Deck 16: Substance-Abuse Prevention

Question 1

Affective education focuses on specific behavior related to substance abuse.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Strict punitive measures have failed as a means for primary and secondary prevention.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The approaches that have the greatest chance to be successful are those that address a single area of drug-taking behavior,since too much at once is overwhelming.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The"supply/availability" argument in drug prevention holds that problems of illicit drug abuse will diminish if there is lessened demand for these drugs.

Question 5

Prevention of a relapse after recovery in a treatment program would be an example of tertiary prevention.

Question 6

Objective-information approaches are considered to be an effective component of drug abuse prevention programs for low-risk children.

Question 7

The"reefer madness approach" in drug prevention refers to the use of objective information.

Question 8

Values-clarification approaches have sought to give youngsters a moral "compass" to guide their behavior.

Question 9

Resilience is the inclination to resist the effects of protective factors through the action of risk factors.

Question 10

Affective education approaches such as values clarification have been highly supported by parents and community leaders.

Question 11

The first line of defense against drug abuse problems in the youth is actually represented by secondary prevention programs.

Question 12

The estimated costs of substance abuse exceed $1 trillion per year

Question 13

The minimum age requirement for drinking alcohol has a significant impact on drinking among minors.

Question 14

Each year, an estimated 537,000 deaths are attributed to alcohol,tobacco,and illicit drugs.

Question 15

The objective information approach may increase the likelihood of using drugs because it increases curiosity about drugs among high-risk people.

Question 16

The objective information approach works best with high-risk youth.

Question 17

Talking to a child in kindergarten about drugs would be an example of primary prevention.

Question 18

Learning to say "no" to drugs as a young child would most likely be a component of a program of secondary prevention.

Question 19

More than eighteen dollars could be saved for every dollar spent on effective school-based prevention programs.

Question 20

Approximately 80 percent of the illicit drugs smuggled into the United States are interdicted (stopped)at the border.

Question 21

LST programs have demonstrated reductions in violence and delinquency among sixth-grade LST participants.

Question 22

Learning cognitive techniques to manage stress is part of the cognitive component of the LST program.

Question 23

Learning assertiveness skills fosters positive interpersonal relationships throughout life.

Question 24

Within the area of alternative-behavior programming,an example of an alternative behavior (relative to drug use)is belonging to a street gang.

Question 25

Applying self-relaxation techniques helps to decrease substance abuse among teens.

Question 26

A significant individual capable of acting as a positive role model in a community is often referred to as an impactor.

Question 27

Most adolescents spend a majority of their time outside school.

Question 28

The teachers (leaders)in DARE programs are uniformed police officers.

Question 29

Peer-refusal training includes teaching participants how to "say no" to drugs in social settings.

Question 30

The school is a better resource than the community for providing activities such as Midnight Basketball and Boys and Girls Clubs for youths.

Question 31

The DARE program has been criticized for advocating that children be questioned about possible drug offenders in their families,and some view the program as a mechanism for turning young children into informants.

Question 32

The LST program is more successful for white,middle-class youths than for inner-city minority youths.

Question 33

LST program participants have demonstrated an increase in risky driving behaviors.

Question 34

Young people today live “media-saturated lives,” spending an average of nearly 6.5–8.0 hours a day with media.

Question 35

Identifying a skill or behavior that students would like to change or improve over an eight-week period is a way of developing social and assertiveness skills.

Question 36

Peer-refusal skills are found to be useful as part of an affective education.

Question 37

Learning assertiveness and ways of resisting peer pressure is part of the decision-making component of the LST program.

Question 38

DARE programs have made significant inroads in reducing drug-taking behavior among children exposed to the DARE curriculum.

Question 39

In the life skills training program in New York City,a multifaceted approach toward drug abuse prevention has been adopted.

Question 40

Almost all drug abuse prevention programs have an alternative-behavior programming component in them.

Question 41

African-American children show a tendency to use drugs other than alcohol after they develop delinquent attitudes and behaviors.

Question 42

Programs that help Latina women with drug problems should focus on reducing the shame associated with reaching out for help.

Question 43

EMIT and GC/MS are two methods used in drug testing.

Question 44

Most programs on college campuses focus on prevention and control of alcohol only,not other drugs of abuse.

Question 45

CASASTART children are more likely to be promoted to the next grade than control groups.

Question 46

The family is the first line of defense against alcohol,tobacco,and other drugs.

Question 47

Most parents who attend substance abuse prevention programs are those who do not really need the information.

Question 48

An important aspect of approaching the problem of drug abuse in Latino communities is to understand the role of the Latino father.

Question 49

The 1988 Drug-Free Workplace Act requires that all companies and businesses receiving any U.S.federal contracts or grants provide a drug-free workplace.

Question 50

There has been no definitely established relationship between alcohol abuse and loss of productivity.

Question 51

The factors that prevent parents from attending substance abuse prevention programs are the same factors that increase their children's risk of substance abuse use.

Question 52

The GC/MS procedure for drug testing is more sensitive than the EMIT procedure.

Question 53

Teens who get $25 a week or more in spending money are just as likely as teens who get less than $25 a week to participate in smoking,drinking,or illicit drug use.

Question 54

Teens who feel bored are more likely than teens who do not feel bored to participate in smoking,drinking,or illicit drug use.

Question 55

Abusers of alcohol and other drugs in the workplace use,on average,several times more sick leave from work than non-abusers.

Question 56

Because of the unprecedented media access available,it is important to evaluate the impact of substance abuse information on drug-taking behavior,and the potential for media exposure to promote primary prevention.

Question 57

One role of a parent in drug abuse prevention is to be a resource for drug-related information.

Question 58

Theoretically,taking a urine sample could be considered a violation of one's constitutional right to be protected from "unreasonable search and seizure."

Question 59

Compared to control groups, CASASTART children are 20 percent less likely to commit a violent act.

Question 60

Fifty-seven percent of high-school seniors in the U.S.have drunk alcohol at least once,and about forty-two percent have smoked marijuana.

Question 61

Primary prevention programs are enhanced when education is combined with__________.

A)twelve-step programs
B)community action
C)secondary prevention programs
D)drug abuse rehabilitation

Question 62

Prevention of relapse is the goal for which category of prevention?

A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)all of the above

Question 63

Presently,the percentage of illicit drugs interdicted at U.S.borders is __________.

A)nearly 90 percent across the board
B)100 percent for cocaine,about 50 percent for marijuana
C)very small
D)100 percent for cocaine and heroin

Question 64

According to the principle of supply and demand,reducing the availability of drugs on the street makes them __________.

A)more socially unacceptable
B)less costly
C)more costly
D)more accessible to young children

Question 65

A source for locating local referral services is National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.

Question 66

Substance abuse prevention refers to __________.

A)illicit drugs and alcohol prevention
B)aspirin,Tylenol,and other decongestant prevention
C)amphetamines,tobacco,and other drug prevention
D)Ativan,Thorazine,and other drug prevention

Question 67

About one-half of all preventable deaths in the United States can be accounted for by the abuse of __________.

A)alcohol,tobacco,or illicit drugs
B)alcohol abuse alone
C)tobacco abuse alone
D)illicit drug abuse alone

Question 68

According to the supply and demand principle,a decrease in supply results in __________.

A)an increase in demand and a decrease in value
B)a decrease in demand and an increase in value
C)an increase in demand and an increase in value
D)an increase in demand and no change in value

Question 69

Analogy: A person on methadone maintenance is to a youngster naive to drug-taking behavior as __________.

A)secondary prevention is to tertiary prevention
B)tertiary prevention is to primary prevention
C)primary prevention is to secondary prevention
D)tertiary prevention is to secondary prevention

Question 70

An educational program that included "ways to say no" would fit under the category of __________.

A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)all of the above

Question 71

The average American adolescent listens to ____ of popular music per day,and there are approximately ___ explicit references to substance use heard during this time.

A)2.4 hours;84
B)1.2 hours;22
C)9.5 hours;175
D)14.4 hours;275

Question 72

Resilience is the inclination to resist the__________ in one's life through the ________.

A)negative impact of risk factors;positive impact of protective factors
B)positive impact of risk factors;negative impact of protective factors
C)positive impact of risk factors;positive impact of protective factors
D)negative impact of risk factors;negative impact of protective factors

Question 73

If efforts are made to prevent drug-taking behavior from occurring when it has not occurred up to now,then these efforts are referred to as __________.

A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)all of the above

Question 74

The philosophy of the supply/availability approach is that __________.

A)increasing the drug supply will turn people off to drugs
B)making drugs hard to get will discourage drug-taking behavior
C)money spent on treatment is preferable to money spent on drug interdiction at the U.S.border
D)all of the above

Question 75

The U.S.federal agency charged with prevention programs is known as __________.

A)CLASP
B)CSAP
C)USSAP
D)CFDC

Question 76

When drug production is reduced in one nation or region of the world,__________.

A)there is an overall decline in that drug worldwide
B)drug prices on the street decrease dramatically
C)the nation or region in question prospers economically
D)other nations or regions fill in the vacuum

Question 77

A discussion about alternatives to drinking among high-school students already exposed to alcohol in some form would fit under the category of __________.

A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)all of the above

Question 78

Reducing the availability of alcohol to minors __________.

A)affects some of the adverse consequences of drinking in this population
B)reduces the incidence of drinking in this population
C)can increase the percentage of teenage,nighttime,single-vehicle accident fatalities
D)none of the above

Question 79

Prevention programs on college campuses should focus only on students.

Question 80

A program that reduces the likelihood of relapse among former heroin abusers would fit under the category of __________.

A)primary prevention
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)all of the above