UNR CAS 154 Final Exam Questions and Answers Fully Solved Latest Version 2025-2026
What does Hepatitis C affect? - AnswersThe liver
How is Hepatitis C spread? - AnswersThrough contact by blood
The Center of Disease Control reported how many people were infected with HIV? - Answers3.2
million
What is the most common method of transmission of Hepatitis c? - AnswersSharing needles
What percent of infected, pregnant women will transmit Hep C to their baby? - Answers5%
List the symptoms of HCV - Answersjaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite and
nausea
How many will be chronically infected (HCV)? - Answers75-80%
How many will develop liver disease? - Answers70%
What is the morality rate of liver cancer/ cirrhosis? - Answersbelow 3%, leading indicator for liver
transplants
Is there a vaccine to protect from HCV? - Answersno
What is the treatment protocol for HCV? - Answerscombination of interferon and ribavirin
Would a needle exchange program cause a young person to do drugs? - AnswersNo
What is the other benefit of a needle exchange program (other than clean needles)? -
AnswersProvides opportunity for an outreach worker to provide addicted people with
information about treatment
What is purpose of the needle exchange programs? - AnswersReduce the spread of disease and
cost of disease
What does methadone maintenance do? - AnswersClient takes a daily does of opioid
methadone to eliminate the unpleasant effects of opioid withdrawal
What happened with the test done at Rave Clubs? - AnswersThey would test a piece of the drug
to see if it was actually ecstasy, so no overdosing
What does Naloxone do? - Answers"Overdose drug", reverses the overdose of a person who has
taken to much heroin or opioid
Has Nevada passed a law to allow people to carry around naloxone in case of overdose? -
AnswersYes, Good Samaritan Law
, What is the relationship between legalization/decriminalization and the reduction of harm? -
AnswersSome think we should legalize drugs so we can regulate the price and potency of the
drugs
What happend to the Surgeon General during the Clinton Administration? - AnswersElders was
fired for speaking out about decriminalization, which is unethical
What are the two STD's that can be transmitted through sexual contact and needles? -
AnswersHepatitis B and HIV
Risky Sexual Behavior is - AnswersUsing condoms inconsistently, having multiple sexual
partners over one's lifetime, or having intercourse with a casual partner
What was Graves 1995 study? - Answers35% of men had sex after consuming 5-8 drinks, 45%
said they did after more than 8 drinks. 17% did with 1-2 drinks.
39% of women with 5-8 drinks, 57% after 8 or more drinks, 14% with 1-2 drinks.
How many drinks do you need in a sitting to be a "binge drinker"? - Answers5 or more
Heavy drinkers are described as? - Answersdrink 20 or more drinks in one day, drink at least
seven drinks each day for two weeks or drink seven or more drinks at least once a week for two
months.
CASA 1999 said - Answers1 in 100 men and every 1 in 200 women admit to using drugs before
having sex in the past year
What are long term complications of STD's? - Answerscancers, infertility, ectopic pregnancy and
miscarriage, and other chronic diseases
What are some examples of dysfunction in a family with a member abusing AOD ? -
AnswersUnhealthy communication, maladaptive behaviors, difficulty in adjusting to change and
lack of boundaries
What, when, and how families communicate their experiences are governed by what? -
AnswersOvert and covert rules
What are Overt and Covert rules? - Answersovert- open communication
covert- not open for discussion or negotiation
What is the "Pink Elephant"? - AnswersThe problem in the room that no one addresses and does
everything to avoid confronting the problem, to do so would cause more hurt
Why is learning to control emotions essential in a household with an AOD issue? -
AnswersBecause pretending like nothing is wrong diffuses tension. Humor is an example of
how one can suppress feelings.
What does Hepatitis C affect? - AnswersThe liver
How is Hepatitis C spread? - AnswersThrough contact by blood
The Center of Disease Control reported how many people were infected with HIV? - Answers3.2
million
What is the most common method of transmission of Hepatitis c? - AnswersSharing needles
What percent of infected, pregnant women will transmit Hep C to their baby? - Answers5%
List the symptoms of HCV - Answersjaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite and
nausea
How many will be chronically infected (HCV)? - Answers75-80%
How many will develop liver disease? - Answers70%
What is the morality rate of liver cancer/ cirrhosis? - Answersbelow 3%, leading indicator for liver
transplants
Is there a vaccine to protect from HCV? - Answersno
What is the treatment protocol for HCV? - Answerscombination of interferon and ribavirin
Would a needle exchange program cause a young person to do drugs? - AnswersNo
What is the other benefit of a needle exchange program (other than clean needles)? -
AnswersProvides opportunity for an outreach worker to provide addicted people with
information about treatment
What is purpose of the needle exchange programs? - AnswersReduce the spread of disease and
cost of disease
What does methadone maintenance do? - AnswersClient takes a daily does of opioid
methadone to eliminate the unpleasant effects of opioid withdrawal
What happened with the test done at Rave Clubs? - AnswersThey would test a piece of the drug
to see if it was actually ecstasy, so no overdosing
What does Naloxone do? - Answers"Overdose drug", reverses the overdose of a person who has
taken to much heroin or opioid
Has Nevada passed a law to allow people to carry around naloxone in case of overdose? -
AnswersYes, Good Samaritan Law
, What is the relationship between legalization/decriminalization and the reduction of harm? -
AnswersSome think we should legalize drugs so we can regulate the price and potency of the
drugs
What happend to the Surgeon General during the Clinton Administration? - AnswersElders was
fired for speaking out about decriminalization, which is unethical
What are the two STD's that can be transmitted through sexual contact and needles? -
AnswersHepatitis B and HIV
Risky Sexual Behavior is - AnswersUsing condoms inconsistently, having multiple sexual
partners over one's lifetime, or having intercourse with a casual partner
What was Graves 1995 study? - Answers35% of men had sex after consuming 5-8 drinks, 45%
said they did after more than 8 drinks. 17% did with 1-2 drinks.
39% of women with 5-8 drinks, 57% after 8 or more drinks, 14% with 1-2 drinks.
How many drinks do you need in a sitting to be a "binge drinker"? - Answers5 or more
Heavy drinkers are described as? - Answersdrink 20 or more drinks in one day, drink at least
seven drinks each day for two weeks or drink seven or more drinks at least once a week for two
months.
CASA 1999 said - Answers1 in 100 men and every 1 in 200 women admit to using drugs before
having sex in the past year
What are long term complications of STD's? - Answerscancers, infertility, ectopic pregnancy and
miscarriage, and other chronic diseases
What are some examples of dysfunction in a family with a member abusing AOD ? -
AnswersUnhealthy communication, maladaptive behaviors, difficulty in adjusting to change and
lack of boundaries
What, when, and how families communicate their experiences are governed by what? -
AnswersOvert and covert rules
What are Overt and Covert rules? - Answersovert- open communication
covert- not open for discussion or negotiation
What is the "Pink Elephant"? - AnswersThe problem in the room that no one addresses and does
everything to avoid confronting the problem, to do so would cause more hurt
Why is learning to control emotions essential in a household with an AOD issue? -
AnswersBecause pretending like nothing is wrong diffuses tension. Humor is an example of
how one can suppress feelings.
