Exam 16: Substance Abuse Prevention

Joe is at a party with friends and he is asked if he would like a marijuana joint. Joe does not want to use drugs. Among the following possibilities, which one should Joe NOT do?

A discussion about alternatives to drinking among high school students already exposed to alcohol in some form would fit under the category of __________.

Students learning specific techniques to resist peer pressure would be undergoing a _____ component of the LST program.

Which of the following professionals teach students about drug information and self-management techniques in the D.A.R.E. program?

Because of the unprecedented media access available, it is important to evaluate the impact of substance-abuse information on drug-taking behaviour, and the potential for media exposure to promote primary prevention.

An important aspect of approaching the problem of drug abuse in Aboriginal communities is to understand the role of cultural values and traditions.

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

Resilience is the inclination to resist the__________ in one's life through the ________.

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

A major feature of Canadian university students today that is relevant for drug-abuse prevention programs is __________.

The preventive program approach that is based on emotions rather than behaviour is __________.

Secondary prevention efforts typically follow a zero tolerance approach of drug-taking behaviour.

One of the major challenges of substance-abuse programs at the university level is that prevention programs are markedly different for __________.

Most adolescents spend a majority of their time outside school.

Most programs on university campuses focus on prevention and control of alcohol only, not other drugs of abuse.

Discuss the successes and failures of an availability-reduction approach to drug-abuse prevention.

Showing scenes from Reefer Madness in a drug-abuse prevention program would fit under the category of __________.

Kimberly has just joined a Big Sister program where she will serve as a role model to a little girl in her neighbourhood. Kimberly's role is that of __________.

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

In Canada, random drug testing is allowed __________.