Addiction Studies
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Course Introduction
Addiction Studies explores the complex nature of substance use, abuse, and dependency from multidisciplinary perspectives, including psychological, biological, social, and cultural viewpoints. The course examines the mechanisms of addiction, the impact on individuals and communities, and the societal responses to addictive behaviors. Students will study the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for various addictions, as well as policy, ethical, and legal issues in the field. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the roles of stigma, co-occurring disorders, and evidence-based approaches to recovery and rehabilitation.
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Drug Use and Abuse 1st Canadian Edition by Stephen Maisto
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Chapter 1: Drug Use and Abuse
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Q1) When given the same drug and dosage,which individual would experience the least amount of a drug effect?
A)40 year old male
B)40 year old female
C)18 year old female
D)18 year old male
Answer: A
Q2) Alcohol intoxication has a high correlation with criminal activity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) In 2007,a University of Michigan study asked adults to identify what they believed was the most serious threat to children's and adolescents' well-being.At what rank did smoking tobacco appear?
A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Drug Use: Yesterday
and Today
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Q1) In order to calm a crying baby in the late 1800s,what drug was commonly recommended?
A)alcohol
B)opium
C)hashish oil
D)cocaine
Answer: B
Q2) In what year was the Narcotic Control Act passed?
A)1902
B)1952
C)1961
D)1968
Answer: C
Q3) What did efforts made in Canada and the United States to control the use of opium stem from?
A)The awareness of an available taxation source.
B)The response to an underground criminal society.
C)The alarming rates of drug addicted babies.
D)Public fear of the Chinese.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Drugs and the Nervous System
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Q1) The mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway is the brain center involved with memory.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Andrea and Roberta walk by Alice's garden and state at that same time,"What a beautiful garden Alice has." Where in their brains is this information projected?
A)occipital lobe
B)temporal lobe
C)parietal lobe
D)frontal lobe
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a monoamine?
A)serotonin
B)dopamine
C)endorphin
D)norepinephrine
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Pharmacology
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Q1) Sarah's doctor informs her she will be taking her drug sublingually.Which statement describes how she will take her mediation?
A)She will inject her medication just below the skin surface.
B)She will inhale her medication.
C)She will use eye drops.
D)She will place it under her tongue.
Q2) You share with your physician that,if possible,you want to take your medication using the safest,most convenient and economical routes of administration.Which method will your physician suggest?
A)transdermal
B)intramuscular
C)subcutaneous
D)oral
Q3) When a drug is fat soluble,sniffing is a rapid and effective way to absorb it.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the main methods of drug administration? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
Q5) What is a dose-effect curve? How is it used?
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Chapter 5: Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Related Stimulants
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Q1) What is the major difference between cocaine and amphetamines?
A)cocaine is more rapidly metabolized
B)amphetamines are more addictive
C)tolerance develops to cocaine
D)amphetamines produce withdrawal symptoms
Q2) Of great concern is the dramatic recent increase in the prevalence of meth use among teenagers in Eastern Canada.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If you and your friends were regular users of cocaine in the early 1970s,what would have been your most likely route of administration?
A)freebasing
B)injection
C)intranasal
D)smoking
Q4) Cocaine is thought to activate the dopamine pathways of the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Alcohol
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Q1) Alcohol is a drug that stimulates the CNS;that is,slows the brain down.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Grayouts probably reflect state-dependent learning.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Who used terms such as"Loaded his cart," "Cock ey'd," "Moon-ey'd," "Tipsy," to describe a drunk person?
A)Henry Ford
B)Benjamin Franklin
C)John D.Rockefeller
D)Andrew Carnegie
Q4) How much money was generated by beer and liquor sales in Canada in 2009?
A)$ 9.4 billion
B)$19.4 billion
C)$29.4 billion
D)$49.4 billion
Q5) Canadians drink most of their alcohol in the form of beer.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Nicotine
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Q1) Which statement best describes the trend in cigarette smoking habits of Canadians over the age of 15?
A)From 1999 to 2009 there has been a slight increase in the number of Canadians who smoke.
B)From 1999 to 2009 there has been an overall decrease in the number of Canadians who smoke.
C)From 1999 to 2009 there has been an overall decrease in the number of female Canadians who smoke,but an increase in the number of men who smoke.
D)From 1999 to 2009 there has been an overall increase in the number of female Canadians who smoke,but a decrease in the number of men who smoke.
Q2) Jason enjoys smoking.Which substance causes Jason pleasure?
A)tar
B)nicotine
C)caffeine
D)carbon monoxide
Q3) In Canada,smoking contributes to more than 45 000 deaths a year.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Caffeine
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Q1) Where can tolerance to caffeine generally be observed?
A)EEG changes
B)cardiovascular changes
C)cancerous tumors
D)lower sperm count
Q2) Because of the infrequency of acute caffeine overexposure and the lack of adverse chronic effects of its use,caffeine is considered a relatively safe drug.
