Question 1

The population targeted by CASASTART is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) children ages eight to thirteen with no prior risk factors 
B) children ages eight to thirteen with several prior risk factors 
C) children ages fifteen to eighteen with no prior risk factors 
D) children ages fifteen to eighteen with several prior risk factors 
A) children ages eight to thirteen with no prior risk factors 
B) children ages eight to thirteen with several prior risk factors 
C) children ages fifteen to eighteen with no prior risk factors 
D) children ages fifteen to eighteen with several prior risk factors

Question 2

The objective information approach works best with high-risk youth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The role that parents play with regard to influencing their children's substance abuse is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) to convey accurate,sincere verbal messages about health risks 
B) to back up rules with consistent and logical consequences 
C) to provide alternatives to high-risk situations for their children 
D) all of the above 
A) to convey accurate,sincere verbal messages about health risks 
B) to back up rules with consistent and logical consequences 
C) to provide alternatives to high-risk situations for their children 
D) all of the above

Question 4

Affective education focuses on specific behavior related to substance abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A sociocultural filter is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a set of considerations specific to a culture or community that influences the reception of public information 
B) an approach that is particularly inadvisable when trying to communicate with a particular culture or community 
C) a type of enabling behavior that reduces the effectiveness of a drug abuse prevention program 
D) the level of abuse potential in a drug within a specific culture or community 
A) a set of considerations specific to a culture or community that influences the reception of public information 
B) an approach that is particularly inadvisable when trying to communicate with a particular culture or community 
C) a type of enabling behavior that reduces the effectiveness of a drug abuse prevention program 
D) the level of abuse potential in a drug within a specific culture or community

Question 6

A component of the LST program in which the student is assigned to identify a skill or behavior that he or she would like to improve and sets a goal for achieving that skill or behavior would be considered a ______ component.

Accepted Answer

A) decision-making 
B) cognitive 
C) self-directed behavioral change 
D) social skills and assertiveness skills 
A) decision-making 
B) cognitive 
C) self-directed behavioral change 
D) social skills and assertiveness skills

Question 7

Drug testing has been typically challenged on the basis of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Judeo-Christian tradition 
B) the Helsinki Accords 
C) the Geneva Convention 
D) the U.S.Constitution 
A) the Judeo-Christian tradition 
B) the Helsinki Accords 
C) the Geneva Convention 
D) the U.S.Constitution

Question 8

The approaches that have the greatest chance to be successful are those that address a single area of drug-taking behavior,since too much at once is overwhelming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An examination of counterarguments regarding the image of drugs in the media would be considered a ________ component of the LST program.

Accepted Answer

A) decision-making 
B) cognitive 
C) self-directed behavioral change 
D) social skills and assertiveness skills 
A) decision-making 
B) cognitive 
C) self-directed behavioral change 
D) social skills and assertiveness skills

Question 10

Anxiety and stress reduction is an important element in substance abuse prevention because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) peer-refusal skills are often overly developed 
B) adolescents often have inadequate coping skills to deal with anxiety 
C) it is important that adolescents understand federal and state penalties 
D) personal decision making is enhanced as a result 
A) peer-refusal skills are often overly developed 
B) adolescents often have inadequate coping skills to deal with anxiety 
C) it is important that adolescents understand federal and state penalties 
D) personal decision making is enhanced as a result

Question 11

Presently,the percentage of illicit drugs interdicted at U.S.borders is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) nearly 90 percent across the board 
B) 100 percent for cocaine,about 50 percent for marijuana 
C) very small 
D) 100 percent for cocaine and heroin 
A) nearly 90 percent across the board 
B) 100 percent for cocaine,about 50 percent for marijuana 
C) very small 
D) 100 percent for cocaine and heroin

Question 12

DARE programs originated in 1983 as a police program in __________.

Accepted Answer

A) New York City 
B) Chicago 
C) Los Angeles 
D) Kansas City 
A) New York City 
B) Chicago 
C) Los Angeles 
D) Kansas City

Question 13

If efforts are made to prevent drug-taking behavior from occurring when it has not occurred up to now,then these efforts are referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) primary prevention 
B) secondary prevention 
C) tertiary prevention 
D) initial prevention 
A) primary prevention 
B) secondary prevention 
C) tertiary prevention 
D) initial prevention

Question 14

There has been no definitely established relationship between alcohol abuse and loss of productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mandatory minimum-sentencing laws for drug offenders have __________.

Accepted Answer

A) reduced the percentage of drug-related offenses 
B) reduced the amount of drugs smuggled into the country 
C) increased the number of prisoners held for drug-related offenses 
D) increased drug trafficking 
A) reduced the percentage of drug-related offenses 
B) reduced the amount of drugs smuggled into the country 
C) increased the number of prisoners held for drug-related offenses 
D) increased drug trafficking

Question 16

The school is a better resource than the community for providing activities such as Midnight Basketball and Boys and Girls Clubs for youths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to the text,a PDFA survey of parents and their teenage children shows that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) though parents believe they discussed drugs with their children,the children said they did not 
B) parents and their teenage children do not benefit from anti-drug media campaigns 
C) teenagers are not influenced by their parents when it comes to drug use 
D) parent's perceptions of their children's drug use are fairly accurate 
A) though parents believe they discussed drugs with their children,the children said they did not 
B) parents and their teenage children do not benefit from anti-drug media campaigns 
C) teenagers are not influenced by their parents when it comes to drug use 
D) parent's perceptions of their children's drug use are fairly accurate

Question 18

The research concerning the effectiveness of the LST prevention program indicates that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) there are short-term effects and long-term effects 
B) there are neither short-term nor long-term effects 
C) there are long-term effects but,strangely enough,fewer short-term effects 
D) there are relatively small short-term and more substantial long-term effects 
A) there are short-term effects and long-term effects 
B) there are neither short-term nor long-term effects 
C) there are long-term effects but,strangely enough,fewer short-term effects 
D) there are relatively small short-term and more substantial long-term effects

Question 19

Project DARE has been declared a success in some areas but a failure in others.Comment on this statement with examples of the areas of success and the areas of failure.

