Introduction to Addictions Pre-Test Questions

Course Introduction

Introduction to Addictions provides students with a comprehensive overview of the nature, theories, and impact of addiction, including substance use disorders and behavioral addictions. The course explores biological, psychological, and social factors contributing to addictive behaviors, examines the effects on individuals, families, and society, and introduces evidence-based approaches to prevention, assessment, and treatment. Students will gain foundational knowledge of the stigma surrounding addiction and ethical considerations in care, preparing them to better understand and support individuals affected by addiction in various professional settings.

Recommended Textbook 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 Canadians were asked to give their perspectives on drug abuse,78.0 percent of Canadians stated they preferred prevention and treatment to law enforcement and incarceration as a means of addressing drug issues.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q2) Which field is concerned with all information about the effects of drugs on living systems?

A)pharmacology

B)psychopharmacology

C)biochemistry

D)biopsychology

Answer: A

Q3) In pharmacology,what term is used to describe a chemically inactive substance?

A)placebo

B)analgesic

C)endorphin

D)psychoactive drug

Answer: A

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Chapter 2: Drug Use: Yesterday and Today

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Q1) In ancient times,in which context (other than religious)were various plants primarily used?

A)political

B)medicinal

C)social

D)trade

Answer: B

Q2) Which list shows the correct order in which drug legislations in Canada were passed?

A)Opium Act;Opium and Narcotic Drug Act;Food and Drugs Act

B)Opium Act;Opium and Other Drugs Act;Food and Drugs Act

C)Opium and Narcotic Drug Act;Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;Food and Drugs Act

D)Opium Act;Food and Drugs Act;Opium and Narcotic Drug Act

Answer: B

Q3) Prohibition ended in the United States with the enactment of the 19<sup>th</sup> Amendment,which repealed the 18th Amendment.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

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Chapter 3: Drugs and the Nervous System

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Q1) How do drugs act on the nervous system?

A)by affecting the activating neurotransmitters

B)by mimicking the effects of neurotransmitters

C)by changing the shape of the synapse

D)by altering the shape of the axon myelin

Answer: B

Q2) Which neurotransmitter is active at the neuromuscular junction?

A)acetylcholine

B)dopamine

C)myosin

D)serotonin

Answer: A

Q3) Jason drank six beers,four shots of vodka,and soon began to vomit.Which part of the brain would react due to the high level of these toxic substances?

A)hindbrain

B)midbrain

C)hypothalamus

D)thalamus

Answer: A

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Chapter 4: Pharmacology

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Q1) Which drug has an affinity for fat?

A)alcohol

B)barbiturates

C)marijuana

D)cocaine

Q2) Jack just took his daily vitamin.What bodily process is activated as his body breaks the vitamin into more simple components and waste?

A)absorption

B)metabolism

C)synthesis

D)biotransformation

Q3) After surgery,Tom and his doctor discuss how best to administer the drugs he will need.Tom makes a suggestion,but his doctor replies that "only a small amount of drug can be absorbed in any one administration." Which method did Tom suggest?

A)subcutaneous

B)inhalation

C)sublingual

D)oral

Q4) 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) Which region in Canada reports a 33 percent use of crystal meth?

A)Chatham,Ontario

B)Yorkton,Saskatchewan

C)Toronto,Ontario

D)Vancouver,British Columbia

Q2) You just purchased a home,and a soil analysis was done which indicated that your property had been previously used as a methamphetamine laboratory.What did the analysis find?

A)hydrochloride

B)ephedrine

C)ethanol

D)Adderall

Q3) Of great concern is the dramatic recent increase in the prevalence of meth use among teenagers in Eastern Canada.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Cocaine enhances sexual performance in males.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Describe the effects of chronic stimulant use.

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Chapter 6: Alcohol

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Q1) Moderate levels of alcohol tend to stimulate male libido.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Canadians drink most of their alcohol in the form of beer.

A)True

B)False

Q3) In this culture you would generally observe heavy drinking of liquor,which is often attributed to the early invasion of the Vikings.However,as far as their children are concerned,drinking is forbidden.Which culture is this?

A)Czechoslovakian culture

B)French culture

C)Irish culture

D)Italian culture

Q4) You live in Canada in the area that has the lowest per capita alcoholic beverage sales.Where do you live?

A)Newfoundland

B)Ontario

C)Saskatchewan

D)Prince Edward Island

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Chapter 7: Nicotine

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Q1) Who was nicotine named after?

A)the explorer who discovered tobacco in North America

B)the French ambassador to Portugal

C)the man who invented the cigarette

D)the scientist who first isolated nicotine

Q2) Mark Twain is credited as saying "Quitting smoking is easy;I've done it many times."

A)True

B)False

Q3) What year did Canada record the highest use of cigarettes by Canadian adults?

A)1946

B)1956

C)1966

D)1976

Q4) The Non-Smokers' Health Act bans smoking in federal workplaces.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Describe Heather Crowe's story and the impact her life had on Canadian society.

Q6) Describe the processes of tolerance to and dependence on nicotine.What is the time frame of tolerance to nicotine? What are the symptoms of dependence?

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Chapter 8: Caffeine

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Q1) After consumption,where is the concentration of caffeine the highest?

