Exam 17: Substance-Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Change

John,an alcoholic,does not believe he has a drinking problem,but he would like to stop drinking.He does well for a day or two but then goes back to drinking.John is in the ______ stage of change.

Denial and bargaining are two typical family reactions to the condition of drug abuse.

In 2009,approximately million people aged 12e or older needed treatment for an illicit drug problem.

In the United States,most drug-related offenses are prosecuted __________.

Which of the following is most likely to succeed at a drug rehabilitation program?

Penalties for the sale of drug paraphernalia __________.

Roughly one-half of all abusers of alcohol or other drugs have had a serious mental disorder in their lifetime.

According to the text,one of the most comprehensive sources of information on community treatment options is found in the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI).

It is illegal for drug paraphernalia to be __________.

Joe gave his wife cocaine (a Schedule I drug) as a gift for her birthday. Upon using the cocaine, Joe’s wife went into cardiac arrest and died. Joe has never been arrested before. According to the Anti Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988, __________.

Methadone and disulfiram (brand name: Antabuse)treatment are two examples of strategies that apply to a wide range of alcohol or drug abuse situations.

Denial _______anger as a stage in the family reaction to drug abuse.

The stage of change when drug use stops for the first time is the _________ stage.

Family scapegoats usually feel like they "fade into the woodwork" and become emotionally and physically detached from their families.

Which of the following people would be referred to as a dual-diagnosis patient?

There is a 100-to-1 disparity concerning the amount of drug possession and federal penalties for cocaine and crack respectively.

Providing effective future treatment for individuals with substance abuse is challenging because __________.

If you examined the population of inmates incarcerated in federal prisons,__________.

Numerous studies have shown that drug court programs are successful in providing effective rehabilitation by __________.

Which is NOT a survival role in a drug-abuse-related dysfunctional family?