Addictive Behaviors
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Course Introduction
Addictive Behaviors explores the psychological, social, and biological factors underlying compulsive engagement with substances and activities, such as drugs, alcohol, gambling, and internet use. The course examines the development, maintenance, and consequences of addiction, as well as theories of dependence, risk factors, and the impact on individuals, families, and communities. Students will analyze assessment tools, prevention strategies, and evidence-based interventions, considering cultural and ethical aspects of treatment and recovery. Through case studies and research reviews, the course encourages critical evaluation of contemporary issues in the field of addictive behaviors.
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Drugs Across the Spectrum 7th Edition by Raymond Goldberg
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Chapter 1: Drugs in Perspective
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Q1) John Rolfe was sent to _______to develop a tobacco industry.
A) New York
B) North Carolina
C) Virginia
D) Georgia Answer: C
Q2) "Penny universities" were liberal arts universities attended mostly by women in 1600s England.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) The early Egyptians revered wine and beer and attributed spiritual qualities to both.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) The temperance movement started in the early 1900s.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Drugs in Contemporary Society
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Q1) Tactics for stopping the flow of drugs into the United States have proved
A) effective
B) ineffective
C) cost effective
D) positive
Answer: B
Q2) Which type of toxicity alludes to the danger from a single experimentation with the drug?
A) Chronic
B) Acute
C) Physiological
D) Intensified
Answer: B
Q3) Substance abuse in the workplace may result in
A) increased accidents
B) increased health care costs
C) increased absenteeism
D) all of the above
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Motivations for Drug Use
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Q1) An obvious reason for drug use is pleasure.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) __________ is a new synthetic steroid that athletes are taking to improve athletic performance.
A) THG
B) THC
C) THL
D) THB
Answer: A
Q3) Euphoria is an example of
A) positive reinforcement
B) negative reinforcement
C) frequency of use
D) terms of the environment in which the drug is consumed
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Drugs and the Law
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Q1) Interdiction is especially difficult because of
A) profit related to drug production
B) the gray market
C) international waters
D) multiple points of entry
Q2) Opium poppies were legally grown in the United States until the 1940s.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The first substance in America subject to regulation was
A) cocaine
B) opium
C) marijuana
D) alcohol
Q4) Which of the following drug categories include drugs that are not generally considered safe or effective or are mislabeled?
A) Category I
B) Category II
C) Category III
D) Category IV
Q5) Do you think racism is a factor in drug legislation? Why or why not?
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Chapter 5: The Pharmacology and Physiology of Drug Use
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Q1) Why is drug action more prolonged in infants and the elderly?
A) the drugs are absorbed quicker
B) these groups have less neurons
C) they these groups are less able to metabolize and excrete drugs
D) these groups produce more neurotransmitters
Q2) How drugs are administered, absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted from the body is affected by drug pharmacology.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Hormonal differences account for disparate responses to drugs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following neurotransmitters plays a role in regulating sensory perception, eating, pain, sleep, and body temperature?
A) Aacetylcholine
B) Eepinephrine
C) Nnorepinephrine
D) Sserotonin
Q5) Distinguish between threshold dose, effective dose, and lethal dose.
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Chapter 6: Alcohol
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Q1) When a drinker encounters interpersonal, financial, or social problems from drinking, they are said to be
A) a heavy drinker
B) an alcoholic
C) a problem drinker
D) none of the above
Q2) What would Yankee traders trade for slaves in Africa?
A) Stills
B) Methyl alcohol
C) Demon rum
D) Beer
Q3) Which of the following were problems associated with prohibition?
A) Illegal trade of alcohol
B) Increase in crime related to alcohol distribution
C) Adulterants in black market alcohol
D) All of the above were problems
Q4) By definition, problem drinkers drink daily.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify and discuss key historical events related to alcohol.
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Chapter 7: Tobacco
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Q1) Chewing nicotine gum is a highly-successful quitting measure.80% of people who chew the gum quit smoking permanently.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Nicotine patches contain how much nicotine
A) 30 mg
B) 60 mg
C) 90 mg
D) 120 mg
Q3) Zyban is used in the medical treatment of nicotine dependence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Of all smokers, approximately what percentage began as teenagers?
A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 70%
D) 80%
Q5) The U.S.is first in the production of cigarettes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Narcotics
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Q1) What should have been done in Vietnam so soldiers would not use heroin? Why was supervision so lax that soldiers had the opportunity to take heroin and other drugs?
Q2) Opiates are
A) stimulants
B) narcotics
C) hallucinogens
D) only synthetic
Q3) What is the title of the novel that describes how narcotics make people feel less sociable?
