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Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental principles and practices of counseling individuals affected by addiction. Students will examine the psychological, social, and biological factors contributing to substance use and addictive behaviors. Emphasis is placed on assessment, intervention strategies, treatment planning, and ethical considerations unique to addiction counseling. Throughout the course, students will engage with evidence-based approaches, learn about relapse prevention, and explore the role of the counselor in supporting clients and their families on the path to recovery.
Recommended Textbook Drug Use and Abuse 1st Canadian Edition by Stephen Maisto
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Chapter 1: Drug Use and Abuse
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Q1) Which individual would experience the greatest effect from the same drug and dosage?
A)30 year old male
B)60 year old female
C)30 year old female
D)60 year old male
Answer: C
Q2) When Martin responded to the 2009 Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS),he indicated he frequently drank alcohol,smoked marijuana,and would occasionally do speed with his friends.Which term best describes Martin?
A)co-dependent
B)cross dependent
C)polydrug user
D)co-morbid dependency
Answer: B
Q3) A negative relationship exists between sensation seeking and drug and alcohol use. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Drug Use: Yesterday and Today
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Q1) Which statement best describes the position Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier took regarding prohibition legislation?
A)He did not introduce a federal bill to forbid alcohol sale.
B)He initially did not introduce a federal bill;however,he would later enact federal legislation during WWI.
C)He lobbied the United States government to enact legislation that was similar to Canada's federal drug laws.
D)He lobbied at an international level to promote the countries of the world to enact prohibition laws.
Answer: A
Q2) Marijuana was used as an all-purpose medicine in the 1800s.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Prior to the 20<sup>th</sup> century,drug use was heavily restricted.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Drugs and the Nervous System
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Q1) Tom and Stacey's infant died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.What deficiency suffered by the baby might the doctor discuss with them?
A)serotonin
B)dopamine
C)acetylcholine
D)GABA
Answer: A
Q2) If a neurotransmitter is viewed as a key,what structure would be viewed as the lock?
A)the axon
B)the synapse
C)the receptor
D)the axon terminal
Answer: C
Q3) Some designer drugs can cause brain damage.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Pharmacology
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Q1) What is the most important organ for excretion of drugs and their metabolites?
A)liver
B)kidney
C)pancreas
D)intestines
Q2) What route of administration is preferable over oral administration for drugs that irritate the stomach and cause vomiting?
A)intravenous
B)intramuscular
C)transdermal
D)sublingual
Q3) Drugs that are more soluble in lipids (fats)are less readily absorbed than other drugs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is a common street term for injecting a drug intravenously?
A)freebasing
B)going cold turkey
C)mainlining
D)tripping
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Chapter 5: Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Related Stimulants
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Q1) Of great concern is the dramatic recent increase in the prevalence of meth use among teenagers in Eastern Canada.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which culture would you have been a part of if you were given the title "Mama Coca"?
A)Aztec
B)Inca
C)Peruvian
D)Spanish
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a concern associated with making crystal meth in a home kitchen?
A)many of the ingredients are highly flammable
B)many of the by-products are used to get high
C)many of the ingredients are highly toxic
D)many of the by-products are highly toxic
Q4) Cocaine is thought to activate the dopamine pathways of the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Alcohol
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Q1) It's 2000 BCE.Which type of beverage is now made with more sophisticated measures,based on evidence found in local communities?
A)wine
B)beer
C)vodka
D)whiskey
Q2) Who used terms such as"Loaded his cart," "Cock ey'd," "Moon-ey'd," "Tipsy," to describe a drunk person?
A)Henry Ford
B)Benjamin Franklin
C)John D.Rockefeller
D)Andrew Carnegie
Q3) Mixing alcohol and which of the following is a common method of intended and accidental suicides?
A)marijuana
B)barbiturates
C)antibiotics
D)benzodiazepines
Q4) What is F.A.S.and who is most at risk?
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Chapter 7: Nicotine
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Q1) Canada has 10 major cigarette companies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What would you do to get the most efficient dose of nicotine?
A)smoke cigarettes
B)smoke a pipe
C)use snuff intranasally
D)use chewing tobacco
Q3) How many of the 60 species of the genus Nicotiana can be used for human consumption?
A)2 species
B)7 species
C)15 species
D)28 species
Q4) Research has demonstrated that the tar and nicotine contained in today's cigarette has declined considerably.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the health problems associated with tobacco use? What constituents of tobacco cause these problems?
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Chapter 8: Caffeine
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Q1) How does caffeine affect human task performance?
Q2) According to the study conducted by Marks & Kelly (1973),which drink is most likely to continue to be close to its peak level of caffeine in the blood,two hours after consumption?
A)cola
B)coffee
C)tea
D)maté
Q3) The U.S.Food and Drug Administration strictly monitors the caffeine content of energy drinks.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Caffeine enhances athletic performance.
