(T/F) Substance abuse can be interpreted as a primary illness or a symptom of a greater problem - Answer-True
Another reason substance abuse treatment is complicated is because alcoholics and drug addicts... - Answer-are not a homogeneous group
Operant conditioning and classical conditioning ...
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(T/F) Substance abuse can be interpreted as a primary illness or a symptom of a
greater problem - Answer-True
Another reason substance abuse treatment is complicated is because alcoholics and
drug addicts... - Answer-are not a homogeneous group
Operant conditioning and classical conditioning are two examples of - Answer-
Psychological Reinforcement
One example of operant conditioning would be - Answer-avoidance or cessation of
withdrawal symptoms (Negative reinforcement)
The unconditioned stimulus is - Answer-alcohol or drugs
The conditioned response is - Answer-alcohol or drug cravings
(T/F) Potential drug users do not randomly fall into social circles of users; they are
attracted to certain individuals and groups because their own values and activities are
compatible with those of current users. - Answer-True
Biopsychosocial model is the - Answer-most comprehensive model
biopsychosical model - Answer-Substance use is a complex phenomenon that is
affected from all areas of an individual's life, including genetics and physiology,
psychology, sociology, culture, and spirituality
The three types of causal factors using a public health perspective are - Answer-Agent,
host, and environment
The public health model seeks to - Answer-reduce or ameliorate the health risks
associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs on the individual and community at
large
Moral model believes - Answer-Those who use substances have spiritual deficits and
weak wills
The disease model believes - Answer-Addiction is a chronic, progressive, and
potentially fatal disease - a physical illness. Addicts are ill people who are incapable of
using alcohol and drugs in moderation
, (T/F) Denial does not prevent an individual from viewing situations as they really are; it
does not allow one to pretend that a certain reality does not exist - Answer-False
In treatment, the disease model is used to teach the alcoholic or drug addict that he or
she has a - Answer-treatable illness
__________ is the philosophy of most 28-day inpatient programs, and 12-Step self-help
groups - Answer-Abstinence-only
(T/F) Alcoholics and drug addicts will continue to use substances regardless of negative
consequences - Answer-True
The specific emphasis of harm reduction is on - Answer-reducing the negative
consequences of substance abuse
(T/F) Harm reduction is not a public health alternative - Answer-False
Pharmacokinetics is the - Answer-characteristic interactions of a drug and the body in
terms of its absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and elimination or excretion
Simply, pharmacokinetics is - Answer-what the body does to the drug
What is the fastest route of administration? - Answer-Smoking
(T/F) Absorption is the movement of drug molecules from the site of entry, through
various cell boundaries, to the mode of distribution - Answer-True
Biotransformation is the - Answer-modification of a chemical before it is, or in order to
allow it to be, eliminated from the body.
What is the enzyme responsible for flushing out alcohol? - Answer-Acetaldehyde or
aldehyde dehydrogenase
(T/F) Elimination is the process of removing a chemical from the body - Answer-True
All drugs of abuse exhibit action on the - Answer-central nervous system (CNS) (i.e., the
brain and spinal cord)
Drugs impact the central nervous system by - Answer-either simulating or altering the
action of chemical messengers, known as neurotransmitters, which pass between
neurons.
The primary neurotransmitter when using stimulants such as opioids and cocaine is -
Answer-Dopamine
Natural pain killers are called - Answer-Endorphins
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