Exam 15: Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders

is a non-medical treatment for alcohol use disorders in which verbal psychotherapy is used to encourage the individual to move forward in the stages of changing alcohol-use patterns.

One of the most common early effects of Antabuse when a small quantity of alcohol is consumed is dyspnea, or labored breathing.

Recent research has shown that both naltrexone and acamprosate in combination with behavioral treatments produce better outcomes than the same behavioral treatments paired with a placebo.

Why is levo-alpha-acetylmethadol sometimes used as a substitute for methadone?

Drug therapeutic communities are most often run by .

Antabuse is thought to be effective because it creates a learned aversion to alcohol.

Which of the following is likely to result as a consequence of the 2010 Affordable Care Act?

refers to the resolution of a problem without the use of formal treatment.

Sokolow, et al. (1981) reported in their survey of patients in New York alcoholism rehabilitation programs that almost % used at least one other drug in the 30 days before treatment.

Halfway houses are an example of a(n) .

According to the model, treatment includes arranging a person's environment so that nonabuse of psychoactive substances is reinforced.

Why is methadone used in the treatment of heroin abuse?

What is the primary problem impacting the effectiveness of drug treatment programs?

Alcohol and drug treatment that most people receive today is consistently supported by research evidence.

The treatment most clearly implied from the model is to advise at risk people of their risk for developing a substance use disorder and perhaps to counsel them to avoid alcohol or drugs.

The biopsychosocial model is a new viewpoint attempting to account for the three major variable domains known to influence behavior.

According to the stages of change model, individuals in the stage often have not acknowledged a problem.

One limitation of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is that it is appropriate only for those holding Judeo-Christian beliefs.

Individuals with genetic polymorphism in the receptor tend to be more responsive to naltrexone's effects on alcohol use.

Drug treatment in therapeutic communities is associated with a more productive life following discharge if there was sufficient length of stay.