A)True
B)False
Q5) You need a drink with the greatest amount of caffeine.Which will you choose?
A)brewed coffee
B)brewed tea
C)Coca-Cola
D)warm chocolate milk
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Chapter 9: Marijuana
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Q1) Susan has a particular illness,yet despite all of marijuana's medicinal benefits it cannot treat her problem.What problem does Susan have?
A)nausea
B)mania
C)insomnia
D)depression
Q2) What city was the centre of marijuana use and distribution in 1920s America?
A)San Francisco
B)Los Angeles
C)New York
D)New Orleans
Q3) By which means does the most rapid and efficient absorption of marijuana occur?
A)chewing
B)oral ingestion
C)smoking
D)snorting
Q4) In the 1930s,marijuana was primarily used by the white middle class.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the cognitive and emotional effects associated with marijuana use?
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Chapter 10: Hallucinogens
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Q1) Which of the following is an anticholinergic hallucinogen?
A)scopolamine
B)MDMA (ecstasy)
C)LSD
D)DMT
Q2) Dr.Frank has been experimenting with Psilocybe and Teonanacatl in his lab.How would they be described botanically?
A)as plants containing mescaline
B)as hallucinogenic mushrooms
C)as anticholinergics
D)as poisonous fungi
Q3) Which drug is derived from a plant in the sage family and is considered to be the most potent of any naturally-occurring hallucinogens?
A)ibogaine
B)psilocybin
C)yakee
D)salvia
Q4) Identify and discuss key events in LSD research in Canada.
Q5) Discuss the history and epidemiology of methylated amphetamines.
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Chapter 11: Opiates
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Q1) Doda has not yet been classified as an illegal drug in Canada.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is a side effect of opiate drug use?
A)kidney damage
B)liver damage
C)stroke
D)constipation
Q3) What are the major physiological and psychological effects of opiate drugs,and what are the major opiate withdrawal symptoms?
Q4) Which drug produces analgesia?
A)morphine
B)cocaine
C)alcohol
D)barbiturates
Q5) Which drug was named after the God of Dreams?
A)doda
B)heroin
C)fentanyl
D)morphine
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Chapter 12: Psychotherapeutic Medications
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Q1) Who is the most likely user of psychotherapeutic drugs?
A)a female with a low income
B)a male with a low income
C)a female who lives alone
D)a male who lives alone
Q2) What drug would be administered if you were a patient in the Val-de-Grace military hospital and the therapeutic goal was to alleviate your agitation and help you become peaceful?
A)clozaril
B)chlorpromazine
C)LSD
D)reserpine
Q3) Mary has been presenting with a number of symptoms that might lead one to think she is suffering from depression.If she does not seek help,according to Canadian statistics she represents what percentage of people who would respond similarly?
A)10 percent
B)30 percent
C)60 percent
D)90 percent
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Chapter 13: Other Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs
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Q1) Compare and contrast the major over-the-counter natural health products and dietary supplements.
Q2) Brain damage is a common side effect of anabolic steroids.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The effects of the vapours of nitrite last about 40 minutes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How are over-the-counter drugs classified? How are they regulated?
Q5) Effects of the vapours of the nitrite take approximately 30 minutes to cause light-headedness,a flushing sensation,and euphoria.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Which ingredient is known to lead to cancer?
A)acetone
B)benzene
C)hexane
D)toluene
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Chapter 14: Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders
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Q1) What research results were reported after studying the effectiveness of therapeutic communities?
A)low attrition rates
B)treatment is not cost-effective
C)it is associated with a more productive life after discharge if the stay is long enough
D)success occurs if a probation order is part of outpatient follow-up
Q2) Why is it difficult to assess the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
A)the sample is too heterogeneous
B)Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)refuses to release data
C)the members are not identified
D)each chapter follows completely different procedures
Q3) Which of the following is an alcohol-sensitizing drug?
A)naltrexone
B)buspirone
C)disulfiram
D)acamprosate
Q4) What does treatment outcome research tell us about the effectiveness of alcohol and other drug treatment,respectively?
Q5) Describe the five models of the causes of alcohol dependence.
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Chapter 15: Prevention of Substance Abuse
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Q1) Which type of prevention programs often involve values clarification and decision making?
A)affect-oriented
B)workplace
C)parent-focused
D)mass media
Q2) Define and give examples of:
a.primary prevention
b.secondary prevention
c.tertiary prevention
Q3) Where are alcohol prevention efforts most likely to be effective?
A)elementary school
B)junior high school
C)high school
D)college
Q4) The Montana Meth Project succeeded in reducing methamphetamine use by targeting distinct ethnic groups.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the Principles of Drug Abuse Prevention.Give examples.
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