Exam 15: Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders

The focus of is on four key areas: motives for use, beliefs, emotions, and behavior.

Which of the following results have been reported in research conducted on the effectiveness of therapeutic communities?

How do economic factors affect alcohol and drug treatment?

Structured behavioral contracting programs for drug abusers follow the model.

According to the 2011 NSDUH survey, more people were admitted to drug treatment for abuse of pain relievers than for any other nonalcohol drug.

is the last stage of the stages of change model.

What does treatment outcome research tell us about the effectiveness of alcohol and other drug treatment, respectively?

Describe the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) program. What are the 12 steps? What are the beginning and ending steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) recovery program?

Substance-use problems in women tend to develop faster than they do in men.

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

What is typically the first step in the substance abuse treatment process?

According to the model, treatment consists of spiritual or legal intervention.

In the model, individuals are seen as personally responsible for problems they incur from their drug and alcohol use.

is the greatest barrier to changing a substance abuse problem.

involves the medical management of alcohol withdrawal symptoms.

Brief interventions tend to be most effective for individuals with mild to moderate alcohol problems.

Which of the following is an alcohol-sensitizing drug?

is an opiate antagonist that may help in recovery from alcohol dependence.

Which of the following is not true of A.A.?

Substance abuse professionals and peer self-help groups are competitive and antagonistic toward one another.