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Human Services is an interdisciplinary course that explores the principles, practices, and systems involved in meeting human needs through an array of social, health, and community-based services. Students examine the historical and contemporary foundations of the field, the roles and responsibilities of human services professionals, and ethical and cultural considerations in providing support to diverse populations. The course emphasizes communication, advocacy, case management, and the development of skills required to assess, plan, and implement interventions for individuals, families, and communities, preparing students for further study or entry-level work in various human services settings.
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Drugs Across the Spectrum 7th Edition by Raymond Goldberg
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Chapter 1: Drugs in Perspective
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Q1) Chloral hydrate is also known as "knockout drops."
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) One of the trade names for meprobamate is
A) Valium
B) Xanax
C) Librium
D) Miltown
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following are sedative-hypnotic drugs?
A) Barbiturates
B) Minor tranquilizers
C) Inhalants
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Q4) Coca leaves were an integral part of the Incan society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Drugs in Contemporary Society
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Q1) MDMA is generally viewed as a safe drug.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Cathinone is another name for
A) bath salts
B) Ecstasy
C) cannabinoids
D) fentanyl
Answer: A
Q3) __________ is a synthetic derivative of morphine.
A) MDMA
B) Ecstasy
C) Meperidine
D) MDA
Answer: C
Q4) Monitoring the Future refers to a drug treatment program.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Motivations for Drug Use
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Q1) Approximately what percentage of enlisted men used heroin in Vietnam?
A) 25%
B) 30%
C) 35%
D) 40%
Answer: C
Q2) Theories of drug addiction that deal primarily with genetics and metabolic imbalance are termed
A) interactive theories
B) evolutional theories
C) biological theories
D) molecular theories
Answer: C
Q3) Television and radio advertisements for cigarettes are prohibited by the FCC.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Drugs and the Law
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Q1) Under the Dutch government's policy of "normalization," it is not illegal
A) to use some drugs
B) use any drugs
C) distribute drugs
D) purchase drugs
Q2) Interdiction is especially difficult because of
A) profit related to drug production
B) the gray market
C) international waters
D) multiple points of entry
Q3) Interdiction is difficult because of so many points of entry.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following drugs caused stronger regulations to arise regarding drug testing?
A) Opium
B) Antibiotics
C) Thalidomide
D) Marijuana
Q5) Discuss the arguments for and against decriminalizing and/or legalizing drugs.
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Chapter 5: The Pharmacology and Physiology of Drug Use
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Q1) The medulla and pons are part of the
A) periventricular system
B) reticular activating system
C) cerebral cortex
D) brain stem
Q2) The user's psychological make-up, personality, mood, and expectations when using drugs is referred to as
A) set
B) setting
C) habituation
D) dominance
Q3) Drugs that cause damage to the fetus are called
A) carcinogenic
B) teratogenic
C) psychogenic
D) somatogenic
Q4) Infants and the elderly are two groups least sensitive to the effects of drugs.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Distinguish between threshold dose, effective dose, and lethal dose.
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Chapter 6: Alcohol
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Q1) Did prohibition work? If so, why do you think so? If not, why not? Cite examples to justify your response.
Q2) The main condition on the liver associated with the overuse of alcohol is
A) fatty liver
B) alcohol hepatitis
C) cirrhosis
D) all of the above
Q3) When alcohol is used in religious ceremonies,
A) heavy drinking is minimal
B) heavy drinking is more common
C) binge drinking is more common
D) drunkenness is more common
Q4) Which of the following affects the rate of absorption of alcohol?
A) Food
B) Emotions
C) Carbon dioxide in the beverage
D) All of the above
Q5) Fortified wines have more vitamin C and less alcohol than regular wines.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Tobacco
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Q1) Carbon monoxide hampers the production of testosterone.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The U.S.is first in the production of cigarettes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy generally
A) have developmental problems
B) are addicted to nicotine
C) weigh less
D) have brain damage
Q4) Smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette is precisely termed
A) sidestream smoke
B) mainstream smoke
C) secondhand smoke
D) passive smoke
Q5) Smoking rates in industrialized countries are decreasing at a rate of 10% each year.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Narcotics
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Q1) Naltrexone is an example of
A) a prescription form of heroin
B) a narcotic analgesic
C) a narcotic antagonist
D) a form of methadone
Q2) Heroin is used only for medical reasons in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The reason that heroin is more powerful than morphine is because heroin is
A) lipid-soluble
B) fat-insoluble
C) protein-bound
D) lipid-insoluble
Q4) Infants born to women who took narcotics during pregnancy experience
A) irritability
B) difficulty in feeding
C) tremors
D) all of the above
Q5) Do you think methadone maintenance should be controversial? What are the major issues that make it controversial and what is your response to these issues?