A) Man With the Golden Arm
B) Junky
C) Midnight Express
D) Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde
Q4) Relatively few physical problems are related to narcotics if they are administered in a safe, clean environment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is OxyContin and why is it abused?
Q6) Discuss the medical benefits of narcotics.
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Chapter 9: Sedative Hypnotic Drugs
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Q1) Types of nitrites include
A) amyl
B) butyl
C) isobutyl
D) all of the above
Q2) Anxiolytic drugs ___________.
A) decrease anxiety
B) cause death in small doses
C) are toxic in small doses
D) smell bad
Q3) What are the medical uses of benzodiazepines?
Q4) Use of Valium during pregnancy has been linked to having a baby with cleft palate.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Barbiturates interfere with REM sleep.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Should Quaalude be illegal? Why is it any different than currently available benzodiazepines?
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Chapter 10: Psychotherapeutic Drugs
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Q1) Schizophrenia in reality is a split personality.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Szasz believes that mental illness is a myth.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify and briefly discuss the differences between the different types of antidepressants.
Q4) MAOIs are only effective when taken with tyramine.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Bupropion is
A) Wellbutrin
B) Xanax
C) Valium
D) methadone
Q6) MAOIs are only effective with depressed patients who have high MAO activity.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Under what conditions should the mentally ill be mainstreamed into society?
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Chapter 11: Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Caffeine
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Q1) Most of the world's supply of coca leaves is grown in Bolivia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Vin Mariani was a
A) Columbian dictator who promoted the cocaine trade
B) chewable form of cocaine
C) Bordeaux wine with cocaine added
D) city in Peru where coca leaves grow in abundance
Q3) Potential psychological effects of amphetamine use include
A) paranoia
B) violence
C) restlessness
D) all of the above
Q4) Adverse effects to Ritalin include
A) insomnia
B) weight loss
C) nausea
D) all of the above
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Q5) Should use of amphetamines have been condoned in World War II? What ethical issues did this policy raise?
Chapter 12: Marijuana
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Q1) Ganja is usually a low-quality THC.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What percentage range is there of THC in the marijuana smoked typically in the United States?
A) < 1%
B) 2-5%
C) 7-9%
D) > 10%
Q3) Evidence of reverse tolerance in marijuana users
A) is highly correlational
B) does not exist
C) is low
D) is well documented
Q4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of legalizing marijuana?
Q5) The cost of marijuana does not appear to be a factor in usage.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Should marijuana be available for medical use? For what conditions? Under what conditions?
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Chapter 13: Hallucinogen
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Q1) Which of the following is a hallucinogen derived from the sage family?
A) Psilocybin
B) Psilocin
C) Salvinorin A
D) Teonanacatl
Q2) The term psychedelic means "mind-manifesting."
A)True
B)False
Q3) LSD does not cause chromosome damage.
A)True
B)False
Q4) It takes a large dose of LSD to produce a hallucinogenic effect.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Approximately 6,000 plants are used for hallucinogenic purposes today.
A)True
B)False
Q6) LSD principally operates on the neurotransmitter serotonin.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Over the Counter Drugs
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Q1) What psychoactive substances should people be able to self-prescribe? For example, should small concentrations of benzodiazepines be available OTC?
Q2) Pain-relieving drugs are referred to as
A) antitussives
B) antiemetics
C) antihistamines
D) analgesics
Q3) Acetaminophen is a safe alternative to aspirin.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Aspirin inhibits the release of interferon.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The difference between many OTC and prescription drugs is the amount of the active ingredient.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the effectiveness of the major OTC weight-loss products?
Q7) Distinguish between the three OTC drug FDA classification categories.
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Chapter 15: Substance Abuse Treatment
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Q1) Inpatient treatment is no more effective than intensive outpatient treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) People in treatment are more likely to be employed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The NIMBY syndrome presents itself when discussing
A) drug treatment
B) landfills
C) jails
D) all of the above
Q4) Twice as many men have alcohol problems as women, but women are four times more likely to get treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Therapeutic communities generally view drug abuse as the core problem.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the benefits of drug treatment.
Q7) Discuss the major underlying causes contributing to drug abuse.
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Chapter 16: Drug Prevention and Education
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Q1) The national agency that oversees national drug prevention is
A) SAMHSA
B) NIDA
C) CSAP
D) NIAAA
Q2) The values clarification approach was effective in changing drug-taking behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify and briefly discuss primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
Q4) Interdiction remains a popular prevention strategy
A)True
B)False
Q5) The main message of Schools Without Drugs is
A) change drug attitudes among youth
B) change values among youth
C) abstinence
D) emphasize health beliefs
Q6) Discuss current approaches to drug education.
Q7) Do you think peer education programs are valuable or a waste of time?
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