Exam 11: Substance Use Disorders

Jana has been diagnosed with substance abuse.Lyle has been diagnosed with substance dependence.According to the DSM-V, both of them must show ____.

Who has a more difficult time with smoking (nicotine)cessation?

Because the drug Kelly takes makes him feel calm, relaxed, and more sociable, we can guess that the drug is ____.

Mrs.Kowalski has cancer and glaucoma.To relieve her symptoms, she uses an illegal drug that she gets from her 18-year-old grandson.The drug is most likely ____.

Describe progression from initial substance use to substance abuse.

____ refers to episodic drinking involving five or more drinks on a single occasion for men and four or more drinks for women.

Stephanie met Sam at a rave.As they were talking, Sam put a drug into Stephanie's drink when she turned her head to talk to a friend.When she woke up the next morning, she found herself in bed with Sam and learned he had raped her the night before, although she had no memory of the assault.It is most likely that the drug Sam put into Stephanie's drink was ____.

The most widely used psychoactive drug in the world is ____.

Which of the drugs has both stimulant and hallucinogenic properties?

Describe the Treatment for Alcohol Dependence.

Which negative consequence of using phencyclidine is most likely?

Currently no effective pharmacological interventions for ____.

Alcohol and narcotics are both depressants.Discuss how they have both similar and different effects on and consequences for those who are dependent.

Research indicates that approximately ____ of those who use cocaine are rapidly dependent on the drug.

Ed has been prescribed methadone because he is addicted to heroin.How does it help?

Dr.Applebaum says, "Contrary to popular belief, this substance actually functions to inhibit the central nervous system.At low doses it appears to cause disinhibition because the inhibitory centers of the brain are those first depressed.At high doses, this drug can cause unconsciousness and even death." What drug is Dr.Applebaum referring to?

Tom asks his professor why the debate about whether addiction is or is not a disease is so important.His professors is likely to respond, ____.

Excessive drinking is especially problematic among those in college.According to research conducted by Sloane et al.(2010), ____.

Which of the following reflects becoming intoxicated from chemical vapors found in a variety of common household products?

Research conducted by Chalder and associates (2006)on adolescents with alcoholic parents indicated that ____.