Exam 12: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

Hadley goes to a meeting because her husband is an alcoholic who only occasionally can abstain from alcohol. The meetings with other people in similar situations helps her cope. She probably attends meetings of:

Which is the MOST accurate statement about the effects of marijuana in chronic male users?

Alcohol is classified as a(n) _____.

While under the influence of LSD, Rihanna believes that she can feel the sounds around her. This effect is known as:

"I've been diagnosed with gambling disorder," a friend says. "Which kind of therapy works best?" Based on current research, your BEST response is:

Most meth labs are relatively _____ operations in _____ areas.

Which drug is NOT known to directly stimulate the brain's reward center?

An individual goes to a casino two weekends every year. While there, she usually loses several thousand dollars gambling. Between casino visits, she neither gambles nor thinks much about gambling. Which statement is the MOST accurate assessment of this behavior?

Cocaine and amphetamines produce_____ behavioral effects and _____ emotional effects.

A clinician wishes to begin a drug abuse prevention campaign in a community. The most important thing the clinician can do is to:

Compare and contrast heroin and cocaine in terms of the physiological properties of the drugs, the forms in which the drugs are normally taken, and the prevalence of abuse of each.

Which drug has gained a reputation as being the drug of choice for all-night techno-dance parties?

Regular use of opioids may reduce the brain's production of:

Three chronic marijuana users-a light user, a moderate user, and a heavy user-stop using marijuana. Before quitting, all three experienced abnormal blood flow in their brains. Several weeks later, blood flow in their brains had MOST likely:

Despite concerns regarding the use of methadone maintenance programs, those in favor of such programs commonly argue that they: