Exam 18: Rethinking Drug Policy: What Works, Whats Possible, and Whats Feasible

Acamprosate,the most recent drug approved to treat alcohol dependence,is structurally similar to the neurotransmitter GABA.

Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that has been approved for use in treating alcohol dependence.

Is treatment for drug dependence effective?

In motivational enhancement therapy,drinkers are given antabuse so that they will be afraid to drink alcohol.

CBT may be ineffective for long-term methamphetamine users because of the many cognitive deficits caused by the drug.

Varenicline,approved in 2006 for smoking cessation.

Motivational enhancement therapy has as its goal

Studies of court-ordered referrals to Alcoholics Anonymous versus other types of interventions have

Give a brief description of the Alcoholics Anonymous approach to "treating" alcohol-dependent people including some of the underlying philosophy.What do we know about the effectiveness of this approach?

The opioid antagonist naltrexone can prevent heroin from having its normal effect if it is injected.

The DSM-IV-TR provides diagnostic criteria for substance dependence and substance abuse.

What medications are used in treating people diagnosed with alcohol dependence,and how does each of these work?

The most effective potential medical treatment for cocaine dependence appears to be the antidepressant drug citalopram.

Although many medications have been tested for treating cocaine dependence,most have shown little promise and none has yet been approved.The most promising results have been found with

Giving the user rewards for drug-free urine samples

-What medications are used in treating people diagnosed with opioid dependence,and how does each of these work?

Which of these is NOT an FDA-approved form of nicotine replacement therapy?

Although naltrexone has been used to treat alcohol dependence,it

The "therapeutic workplace" is an example of what approach to drug treatment?

Rapid opioid detoxification is based on