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Chapter 9: Sedative Hypnotic Drugs
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Q1) Glue sniffing is generally done by teenage girls.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A problem with gasoline sniffing is
A) lead poisoning
B) toluene build up in adipose tissue
C) paraldehyde poisoning
D) headaches from the fumes
Q3) Insomnia is a withdrawal symptom of barbiturate withdrawal.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Benzodiazepines are
A) major tranquilizers
B) solely hypnotic drugs
C) minor tranquilizers
D) anti-psychotic drugs
Q5) Inhalants do not have sedative-hypnotic properties.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the medical uses of benzodiazepines?
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Chapter 10: Psychotherapeutic Drugs
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Q1) A desirable effect of antipsychotic drugs is tardive dyskinesia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Who said that the concept of mental illness is a myth?
A) Freud
B) Szasz
C) Brothers
D) Peck
Q3) Would you consider antipsychotic medication to be miracle drugs? Why or why not?
Q4) Under what conditions should the mentally ill be mainstreamed into society?
Q5) A problem with antipsychotic medications is that the drugs
A) are absorbed erratically
B) have a short half-life
C) build up in the brain
D) only work on a small percentage of psychotic patients
Q6) Antipsychotic drugs are ineffective with schizophrenics.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Why is it difficult to define mental illness?
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Chapter 11: Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Caffeine
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Q1) FDA guidelines suggest that a safe level of caffeine in beverages is how many milligrams per 12 ounces?
A) 62 mg
B) 72 mg
C) 82 mg
D) 92 mg
Q2) Approximately ______of coffee users experience withdrawal symptoms when they discontinue use.
A) 25%
B) 33%
C) 50%
D) 75%
Q3) Malnutrition is a problem associated with cocaine use.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Should use of amphetamines have been condoned in World War II? What ethical issues did this policy raise?
Q5) Theophylline is a more powerful stimulant than caffeine.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Marijuana
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Q1) The effects from smoking marijuana last approximately 2-4 hours.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In recent years, marijuana has been used therapeutically for
A) nausea
B) vomiting
C) glaucoma
D) all of the above
Q3) Which of the following carcinogens is 70% greater in marijuana smoke than cigarette smoke?
A) Tar
B) Benzene
C) Benzopyrene
D) Nitrates
Q4) Drug seizures have had little impact on marijuana use.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Animal studies reveal that tolerance develops to the physical effects of THC.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Hallucinogen
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Q1) LSD was discovered by using ergot to discover a cure for
A) menstrual problems
B) headaches
C) opiate poisoning
D) tuberculosis
Q2) Psilocybin is the active agent in "shrooms."
A)True
B)False
Q3) Teonanacatl is
A) "God's flesh"
B) "friends folly"
C) "mother's bread"
D) "father's help"
Q4) The behavioral effects of LSD last approximately how long?
A) 1-2 hours
B) 2-4 hours
C) 4-6 hours
D) 6-8 hours
Q5) What is salvinorin A and what are the possible positive and negative effects?
Q6) Why did LSD become popular in the U.S.?
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Chapter 14: Over the Counter Drugs
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Q1) PPA is an effective analgesic.
A)True
B)False
Q2) There is no regulation of herbal drugs because the FDA does not oversee what type of product?
A) Food supplements
B) OTC products
C) Generally recognized as safe products
D) Generally recognized as effective products
Q3) Drugs generally recognized as safe are in which category?
A) Category I
B) Category II
C) Category III
D) Category IV
Q4) Distinguish between the three OTC drug FDA classification categories.
Q5) Acetaminophen is a by-product of
A) acetylsalicylic acid
B) willow bark
C) ibuprofen
D) phenacetin
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Chapter 15: Substance Abuse Treatment
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Q1) Methadone treatment does not eliminate
A) poverty
B) psychological problems
C) illegal drug use
D) all of the above
Q2) Drug-free residential settings where drug abusers reside for a year or two are called
A) therapeutic communities
B) detox centers
C) half-way houses
D) inpatient facilities
Q3) Recruiting and retaining staff in treatment programs is difficult because A) of intense demands
B) most are addicts themselves
C) most reject authority
D) all of the above
Q4) To be drug-dependent does not necessarily mean that a person uses drugs every day.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Drug Prevention and Education
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Q1) According to NIAAA, parents can have a major impact on their children's drinking especially during what times in the child's life?
A) Late teen years
B) Toddler stage
C) Preteen and early teen years
D) Middle teen years
Q2) The main message of Schools Without Drugs is
A) change drug attitudes among youth
B) change values among youth
C) abstinence
D) emphasize health beliefs
Q3) Most drug prevention programs have clear focus.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is grounded in social learning theory?
A) DARE
B) SCHEP
C) Project Northland
D) LST
Q5) Do you think peer education programs are valuable or a waste of time?
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