Exam 12: Substance Related and Addictive Disorders

In an episode of binge drinking, an individual reaches the legal BAC in 1 hour of alcohol consumption.

Scientists reject the notion that addiction is a disease.

According to the text, motivational interviewing closely reflects the therapeutic approach of ______.

Addiction to methamphetamine is particularly difficult to treat. Review some of the cognitive deficits seen in methamphetamine addiction and explain how these deficits complicate efforts to treat the addiction.

Approximately ______ of the U.S. population consumes caffeine daily.

THC is the main psychoactive ingredient of the drug known as cannabis, or ______.

______ synthetic.

Addiction is MOST similar in meaning to the term ______.

The rewarding effects of drugs largely reflect activity in the brain's ______.

"Humans have always been motivated to seek altered states of consciousness." Support this statement with reference to what is known regarding the use of psychoactive substances in prehistoric times.

Having food in the stomach slows the absorption of alcohol.

Hallucinogens produce their psychoactive effects primarily by affecting the ______ neurotransmitter system.

Naltrexone is to Antabuse as ______ drug is to ______ drug.

Dittrich's (1998) Altered States of Consciousness (ASC) rating scale does NOT contain a(n) ______ scale.

A substance that blocks receptor sites so that the illicit drug does not produce an effect is called ______.

Heroin, morphine, methadone, and oxycodone are members of a class of drugs called ______.

Which statement regarding the relationship between cannabis and psychosis is true?

Which approach to the treatment of addiction does NOT usually include a health care professional?

Controlled drinking approaches do NOT include ______.

Delirium tremens is caused by the discontinuation of ______.