Accepted Answer

Project DARE, which stands for Drug Abus

Question 20

Losing your job as a result of testing positive in a drug test might be construed as a violation of your right to__________.

Accepted Answer

A) free speech 
B) due process 
C) carry a firearm 
D) vote in the next presidential election 
A) free speech 
B) due process 
C) carry a firearm 
D) vote in the next presidential election

The population targeted by CASASTART is __________.

The objective information approach works best with high-risk youth.

The role that parents play with regard to influencing their children's substance abuse is __________.

Affective education focuses on specific behavior related to substance abuse.

A sociocultural filter is __________.

A component of the LST program in which the student is assigned to identify a skill or behavior that he or she would like to improve and sets a goal for achieving that skill or behavior would be considered a ______ component.

Drug testing has been typically challenged on the basis of __________.

The approaches that have the greatest chance to be successful are those that address a single area of drug-taking behavior,since too much at once is overwhelming.

An examination of counterarguments regarding the image of drugs in the media would be considered a ________ component of the LST program.

Anxiety and stress reduction is an important element in substance abuse prevention because __________.

Presently,the percentage of illicit drugs interdicted at U.S.borders is __________.

DARE programs originated in 1983 as a police program in __________.

If efforts are made to prevent drug-taking behavior from occurring when it has not occurred up to now,then these efforts are referred to as __________.

There has been no definitely established relationship between alcohol abuse and loss of productivity.

Mandatory minimum-sentencing laws for drug offenders have __________.

The school is a better resource than the community for providing activities such as Midnight Basketball and Boys and Girls Clubs for youths.

According to the text,a PDFA survey of parents and their teenage children shows that __________.

The research concerning the effectiveness of the LST prevention program indicates that __________.

Project DARE has been declared a success in some areas but a failure in others.Comment on this statement with examples of the areas of success and the areas of failure.

Losing your job as a result of testing positive in a drug test might be construed as a violation of your right to__________.

Drugs and Behavior Today

Drug-Taking Behavior: the Personal and Social Concerns

How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind

The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines

Narcotics: Opium, Heroin, and Synthetic Opiates

Lsd and Other Hallucinogens

Marijuana

Anabolic Steroids and Drug Abuse in Sports

Alcohol: Social Beveragesocial Drug

Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Nicotine and Tobacco Use

Performance Enhancing Drugs and Drug Testing in Sports

Depressents and Inhalants

Prescription Drugs, Over-The-Counter Drugs, and Dietary Supplements

Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

Substance-Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Change

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Exam 16: Substance-Abuse Prevention

The population targeted by CASASTART is __________.

The objective information approach works best with high-risk youth.

The role that parents play with regard to influencing their children's substance abuse is __________.

Affective education focuses on specific behavior related to substance abuse.

A sociocultural filter is __________.

A component of the LST program in which the student is assigned to identify a skill or behavior that he or she would like to improve and sets a goal for achieving that skill or behavior would be considered a ______ component.

Drug testing has been typically challenged on the basis of __________.

The approaches that have the greatest chance to be successful are those that address a single area of drug-taking behavior,since too much at once is overwhelming.

An examination of counterarguments regarding the image of drugs in the media would be considered a ________ component of the LST program.

Anxiety and stress reduction is an important element in substance abuse prevention because __________.

Presently,the percentage of illicit drugs interdicted at U.S.borders is __________.

DARE programs originated in 1983 as a police program in __________.

If efforts are made to prevent drug-taking behavior from occurring when it has not occurred up to now,then these efforts are referred to as __________.

There has been no definitely established relationship between alcohol abuse and loss of productivity.

Mandatory minimum-sentencing laws for drug offenders have __________.

The school is a better resource than the community for providing activities such as Midnight Basketball and Boys and Girls Clubs for youths.

According to the text,a PDFA survey of parents and their teenage children shows that __________.

The research concerning the effectiveness of the LST prevention program indicates that __________.

Project DARE has been declared a success in some areas but a failure in others.Comment on this statement with examples of the areas of success and the areas of failure.

Losing your job as a result of testing positive in a drug test might be construed as a violation of your right to__________.

Drugs and Behavior Today

Drug-Taking Behavior: the Personal and Social Concerns

How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind

The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines

Narcotics: Opium, Heroin, and Synthetic Opiates

Lsd and Other Hallucinogens

Marijuana

Anabolic Steroids and Drug Abuse in Sports

Alcohol: Social Beveragesocial Drug

Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Nicotine and Tobacco Use

Performance Enhancing Drugs and Drug Testing in Sports

Depressents and Inhalants

Prescription Drugs, Over-The-Counter Drugs, and Dietary Supplements

Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

Substance-Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Change

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