ADC Exam Questions With Verified Answers

ADC Exam Questions With Verified Answers Recreational Use typically means - answerweekly or bi-weekly use, typically in a social setting You get a shorter and more intense high when - answerthe drug is absorbed into the body faster Antogonist drug interaction - answerlike meth and opiates Additive drug interaction - answercumulative effect Synergistic drug interaction - answermore than comulative potentiating drug interaction - answereach enhances the other Tolerance develops as the body seeks - answerhomeostatis When tolerance for barbituates develops (2) - answertolerance for a lethal dose only increases a little bit the potential for an overdose increases the longer a person uses Wernicke's encephalopathy - answera short term vitamin D defficiency due to poor nutrition after years of drinking Signs are poor muscle coordination, eye impairment 80-90% of those with Wenicke's Encephalopathy develop - answerKorsafoff syndrome (memory issues) and psychosis. Hepatitis can be caused by drinking? - answeryes, alcohol effects all of the body, especially the liver Steatosis - answerfatty deposits in liver (can be result of drinking) Cirrhosis - answerscarring of the liver Alcohol changes the chemicals that break down and remove scar tissue. This means that scar tissue builds up in the liver. Formication can also be known as - answerMagnon's Syndrom How does cocaine damage the heart? - answerArterial constriction Atherosclerosis (artery hardening and plaque build up) Amphetamines are similar to the body's hormone - answeradrenaline what are the two most non alcoholic abused substance in the world Why? - answermarijauna meth what drug is harder to quit in terms of dependence than any other drug? - answernicotine-7% quit per year withdrawal is worse than cocaine and almost as bad as heroin Convergence Theory - answersubstance abuse rates among men and women are becoming more equal Alcohol use disorders rank how high among the elderly - answerthird early onset - answeryoung age late onset exacerbation drinking - answeruse without problem but becomes problem in late adulthood late onset - answerbecomes problem late in life % of people get treatment for both % of people that get MH tx % of people that get AOD tx - answer7.4% 32.9% 3.8% Where mental health is present % of people that have SUD issues - answer25.7% Where substance use is present % of people that have MH issues - answer17.6% What does GATE stand for? - answera substance abuse counselor uses this to address suicide ideation Gather info; accessing supervision; take responsible action; extend the action How many comprehensive assessment domains? - answer14 1. substance abuse hx 2. tx history 3. physical/mental health hx 4. family status, issues, use 5. education 6. employment 7. legal hx 8. emotional, psychological concerns 9. RELIGION/WORLDVIEW 10. LIFESTYLE CONCERNS (sexual orientation, housing) 11. socioeconomic factors 12. PRIOR COMMUNITY RESOURCES 13. cognitive capacity 14. readiness for treatment Examples of substance abuse induced disorders (3) - answersuicidality delusions hallucinations AUDIT - answerAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test developed by WHO-a simple method of screening for unhealthy alcohol use MAST - answerMichigan Alcohol Screening Test identifying dependent drinkiners who should create a treatment plan? - answercollaborative team WITH the client boiler plate (or standard language) should not be used as a short cut How many levels of treatment placement are recognized by ASAM? What are they? - answer4 Level 1 early intervention Level 2 IOP, PHP Level 3 residential/inpatient Level 4 medically managed inpatient, 24 hour care Circumstances, Motivation, Readiness, and Suitability (CMRS) scales are used for what purpose? - answerassessing client readiness for treatment MATRS - answerGuiding tx plan principles M-measurable A-attainable T-time limited R-realistic S-specific In cases involving the criminal justice system, what is the minimum recommendation for frequency of updating ISP? why? - answerat all transition points an offender's treatment needs may change due to motivation and environment at each level How many domains are addressed in the Addiction Severity Index? (ASI) - answersix 1. Medical Status 2. employment/supports 3. alcohol/drug use 4. legal status 5. family and social status 6. psychiatric status goal of ASI is to make sure counselors all ask these basic questions (this does not cover everything that is needed to ask, but to provide a baseline) The ASI was formally adopted by which organization? - answerNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) What does it mean if an assessment is valid? - answeris assesses what is means to assess How does motivation for participating in tx differ from motivation to change behaviors - answermotivation for change is internal; treatment may be pushed on a client SOCRATES - answerSTAGES OF CHANGE AND TREATMENT EAGERNESS SCALE