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Addictions- Quiz 3

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T/F Drug prevention and drug education may have different goals and approaches TRUE
When did drug prevention initiatives begin? 1970's
Who are the 'Primary' prevention programs aimed at? Young people who have not yet tried any substances
Who are the 'Secondary' prevention programs aimed at? Designed for those who have already been introduced or tried substances. With the goal of preventing the use of more serious drugs.
Who are the 'Tertiary' prevention programs aimed at? Relapse prevention and follow up programs.
Relaxation or meditation can be... Alternatives to drugs
Which general prevention approach asked students to discuss their reactions to various moral and ethical dilemmas as a means to help them clarify their own values? Affective Education- Values Clarification
When did the USA gov't launch a anti-drugs which included school locker searches? Beginning of the 1980's
When was Canada's National Anti- Drug Strategy launched? October 2007
Which profession is generally responsible for the DARE program? Police department and school districts.
What is the most widely resistance oriented prevention program? DARE- Drug Abuse Resistance Education
What has been the most consistent feature of workplace drug prevention programs? Random urine screens
What has been identified as an effective family- based prevention approach? Strengthening families for the future.
How many Canadians meet the diagnostic criteria for being dependant on or having abused alcohol and other drugs? Approx. 2 million Canadians
Prevention of withdrawal symptoms using medications would be part of what process? Detoxification.
In what phase of treatment are both drug agonist (substitution) and antagonist treatments included? Maintenance Phase
What is administered to treat or prevent alcohol withdrawal symptoms? Benzodiapines
What drug is common in aversion therapy? Disulfiram (antabuse)
What are some health Canada approved forms of nicotine replacement therapy? Nicotine patch. Nicotine gum. Nicotine vapor inhaler. Nicotine spray, Nicotine lozenge.
Varenicline was approved in 2007 to stop smoking. What is it? Aka, Champix, a partial nicotine receptor agonist, meaning even large doses, it doesn't produce the full response of nicotine.
Rapid opioid detoxification based on? Historically, by giving anticholinergic drugs, it would induce a state of delirium for several days, after which the dependent person would emerge cured of dependence with out remembering the withdrawal process.
What is the most common form of medical treatment for opioid dependency? Methadone.
Besides methadone, what is the recently approved substitute medication for maintaining opiod-dependent patients? Buprenorphine.
T/F Antabuse is to alcohol, as methadone is to opiods. TRUE
What is the goal of motivational enhancement therapy? To target the abusers degree of motivation to quit substance use, enhances the effectiveness of treatment.
Describe the purpose of the stage of the change model. A model for decision making consisting of precontemplation, contemplation, prearation, action, maintenance and relapse.
What is known regarding the practice of giving the user rewards for drug free urine samples? Vouchers redeemable for goods or services- immediate rewards.
Describe relapse prevention approaches to treatment. Cognitive therapy and behavioral skills training to avoid or change behaviors that may lead to continued drug use.
In the stage of change, which stage does the individual not recognize the problem exists? Precontemplation
In the stage of change, what is the contemplation stage? Believes there may be a problem that exists and gives some consideration to the possibility of changing behavior.
In the stage of change, what occurs in the preparation stage? They decide to change and makes plans to do so.
In the stage of change, what is the action stage? They take active steps towards change such as treatment.
In the stage of change, what is the maintenence stage? Involves activities intended to maintain the change.
A needle exchange program is an example of what? Harm reduction
What % of people looking for addiction treatment also have a mental health disorder? 50%
T/F The formation of AA in 1935 can now be seen as a unimportant milestone. FALSE- It is an important milestone.
The opiod-dependent antagonist naltrexone can prevent heroine from having its normal effect in part because it has a greater affinity for opioid receptors in the brain. TRUE
The only kinds of medications approved for quitting smoking are various forms of nicotine replacement therapy, like nicotine patches and gum. FALSE- Canada Health approved Zyban, the first non-nicotine pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation in 1998.
What are the current intended outcomes of the Canadian drug and substance stately? Reduce the harm associated with substance abuse to individuals, families and communities and to reduce the costs of substance abuse and dependency on our society.
What is the knowledge- attitudes- behaviour model? Increased knowledge on substances would effect attitudes on drug use and would reduce drug behaviors.
What is the "value free" program? Values Clarification program, allows for differences in religion, family background etc. Teaching children to decide moral issues for themselves.
In 1986 the drug free programs changed from.....to...... Propaganda to using facts.
What are the 5 components of the social influence model for smoking prevention? Training Refusal skills. Public commitment. Countering advertisements. Normative education. Use of teen leaders.
What was the impact of project ALERT with teen leaders? 50% fewer students were weekly smokers at the 15 month follow up.
What distinguished DARE from other similar programs? DARE is delivered by police officers.
What do ALERT and life skills training have in common? Effectiveness, and they are both based on the social influence model.
What are some of the parenting skills that might be taught and practiced in a prevention program? Communication with children. Decision making skills. How to set goals and limits. When and how to say no to your child.
What drugs are typically used to reduce and manage withdrawal symptoms during alcohol detoxification. Benzodiazepines.
Compare and contrast the use of disulfiram with other naltrexone and acamprosate for alcohol dependence. Disulfiram causes headaches, vomiting, breathing difficulties if alcohol is consumed. It isn't very effective cause no one takes it. Naltrexone reduces the alcohol cravings
Name the six stages of the trandtheorical model Treatment and care. Education and training. Recchere the system. Development consideration, early dedications.
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