Exam 15: Prevention of Substance Abuse

NIDA's Principles of Drug Abuse Prevention has had little impact on the development and implementation of prevention programs.

The principles of drug abuse prevention have specific focuses.What principle would be represented by the statement,"Prevention programs should be long term with repeated interventions to reinforce the original prevention goals"?

Jordan and his colleagues have their work set out for them.How many principles of drug abuse prevention will need to be met in an effort to develop enough programs and/or strategies to meet half the identified principles?

Who is quoted as saying,"There is still a misguided notion that people can experiment with drugs with impunity.But we can't predict who will go on to develop dependence,and neither can the individual"?

Education and mass media strategies get the majority of resources allotted to prevention programs.

What is the goal of the sociocultural model of prevention?

You are invited to discuss your experience of the DARE curriculum because your child was one of the first children to be introduced to it.In what grade was your child?

Which type of program typically emphasizes exploration of one's own needs and beliefs regarding drugs?

Caroline,a former heroin abuser,has been referred to a program that reduces the likelihood of relapse.What type of prevention is her program?

You just heard your neighbour was referred to the Montana Meth Project.Which statement describes your neighbour?

Who do young children primarily turn to for their models of appropriate behaviour?

The Montana Meth Project succeeded in reducing methamphetamine use by targeting distinct ethnic groups.

Rupert Wilkinson identified five proposals for modifying drinking patterns culturally.The first was the need to have a high level of emotionalism within our culture.

Describe the sociocultural model of prevention.What are its strengths and weaknesses? Give examples.

Where are alcohol prevention efforts most likely to be effective?