abstinence
Which one of the following alcohol abuse screening tests is designed specifically
for use with
adolescents? ✔✔CRAFFT
Which of the following is the MOST important introductory statement or
question to ask in a
suicidality evaluation? ✔✔I need to ask you a few questions about suicide
What is the purpose of screening? ✔✔to determine the need for placement or
referral
Update
What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon? ✔✔The Amount
taken, past drug
experiences, form of administration, poly drug use, setting, circumstance.
How is drug tolerance BEST described? ✔✔Decreased sensitivity to a drug over
time
Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"? ✔✔Drug avoidance strategies
What happens as tolerance for barbiturates develops? ✔✔The margin between
intoxication and
lethality stays the same
What is the most common symptom of Wernicke's encephalopathy?
✔✔Confusion
Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT induce? ✔✔Hep C (alcohol
induces
Steatosis, Nephrosis, Cirrhosis)
What does formication refer to? ✔✔A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
, CADC practice; Questions & Answers Latest
Update
What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine abuse? ✔✔The heart
Which of the following is NOT a basic chemical class of amphetamines?
✔✔Benzedrine
(amphetaimen sulphate, dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine are
amphetamines)
In terms of difficulty quitting, which of the following drugs ranks the highest?
✔✔Nicotine
Which of the statement below is MOST correct? ✔✔THC content in marijuana
varies widely
Regarding substance abuse, what does Convergence Theory propose? ✔✔Rates
of SA among
women are converging with those of men
Among psychiatric disorders in the elderly, where does alcohol abuse rank?
✔✔Third
Which of the following subcategories of alcohol use disorder onset is NOT found
in the elderly?
, CADC practice; Questions & Answers Latest
Update
✔✔Early-onset alcoholism
At an initial meeting with a new client, what is the FIRST requirement?
✔✔Establish Rapport
What does motivational interviewing (MI) primarily involve? ✔✔Supportive
Persuasion
What percentage of individuals with dual diagnosis (co-occurring disorders
[COD]) received
treatment for only their mental illness? ✔✔32.9%
What factors can affect screening instrument validity? ✔✔setting, privacy, levels
of trust &
rapport, instructions given and clarity
Which of the following functions is NOT what a certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse
counselor can
usually perform? ✔✔Diagnose mental disorders
What does GATE stand for? ✔✔Gather info, Access supervision, Take responsible
action, Extend
, CADC practice; Questions & Answers Latest
Update
the action
To which of the following do assessment processes and instruments NOT need
be sensitive?
✔✔Political orientation
What are serious mental health symptoms that resolve with abstinence in thirty
days or less MOST
likely due to? ✔✔Substance abuse-induced disorders that require continued
abstinence
Which one of the following alcohol abuse screening tests is designed specifically
for use with
adolescents? ✔✔CRAFFT
Which of the following is the MOST important introductory statement or
question to ask in a
suicidality evaluation? ✔✔I need to ask you a few questions about suicide
What is the purpose of screening? ✔✔to determine the need for placement or
referral
