CADC Practice Exam Questions (Test 1) Questions and complete Answers

CADC Practice Exam Questions (Test 1) Questions and complete Answers 1. A wife refers her husband for substance abuse counseling. His drug of choice is cocaine, which he has been using episodically with friends at a poker game—biweekly to weekly—for some years. She is disturbed at the illicit nature of the drug and the long-standing use. He states that though he recreationally uses, he doesn't crave cocaine, doesn't seek it out but rather uses with friends at the game who bring it. He feels that other than his wife being upset, he has no other social or occupational issues. Given the information provided, how is his use of cocaine BEST described? 2. What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon? 3. How is drug tolerance BEST described? 4. Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"? 5. What happens as tolerance for barbiturates develops? 6. What is the MOST common symptom of Wernicke's encephalopathy? 7. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT induce? 8. What does formication refer to?