Chapter 16 – Substance Abuse Prevention | Study Guide, Key Concepts &
Practice Questions
3 basic levels of substance-abuse prevention - correct answer ✔✔primary, secondary, tertiary
primary focuses on populations that - correct answer ✔✔have had only minimal or no exposure
to drugs
secondary prevention focuses on populations whose - correct answer ✔✔drug experience has
not yet been associated with serious long-term problems
tertiary prevention focuses on populations who - correct answer ✔✔have entered treatment-
goal is to prevent relapse
a person who beings drinking before the age of 15, compared to someone that starts at 21, is
more likely to develop alcohol dependence by a percentage of - correct answer ✔✔400% (4
times more likely)
The US federal agency specifically charge with prevention programs is - correct answer ✔✔the
Centre for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Canadian federal agency specifically in charge of prevention programs - correct answer
✔✔Canadian Centre on substance abuse (CCSA)
overall strategy for substance-abuse prevention - correct answer ✔✔minimize risk factors in a
person's life with respect to drug-taking behaviour and to minimize the protective factors
resilience is - correct answer ✔✔the inclination to resist the effects of risk factors for drug-
taking behaviour through the action of protective factors
, in order to be "evidence-based" primary and secondary prevention programs must be evaluated
against - correct answer ✔✔a control group that did not receive the intervention
estimated costs of substance abuse in the US per year - correct answer ✔✔exceeds $1 trillion
various costs of substance abuse include - correct answer ✔✔accidents, crime, academic
underachievement from underage drinking, drug-related hospital emergency visits,
incarceration, injuries (in the workplace)< absenteeism
breakdown of costs caused by substance abuse in canada in four major categories (in order
from highest-lowest percentage) - correct answer ✔✔indirect costs (productivity losses), direct
Health care costs, direct Law enforcement costs, other direct costs
substance abuse cost per canadian - correct answer ✔✔$1267 ($541 tobacco, $463 alcohol)
Healthy People 2020 - correct answer ✔✔a federal program that has a set of specific objectives
regarding health behaviours that pertain to substance abuse
substance-abuse prevention strategies that have been largely unsuccessful - correct answer
✔✔availability reduction, punitive measures, scare tactics, objective info approach, promo
campaign, self-esteem enhancement
availability reduction doesnt work because - correct answer ✔✔production crackdown in one
region merely serves to create marketing vaccuum which another region quickly fills
instances where availability reduction is somewhat successful - correct answer ✔✔alcohol: 25c
tax increase would result in more than 10% reduction in heavy drinking among individuals of all
ages
Practice Questions
3 basic levels of substance-abuse prevention - correct answer ✔✔primary, secondary, tertiary
primary focuses on populations that - correct answer ✔✔have had only minimal or no exposure
to drugs
secondary prevention focuses on populations whose - correct answer ✔✔drug experience has
not yet been associated with serious long-term problems
tertiary prevention focuses on populations who - correct answer ✔✔have entered treatment-
goal is to prevent relapse
a person who beings drinking before the age of 15, compared to someone that starts at 21, is
more likely to develop alcohol dependence by a percentage of - correct answer ✔✔400% (4
times more likely)
The US federal agency specifically charge with prevention programs is - correct answer ✔✔the
Centre for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Canadian federal agency specifically in charge of prevention programs - correct answer
✔✔Canadian Centre on substance abuse (CCSA)
overall strategy for substance-abuse prevention - correct answer ✔✔minimize risk factors in a
person's life with respect to drug-taking behaviour and to minimize the protective factors
resilience is - correct answer ✔✔the inclination to resist the effects of risk factors for drug-
taking behaviour through the action of protective factors
, in order to be "evidence-based" primary and secondary prevention programs must be evaluated
against - correct answer ✔✔a control group that did not receive the intervention
estimated costs of substance abuse in the US per year - correct answer ✔✔exceeds $1 trillion
various costs of substance abuse include - correct answer ✔✔accidents, crime, academic
underachievement from underage drinking, drug-related hospital emergency visits,
incarceration, injuries (in the workplace)< absenteeism
breakdown of costs caused by substance abuse in canada in four major categories (in order
from highest-lowest percentage) - correct answer ✔✔indirect costs (productivity losses), direct
Health care costs, direct Law enforcement costs, other direct costs
substance abuse cost per canadian - correct answer ✔✔$1267 ($541 tobacco, $463 alcohol)
Healthy People 2020 - correct answer ✔✔a federal program that has a set of specific objectives
regarding health behaviours that pertain to substance abuse
substance-abuse prevention strategies that have been largely unsuccessful - correct answer
✔✔availability reduction, punitive measures, scare tactics, objective info approach, promo
campaign, self-esteem enhancement
availability reduction doesnt work because - correct answer ✔✔production crackdown in one
region merely serves to create marketing vaccuum which another region quickly fills
instances where availability reduction is somewhat successful - correct answer ✔✔alcohol: 25c
tax increase would result in more than 10% reduction in heavy drinking among individuals of all
ages
