Question 1

Teens who feel bored are more likely than teens who do not feel bored to participate in smoking,drinking,or illicit drug use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The DARE program has been criticized for advocating that children be questioned about possible drug offenders in their families,and some view the program as a mechanism for turning young children into informants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

By definition,an impactor in a community-based prevention program would be __________.

Accepted Answer

A) someone who has lived in the community all his or her life 
B) a positive role model 
C) an individual with a negative impact on the community 
D) a child or teenager who has turned to a life of illicit drugs 
A) someone who has lived in the community all his or her life 
B) a positive role model 
C) an individual with a negative impact on the community 
D) a child or teenager who has turned to a life of illicit drugs

Question 4

Discuss the components of Botvin's life skills training program.What do you think is the basis for its relative degree of success?

Accepted Answer

Botvin's life skills training program is

Question 5

Which of the following factors increase(s)the likelihood of a teen engaging in smoking,drinking,and illicit drug use?

Accepted Answer

A) his or her perception of how much stress he or she is under 
B) the frequency with which he or she is bored 
C) the amount of spending money he or she has for the week 
D) all of the above 
A) his or her perception of how much stress he or she is under 
B) the frequency with which he or she is bored 
C) the amount of spending money he or she has for the week 
D) all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following would put a teen at the highest risk to engage in smoking,drinking,and illicit drug use?

Accepted Answer

A) a teen who admits he is bored 50 percent of the time and doesn't perceive himself as being under stress 
B) a teen with $25 a week spending money and is often bored 
C) a teen who feels she is under high stress and has $15 spending money a week 
D) a teen who has $25 spending money a week but is seldom bored 
A) a teen who admits he is bored 50 percent of the time and doesn't perceive himself as being under stress 
B) a teen with $25 a week spending money and is often bored 
C) a teen who feels she is under high stress and has $15 spending money a week 
D) a teen who has $25 spending money a week but is seldom bored

Question 7

A significant problem with widespread drug testing in the workplace is the matter of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) false positives 
B) promotions and salary increases based upon "clean" urine tests 
C) a racial bias 
D) an inclination to ignore drug test results 
A) false positives 
B) promotions and salary increases based upon "clean" urine tests 
C) a racial bias 
D) an inclination to ignore drug test results

Question 8

The teachers (leaders)in DARE programs are uniformed police officers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

CASASTART children are more likely to be promoted to the next grade than control groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the "triple threat" for potential substance abuse among adolescents and what are the specific effects of these factors on drug-taking behaviors?

Accepted Answer

The "triple threat" for potential substa

Question 11

One element of the U.S.Constitution that is relevant to the legal basis for drug testing is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) one's freedom from unreasonable search and seizure 
B) one's freedom of speech 
C) one's freedom of religion 
D) one's freedom from fear 
A) one's freedom from unreasonable search and seizure 
B) one's freedom of speech 
C) one's freedom of religion 
D) one's freedom from fear

Question 12

LST programs have demonstrated reductions in violence and delinquency among sixth-grade LST participants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Peer-refusal training has been shown to be most effective for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) high-risk youngsters 
B) high-school dropouts 
C) prison inmates 
D) religious education leaders 
A) high-risk youngsters 
B) high-school dropouts 
C) prison inmates 
D) religious education leaders

Question 14

In the Latino community,a component of machismo is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) being a good father 
B) being highly religious 
C) being pure and disciplined 
D) being inclined to self-pity and doubt 
A) being a good father 
B) being highly religious 
C) being pure and disciplined 
D) being inclined to self-pity and doubt

Question 15

The philosophy of the supply/availability approach is that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the drug supply will turn people off to drugs 
B) making drugs hard to get will discourage drug-taking behavior 
C) money spent on treatment is preferable to money spent on drug interdiction at the U.S.border 
D) all of the above 
A) increasing the drug supply will turn people off to drugs 
B) making drugs hard to get will discourage drug-taking behavior 
C) money spent on treatment is preferable to money spent on drug interdiction at the U.S.border 
D) all of the above

Question 16

A refinement of the "just say no" approach in primary prevention is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the examination of the reasons for low self-esteem 
B) the clarification of one's personal values 
C) the teaching of peer-refusal skills 
D) the instilling of purpose in an individual's life 
A) the examination of the reasons for low self-esteem 
B) the clarification of one's personal values 
C) the teaching of peer-refusal skills 
D) the instilling of purpose in an individual's life

Question 17

Define a sociocultural filter and discuss the ways in which sociocultural filters are important considerations in drug abuse prevention among certain racial or ethnic communities.Give an example with respect to either a Latino or an African-American community.