A)It is highest in the liver.

B)It is highest in the kidneys.

C)It is highest in the brain.

D)It is similar throughout the body.

Q2) Which compound is of botanical origin,contains nitrogen,and is physiologically active?

A)theobromine

B)methylxanthine

C)theophylline

D)alkaloid

Q3) 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

Q4) The U.S.Food and Drug Administration strictly monitors the caffeine content of energy drinks.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 9: Marijuana

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Q1) What stage do almost all marijuana smokers eventually enter?

A)heightened vigilance

B)paranoia

C)increased psychomotor activity

D)relaxation

Q2) Cannabis poses no significant long-term threat to the immune system.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The short-term memory impairment associated with marijuana use can occur with fairly low doses.

A)True

B)False

Q4) What is the term for a cigar that is emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana?

A)hookah

B)bong

C)blunt

D)reefer

Q5) What are the cognitive and emotional effects associated with marijuana use?

Q6) Discuss key issues in Canadian cannabis use and legislation.

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Chapter 10: Hallucinogens

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Q1) Which of the following was an element of early experiences with LSD?

A)the intermingling of visual and auditory sensations

B)the extreme paranoia that resulted

C)the sense of extreme tranquility and peace

D)the mild convulsive seizures

Q2) LSD comes from a cactus.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Tom just took some mescaline.What type of behavioural changes will he notice?

A)increased sense of self-confidence

B)increased sexual arousal

C)altered perception and states of consciousness

D)nausea and lightheadedness

Q4) Psilocybin mescaline is a Schedule IV level drug under the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

A)True

B)False

Q5) The hallucinogenic properties of LSD were discovered by accident.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 11: Opiates

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Q1) Frank is a regular opiate user.How long will it be before his withdrawal symptoms begin?

A)approximately 1 hour following a previous dose

B)about 8 to 12 hours following a previous dose

C)about 4 to 6 hours following a previous dose

D)approximately 24 hours following a previous dose

Q2) Most opium today is grown in Peru and other Central American countries. A)True

B)False

Q3) Jack desires the most potent opium high possible.What should he choose?

A)crude opium

B)heroin

C)fentanyl

D)morphine

Q4) Discuss the history of opiate drug use from its introduction to Western society up until the passage of the American Harrison Narcotic Act and the Canadian Opium Act in 1908 and Opium and Narcotic Drug Act (1929).

Q5) Tolerance does NOT develop to opiate drugs.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 12: Psychotherapeutic Medications

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Q1) Regardless of how they were named,the class of depressant drugs called barbiturates now includes between 500 and 750 different compounds.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Gail committed suicide.As a Canadian,what was the likelihood that she also had a diagnosed mental illness?

A)30 percent

B)50 percent

C)70 percent

D)90 percent

Q3) Who was NOT involved in the development of a classification system of mental illnesses in the 1800s?

A)J.E.Esquirol

B)John Cade

C)Emil Kraepelin

D)Phillip Pinel

Q4) The effects of psychotherapeutic drugs on the fetus are well established.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 13: Other Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs

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Q1) For whom does gingko biloba produce modest improvements?

A)Alzheimer's disease patients

B)bodybuilders

C)clinically depressed patients

D)heroin abusers

Q2) The vaginal ring is a doughnut-shaped device that is placed in the vagina and slowly releases progestin,estrogen,or both.

A)True

B)False

Q3) What two populations of athletes did the steroid use study conducted by Pope and Katz (1988)reveal an experience of emotional disturbance by 22 percent of its participants?

A)baseball players and boxers

B)baseball players and football players

C)bodybuilders and boxers

D)bodybuilders and football players

Q4) The main ingredients in the birth control pill are estrogen and progesterone.

A)True

B)False

Q5) How are over-the-counter drugs classified? How are they regulated?

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Chapter 14: Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders

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Q1) Which of the following gives considerable attention to the medical aspects of alcohol problems?

A)milieu treatment

B)individual outpatient treatment

C)inpatient hospital treatment

D)self-help groups

Q2) Fred's therapist told him during their first session that he thinks Fred is personally responsible for the problems he incurred from his drug and alcohol use.What theoretical model does Fred's therapist use?

A)biological model

B)moral model

C)social learning model

D)sociocultural model

Q3) Which of the following is an alcohol-sensitizing drug?

A)naltrexone

B)buspirone

C)disulfiram

D)acamprosate

Q4) What are the major models and theories of relapse? What are the mechanisms of relapse for each?

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Chapter 15: Prevention of Substance Abuse

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Q1) What is the goal of the sociocultural model of prevention?

A)changes in social norms regarding drinking

B)cessation of drinking

C)limiting the availability of alcohol

D)to help elevate the emotionalism of a drinking culture

Q2) The most common substance-abuse prevention interventions have been education and the use of schools.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Parents have NOT been used in prevention programs because,too often,they are the problem.

A)True

B)False

Q4) What prevention program was initiated to work in conjunction with the trend that started in the 1980s?

A)The Power of Positive Friendships

B)The Power of Positive Parenting

C)The Power of Positive Teacher Partnerships

D)The Positive Power of Community Partnerships

Q5) Describe the Principles of Drug Abuse Prevention.Give examples.

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