Adolescents And Addiction

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1 Adolescents And Addiction 1) According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAHMSA), over million people over the age of 12 years needed treatment for substance use in a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 23 2) Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. 3) The DSM-5 section on Alcohol-Related Disorders defines alcohol use disorder as a problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinical significant impairment or distress, as manifested by at least two criteria occurring within a month period. a) 3 b) 6 d) 18 4) Binge drinking is the consumption of more than drinks for women or drinks for men in a span of less than 2 hours. a) 3,4 b) 4,5 c) 5,6 d) 6,7 5) According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, over half of adolescents have tried alcohol by the time they turned 15, with over percent having tried alcohol by the time they have reached age 18. a) 60% b) 70% c) 80% d) 90%

2 6) According to the Monitoring the Future Study, a research study conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, over 44 percent of 12th graders have tried marijuana, and percent have used it within the last month. a) 21% b) 42% c) 63% d) 84% 7) Heroin is classified as a controlled substance. a) Schedule I b) Schedule II c) Schedule III d) Schedule IV 8) Similar to other types of stimulants, cocaine produces its effects by increasing levels of a) serotonin b) dopamine c) acetylcholine d) epinephrine 9) An illegal drug that is part stimulant and part hallucinogen is methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), is also called a) Acid b) Angel Dust c) Ice d) Ecstasy 10) The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), when performing the Monitoring the Future Survey in 2014 found that 1 in high school seniors reported inappropriate use of prescription Vicodin within the last year. a) 4 b) 8 d) 16 11) All the following are examples of opioids EXCEPT a) Codeine b) Ambien c) Demerol d) Vicodin

3 12) Mephobarbital (Meberal) is a a) Barbiturate b) Benzodiazepine c) Stimulant d) Opioid 13) Leather cleaners can be in which class of inhalant? a) Aerosols b) Solvents c) Nitrates d) Gases 14) Which spice contains a component known as myristicin which is also found in Ecstasy? a) Cayenne pepper b) Oregano c) Peppercorns d) Nutmeg 15) Smoking is more common among adolescents. a) White b) Black c) Hispanic d) Asian 16) Approximately percent of adolescents in treatment for a substance use disorders have co-occurring depression; approximately percent also have some form of anxiety disorder. a) 70, 33 b) 60, 43 c) 50, 53 d) 40, 63 17) The Behavioral Neuroscience of Adolescence, states that according to several twin studies, the genetic contribution toward alcohol dependence is 50 to 60 percent, while the genetic contribution for the risk of drug addiction is up to percent a) 50 b) 60 c) 70 d) 80

4 18) The person who struggles with alcohol addiction may experience a decrease in appetite as a result of changes in production, which affects appetite. a) Cortisol b) Epinephrine c) Insulin d) Secretin 19) Although the amount of sleep required changes as a teen grows from childhood into adolescence, teens still need about hours of sleep at night. a) 5 b) 6 ½ c) 8 d) 9 ½ 20) Chronic use of marijuana during adolescence has been shown to decrease IQ levels that are never recovered, even after the person later stops smoking marijuana. 21) Some types of mental illnesses that have been shown to be more likely to develop as comorbidities to substance use disorders include all EXCEPT a) Anxiety disorders b) Schizophrenia c) Personality disorders d) Post-traumatic stress disorder 22) Which is not one of the six dimensions of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)? a) The patient's gender and ethnicity b) Acute intoxication or the potential for significant withdrawal symptoms c) The presence of co-occurring medical conditions or complications d) The patient s readiness to change 23) In sustained remission, after full criteria for a substance use disorder were previously met, none of the criteria for the disorder have been met any time during a period of -months or longer. a) 6 b) 9 d) 18

5 24) Which is a program located away from the typical area where the teen s drug or alcohol use has occurred? a) Residential Treatment Facility b) Half-way home c) Therapeutic community d) Assisted recovery 25) In Motivational Interviewing uses, which involves discussing the impetus for change and the patient s ambivalence toward it. a) Change talk b) Role reversal c) Empty chair d) Acting "as if" 26) The "S" in the SMART acronym stands for a) Stay b) Self c) Stimulate d) Start 27) A person who takes methadone as part of treatment may still become addicted to it. 28) Which is an opioid antagonist medication that may be administered to some patients as part of treatment for drug and alcohol use. a) Buprenorphine b) Suboxone c) Naltexone d) Methadone 29) The effects of disulfiram (Antabuse) may last up to a) 1 week b) 2 weeks c) 3 weeks d) 4 weeks 30) The DSM-5 identifies SUDs as one category with changes to the diagnostic criteria that identify addictive behaviors a) In terms of the addictive nature of the substance used b) Along a continuum c) In terms of genetic loading d) Based on comorbid mental/physical conditions