A)True
B)False
Q3) You need a drink with the greatest amount of caffeine.Which will you choose?
A)brewed coffee
B)brewed tea
C)Coca-Cola
D)warm chocolate milk
Q4) In reaction-time experiments,caffeine improves the decision-making part of the task but impairs the motor component.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the acute and chronic toxic effects of caffeine?
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Chapter 9: Marijuana
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Q1) When does heart rate peak following smoking marijuana?
A)almost immediately
B)about 10 minutes after smoking
C)about 30-60 minutes after smoking
D)about 60-90 minutes after smoking
Q2) Cannabis poses no significant long-term threat to the immune system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The term marijuana derives from the French word mariguango which translates as "high."
A)True
B)False
Q4) Susan has a particular illness,yet despite all of marijuana's medicinal benefits it cannot treat her problem.What problem does Susan have?
A)nausea
B)mania
C)insomnia
D)depression
Q5) Discuss key issues in Canadian cannabis use and legislation.
Q6) Discuss the history of marijuana in Canada and around the world.
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Chapter 10: Hallucinogens
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Q1) Who discovered LSD?
A)Timothy Leary
B)St.Anthony
C)Albert Hofmann
D)Robert Morton
Q2) Which drug is regularly used in veterinary medicine?
A)scopolamine
B)mescaline
C)ketamine
D)ibogaine
Q3) Who were the earliest users of psilocybe mushrooms?
A)Aztec and Mayan people
B)ancient Chinese
C)Spaniards
D)New Guinea Papuans
Q4) Anticholinergic hallucinogens are characterized by a loss of memory for the experience.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify and discuss key events in LSD research in Canada.
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Chapter 11: Opiates
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Q1) Smoking heroin causes AIDS.
A)True
B)False
Q2) "Money's tight",Frank said to his friends,so he has shifted his drug preference to "poor man's heroin".What drug he referring to?
A)pentazocine
B)naltrexone
C)doda
D)propoxyphene
Q3) What is the term for pain relief produced without a loss of consciousness?
A)analgesia
B)akinesia
C)anorexia
Q4) "Double doctor" describes seeking a prescription for an opioid pain medication from more than one doctor per day.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are endorphins? Discuss their functions and relationships to opiate drugs.
Q6) What does the use of heroin by Vietnam veterans teach us about addiction?
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Chapter 12: Psychotherapeutic Medications
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Q1) What are the effects of psychotherapeutic drugs on pregnancy?
Q2) What is a common name for flunitrazepam?
A)crack
B)horse
C)lady
D)roofies
Q3) Your physician is now treating you for your depression and prescribes an antidepressant.How soon will you begin to feel the drug's effects?
A)12 hours
B)1 day
C)2 weeks
D)4 weeks
Q4) At any given time,what percentage of Canadians are suffering from a mental illness?
A)one percent
B)five percent
C)ten percent
D)twenty percent
Q5) Describe the catecholamine and serotonin hypotheses of antidepressant action.
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Chapter 13: Other Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs
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Q1) Which product would NOT belong to a drug category that is FDA-regulated?
A)analgesics
B)dietary supplements
C)sleep-aids
D)weight-loss aids
Q2) Tylenol,Advil,Dimetapp,and Gravol are examples of Schedule II drugs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which dietary supplement did Jack's naturopath suggest to help improve his memory and cognitive function?
A)gingko biloba
B)St.John's wort
C)ma huang
D)kava
Q4) The birth control pill contains anabolic steroids.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How are over-the-counter drugs classified? How are they regulated?
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Q6) What are the desired effects of anabolic steroids? Discuss the side effects noted in males and females.
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Chapter 14: Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders
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Q1) Which self-help group is purported to be based on methods that are scientifically validated and is led by a coordinator who has maintained a period of sobriety or has never had an alcohol problem?
A)SMART
B)Rational Recovery
C)Secular Organizations for Recovery
D)Women for Sobriety
Q2) One drawback of Internet-based treatment interventions is that they do NOT offer the "support network" available in more traditional treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One limitation of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)is that it is appropriate only for those holding Judeo-Christian beliefs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) There does NOT seem to be any connection between alcohol or drug abuse and psychological disorders.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Prevention of Substance Abuse
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Q1) Which is NOT a category included in the principles of drug abuse prevention?
A)law intervention programs
B)school programs
C)community programs
D)risk factors and protective factors
Q2) Tom is considered a youth offender because he has been arrested for drug possession.The court has now referred him to prevention/educational programs.Which category would this program fit into?
A)primary prevention
B)contemplation
C)tertiary prevention
D)secondary prevention
Q3) In the context of alcohol-use and tobacco problems,what model has been the dominant prevention strategy in the U.S.?
A)sociocultural
B)distribution of consumption
C)proscriptive
D)prescriptive
Q4) Describe the Principles of Drug Abuse Prevention.Give examples.
Q5) Identify and describe the early signs of potential drug problems.
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