Accepted Answer

A sociocultural filter refers to the len

Question 18

The principal criterion for a school-based prevention program's success is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the support it enjoys from parents and students 
B) the support it enjoys from parents and teachers 
C) the extent to which drug-taking behavior shows a decline 
D) the extent to which teachers and parents show a change in their pattern of drug-taking behavior 
A) the support it enjoys from parents and students 
B) the support it enjoys from parents and teachers 
C) the extent to which drug-taking behavior shows a decline 
D) the extent to which teachers and parents show a change in their pattern of drug-taking behavior

Question 19

Drug prevention efforts for female alcoholism in a Latino community should take into account __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the extremely low levels of female alcoholism in this community 
B) the low regard toward which Latina women are accorded 
C) the womanly ideals of purity,discipline,and self-sacrifice 
D) the sense of machismo in Latina women 
A) the extremely low levels of female alcoholism in this community 
B) the low regard toward which Latina women are accorded 
C) the womanly ideals of purity,discipline,and self-sacrifice 
D) the sense of machismo in Latina women

Question 20

The community-based approach which operates by substituting a negative and harmful dependence with a positive and harmless dependence is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) an impactor 
B) alternative-behavior programming 
C) DARE 
D) LST 
A) an impactor 
B) alternative-behavior programming 
C) DARE 
D) LST

Teens who feel bored are more likely than teens who do not feel bored to participate in smoking,drinking,or illicit drug use.

The DARE program has been criticized for advocating that children be questioned about possible drug offenders in their families,and some view the program as a mechanism for turning young children into informants.

By definition,an impactor in a community-based prevention program would be __________.

Discuss the components of Botvin's life skills training program.What do you think is the basis for its relative degree of success?

Which of the following factors increase(s)the likelihood of a teen engaging in smoking,drinking,and illicit drug use?

Which of the following would put a teen at the highest risk to engage in smoking,drinking,and illicit drug use?

A significant problem with widespread drug testing in the workplace is the matter of __________.

The teachers (leaders)in DARE programs are uniformed police officers.

CASASTART children are more likely to be promoted to the next grade than control groups.

What is the "triple threat" for potential substance abuse among adolescents and what are the specific effects of these factors on drug-taking behaviors?

One element of the U.S.Constitution that is relevant to the legal basis for drug testing is __________.

LST programs have demonstrated reductions in violence and delinquency among sixth-grade LST participants.

Peer-refusal training has been shown to be most effective for __________.

In the Latino community,a component of machismo is __________.

The philosophy of the supply/availability approach is that __________.

A refinement of the "just say no" approach in primary prevention is __________.

Define a sociocultural filter and discuss the ways in which sociocultural filters are important considerations in drug abuse prevention among certain racial or ethnic communities.Give an example with respect to either a Latino or an African-American community.

The principal criterion for a school-based prevention program's success is __________.

Drug prevention efforts for female alcoholism in a Latino community should take into account __________.

The community-based approach which operates by substituting a negative and harmful dependence with a positive and harmless dependence is known as __________.

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

Teens who feel bored are more likely than teens who do not feel bored to participate in smoking,drinking,or illicit drug use.

The DARE program has been criticized for advocating that children be questioned about possible drug offenders in their families,and some view the program as a mechanism for turning young children into informants.

By definition,an impactor in a community-based prevention program would be __________.

Discuss the components of Botvin's life skills training program.What do you think is the basis for its relative degree of success?

Which of the following factors increase(s)the likelihood of a teen engaging in smoking,drinking,and illicit drug use?

Which of the following would put a teen at the highest risk to engage in smoking,drinking,and illicit drug use?

A significant problem with widespread drug testing in the workplace is the matter of __________.

The teachers (leaders)in DARE programs are uniformed police officers.

CASASTART children are more likely to be promoted to the next grade than control groups.

What is the "triple threat" for potential substance abuse among adolescents and what are the specific effects of these factors on drug-taking behaviors?

One element of the U.S.Constitution that is relevant to the legal basis for drug testing is __________.

LST programs have demonstrated reductions in violence and delinquency among sixth-grade LST participants.

Peer-refusal training has been shown to be most effective for __________.

In the Latino community,a component of machismo is __________.

The philosophy of the supply/availability approach is that __________.

A refinement of the "just say no" approach in primary prevention is __________.

Define a sociocultural filter and discuss the ways in which sociocultural filters are important considerations in drug abuse prevention among certain racial or ethnic communities.Give an example with respect to either a Latino or an African-American community.

The principal criterion for a school-based prevention program's success is __________.

Drug prevention efforts for female alcoholism in a Latino community should take into account __________.

The community-based approach which operates by substituting a negative and harmful dependence with a positive and harmless dependence is known as __________.

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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