Deck 17: Preventing Substance Abuse

Question 1

Which of these was NOT discussed as an effective family-based drug prevention approach?

A)parenting skills
B)family interaction exercises
C)providing urine test kits to parents
D)parent support groups

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The most consistent feature of workplace drug prevention programs has been

A)informational posters and videotapes.
B)random urine testing.
C)video surveillance of restrooms.
D)use of drug dogs to check desks,lockers,etc.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

DARE is one of the most widespread drug prevention programs in schools.Research on DARE has shown that

A)most parents and community members don't approve of it.
B)it has not produced lasting reductions in drug or alcohol use.
C)gang activity is greater in schools with DARE programs.
D)it consistently reduces binge drinking and marijuana use.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Primary prevention programs are aimed at

A)elderly patients that may need medication assistance.
B)adolescents who require substance abuse treatment.
C)young people who have not tried drugs.
D)addicts that require prevention or follow up.

Question 5

One study of the Life Skills Training program found significantly lower use of

A)marijuana
B)alcohol
C)tobacco
D)all of the above

Question 6

The textbook pointed out that drug prevention and drug ________ might have different goals and use different approaches.

A)education
B)mitigation
C)interdiction
D)demand reduction

Question 7

In the public health model,programs designed to reach people who have started using some substances and to prevent them from abusing these substances or moving to more dangerous substances,would be classified as

A)motivational.
B)educational.
C)secondary prevention.
D)triage.

Question 8

In the early 1970s,the Knowledge-Attitudes-Behavior model began to be questioned when it was learned that

A)drug users didn't much care what people thought about them.
B)students with more knowledge about drugs had a more positive attitude toward drugs.
C)drug-using behavior is unrelated to attitudes about drug use.
D)it was more effective just to use scare tactics.

Question 9

Project ALERT and Life Skills Training were included as examples of

A)programs that work.
B)values clarification programs.
C)knowledge-attitudes-behavior approaches.
D)ineffective and outdated approaches.

Question 10

Which of these is NOT one of the Institute of Medicine's classifications for prevention programs?

A)affective prevention
B)universal prevention
C)selective prevention
D)indicated prevention

Question 11

In discussing what we should be doing in drug prevention,the text says,"above all"

A)never admit your own substance use.
B)make people believe they will be caught and punished.
C)avoid sensational scare stories and preachy approaches.
D)make sure that people get a complete understanding of the drug's pharmacology.

Question 12

Having students discuss their reactions to various moral and ethical dilemmas as a means to help them clarify their own values was one example of the general prevention approach known as

A)moral rearmament.
B)talk therapy.
C)cognitive development.
D)affective education.

Question 13

Beginning in 1986,the federal government launched a massive campaign based on anti-drug policies,locker searches,etc.,to promote

A)affective education.
B)increased drug knowledge.
C)social skills.
D)"Drug-Free" schools.

Question 14

One of SAMHSA's model community prevention programs

A)focuses on heroin users in inner city neighborhoods.
B)is aimed primarily at AIDS prevention.
C)works for changes in alcohol policies and ordinances.
D)is a home-based version of DARE.

Question 15

Out-of-school peer programs include peer influence approaches,as well as

A)peer participation programs.
B)peer policing programs.
C)peer evaluation.
D)peer pressure reversal.

Question 16

Tertiary prevention programs are aimed at

A)elderly patients that may need medication assistance.
B)adolescents who require substance abuse treatment.
C)young people who have not tried drugs.
D)people who have completed treatment for dependence and need relapse prevention or follow up.

Question 17

Which of these is NOT one of the successful components included in the social influence model?

A)making a public commitment not to smoke
B)countering cigarette advertising
C)discussing the penalties for getting caught with cigarettes
D)use of teen leaders

Question 18

The DARE program stands for

A)Drug Abuse Responsible Education.
B)Drug Abuse Required Education.
C)Drug Abuse Resistance Education.
D)none of the above choices.

Question 19

The social influence model grew out of a 1976 paper describing a successful prevention approach aimed at

A)marijuana use.
B)binge drinking.
C)early sexual involvement.
D)cigarette smoking.

Question 20

Teaching students relaxation or meditation techniques was seen as one possible way of providing

A)alternatives to drug use.
B)enhanced self-esteem.
C)values clarification.
D)refusal skills.

Question 21

Studies of school-based prevention programs in the 1970s showed that students who knew more about drugs and their effects were least likely to use those drugs.

Question 22

According to the text,the ultimate goal of workplace drug prevention programs is to

A)prevent drug use by making clear that it is not condoned.
B)prevent drug use by firing employees who violate the rules.
C)prevent drug use by increasing the number of random urine tests.
D)None of the above

Question 23

The "Drug-Free Schools" approach has a big focus on drug laws and school policies,supporting the idea that illicit drug use is wrong and harmful.

Question 24

The ad campaign Above the Influence targets which age group?

A)5-11
B)12-17
C)18-25
D)50-65

Question 25

Discuss the goals and approaches that distinguish drug education programs from drug prevention programs.

Question 26

Teaching parenting skills and doing family interaction exercises are components of effective parent and family prevention programs.

Question 27

Discuss some of the early school-based attempts to prevent substance abuse and why they were abandoned.

Question 28

A 1984 review of prevention studies concluded that values clarification approaches were clearly effective in actually preventing future drug use.

Question 29

Using either the public health model or the Institute of Medicine classification,describe in general terms three different kinds of prevention programs.These are differentiated mainly by the people at whom they are targeted.

Question 30

One of the top programs on SAMHSA's list of effective prevention programs is DARE.

Question 31

Drug use and abuse is a relatively recent development in our society.

Question 32

The Institute of Medicine's proposed prevention efforts are categorized primarily according to the age groups of the targeted populations.

Question 33

Describe at least three of the components of the Social Influence Model of drug prevention.

Question 34

The Social Influence Model was first developed in a prison setting with former heroin users.

Question 35

The Montana Meth Project,an ad campaign that exaggerates the effects of methamphetamine,has been shown to clearly reduce methamphetamine use.