AOD counselor study guide for IC & RC
test ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
According to NIDA addiction is: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a chronic, relapsing disease
that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences
NIDA - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅National Institute of Drug Abuse
ASAM - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅American Society of Addiction Medicine
ASAM says addiction is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A primary chronic disease of brain
reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to
characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations.This is reflected in
pathologically pursuing reward or relief by substance use and other behaviors.
Factors that influence addiction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Genetics (40-60 % of
vulnerability to addiction)
Home and family-parents or family that use drugs
Peer and school- greatest influence in adolescent
Early use-the earlier they use more likely to be addicted
Methods of Administration-Smoking or injecting give intense high that is addictive
Fundamental changes in the brain-introducing drugs at early age can damage critical thinking
Theory of causation-Moral model - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The moral model-human
weakness defects of character lead to drug abuse.
Theory of causation -Disease model - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Disease model hols that
addiction is an illness and comes about as a result of unhealthy neuro-chemical process. The
addiction stands on it's own and is not a symptom of anything else in this theory
, Theory of causation-genetic model - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the genetic model is based
on the belief that individuals have genetic predisposition to certain behaviors.
Theory of causation-Cultural Model - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The cultural model
recognizes the influence of culture as a strong determinant of addiction.
Theory of Causation-Blended model - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The blended model holds
that there are elements of each other model in developing therapeutic approach. Individuals
are different and cannot fit into one mold of causation
Alcohol- Sedative hypnotic-Depressant - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Most widely used
substance in America
ethanol or ethyl alcohol
Provides pleasure for first half an hour then is replaced by drowsiness
irritates and sedates
Alcohol effects on the body - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅*Loss of eye control muscles
*Hypoglycemia
*peripheral neuritis *fatty liver
* Cardiac arrhythmia *facial edema
*increased blood pressure *anemia
low blood sugar, dehydration, headache, gastrointestinal effects
Cannabis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅has depressant, stimulant, analgesic, and even
hallucinatory effects
behind alcohol most popular drug of abuse
delts-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC
Cannabis effects on the body - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅* Respiratory illness, *
heightened risk of heart attack, * Effects fetus during pregnancy * Increased depression,
anxiety, and suicidal thoughts * loss of motivation*can induce schizophrenia*Impaired
judgement*effects the brain as depressive drug
test ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
According to NIDA addiction is: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a chronic, relapsing disease
that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences
NIDA - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅National Institute of Drug Abuse
ASAM - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅American Society of Addiction Medicine
ASAM says addiction is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A primary chronic disease of brain
reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to
characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations.This is reflected in
pathologically pursuing reward or relief by substance use and other behaviors.
Factors that influence addiction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Genetics (40-60 % of
vulnerability to addiction)
Home and family-parents or family that use drugs
Peer and school- greatest influence in adolescent
Early use-the earlier they use more likely to be addicted
Methods of Administration-Smoking or injecting give intense high that is addictive
Fundamental changes in the brain-introducing drugs at early age can damage critical thinking
Theory of causation-Moral model - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The moral model-human
weakness defects of character lead to drug abuse.
Theory of causation -Disease model - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Disease model hols that
addiction is an illness and comes about as a result of unhealthy neuro-chemical process. The
addiction stands on it's own and is not a symptom of anything else in this theory
, Theory of causation-genetic model - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the genetic model is based
on the belief that individuals have genetic predisposition to certain behaviors.
Theory of causation-Cultural Model - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The cultural model
recognizes the influence of culture as a strong determinant of addiction.
Theory of Causation-Blended model - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The blended model holds
that there are elements of each other model in developing therapeutic approach. Individuals
are different and cannot fit into one mold of causation
Alcohol- Sedative hypnotic-Depressant - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Most widely used
substance in America
ethanol or ethyl alcohol
Provides pleasure for first half an hour then is replaced by drowsiness
irritates and sedates
Alcohol effects on the body - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅*Loss of eye control muscles
*Hypoglycemia
*peripheral neuritis *fatty liver
* Cardiac arrhythmia *facial edema
*increased blood pressure *anemia
low blood sugar, dehydration, headache, gastrointestinal effects
Cannabis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅has depressant, stimulant, analgesic, and even
hallucinatory effects
behind alcohol most popular drug of abuse
delts-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC
Cannabis effects on the body - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅* Respiratory illness, *
heightened risk of heart attack, * Effects fetus during pregnancy * Increased depression,
anxiety, and suicidal thoughts * loss of motivation*can induce schizophrenia*Impaired
judgement*effects the brain as depressive drug
