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CADC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS (TEST 1) 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. A wife refers her husband for substance abuse counseling. His drug of
choice is cocaine, which he has been using episodically with friends at a poker
game—biweekly to weekly—for some years. She is disturbed at the illicit nature
of the drug and the long-standing use. He states that though he recreationally
uses, he doesn't crave cocaine, doesn't seek it out but rather uses with friends
at the game who bring it. He feels that other than his wife being upset, he has
no other social or occupational issues. Given the information provided, how is
his use of cocaine BEST described?
a. Substance abuse
b. Cocaine intoxication
c. Cocaine use disorder
d. None of the above
d. None of the above
2. What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon?
a. The amount taken and past drug experiences
b. The modality of administration
c. Polydrug use, setting, and circumstance
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
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3. How is drug tolerance BEST described?
a. The inability to get intoxicated
b. The need for less of a drug to get intoxicated
c. Increased sensitivity to a drug over time
d. Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time
d. Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time
4. Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"?
a. A prior drug-use setting
b. Drug use paraphernalia
c. Seeing others use drugs
d. Drug avoidance strategies
d. Drug avoidance strategies
5. What happens as tolerance for barbiturates develops?
a. The margin between intoxication and lethality increases
b. The margin between intoxication and lethality decreases
c. The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the same
d. Tolerance does not develop for barbiturates
c. The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the same
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6. What is the MOST common symptom of Wernicke's
encephalopathy?
a. New memory formation
b. Loss of older memories
c. Psychosis
d. Confusion
d. Confusion
7. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT induce?
a. Steatosis
b. Nephrosis
c. Hepatitis
d. Cirrhosis
b. Nephrosis
8. What does formication refer to?
a. The creation of freebase cocaine
b. Sex between two unmarried individuals
c. A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
d. Extrapyramidal symptoms of agitation
c. A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
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9. What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine abuse?
a. The brain
b. The lungs
c. The kidneys
d. The heart
d. The heart
10. Which of the following is NOT a basic chemical class of amphetamines?
a. Amphetamine sulphate
b. Phenethylamine
c. Dextroamphetamine
d. Methamphetamine
b. Phenethylamine
11. In terms of difficulty quitting (dependence), which of the following four
drugs ranks the highest?
a. Alcohol
b. Cocaine
c. Heroin
d. Nicotine
d. Nicotine
CADC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS (TEST 1) 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. A wife refers her husband for substance abuse counseling. His drug of
choice is cocaine, which he has been using episodically with friends at a poker
game—biweekly to weekly—for some years. She is disturbed at the illicit nature
of the drug and the long-standing use. He states that though he recreationally
uses, he doesn't crave cocaine, doesn't seek it out but rather uses with friends
at the game who bring it. He feels that other than his wife being upset, he has
no other social or occupational issues. Given the information provided, how is
his use of cocaine BEST described?
a. Substance abuse
b. Cocaine intoxication
c. Cocaine use disorder
d. None of the above
d. None of the above
2. What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon?
a. The amount taken and past drug experiences
b. The modality of administration
c. Polydrug use, setting, and circumstance
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
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3. How is drug tolerance BEST described?
a. The inability to get intoxicated
b. The need for less of a drug to get intoxicated
c. Increased sensitivity to a drug over time
d. Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time
d. Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time
4. Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"?
a. A prior drug-use setting
b. Drug use paraphernalia
c. Seeing others use drugs
d. Drug avoidance strategies
d. Drug avoidance strategies
5. What happens as tolerance for barbiturates develops?
a. The margin between intoxication and lethality increases
b. The margin between intoxication and lethality decreases
c. The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the same
d. Tolerance does not develop for barbiturates
c. The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the same
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6. What is the MOST common symptom of Wernicke's
encephalopathy?
a. New memory formation
b. Loss of older memories
c. Psychosis
d. Confusion
d. Confusion
7. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT induce?
a. Steatosis
b. Nephrosis
c. Hepatitis
d. Cirrhosis
b. Nephrosis
8. What does formication refer to?
a. The creation of freebase cocaine
b. Sex between two unmarried individuals
c. A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
d. Extrapyramidal symptoms of agitation
c. A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
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9. What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine abuse?
a. The brain
b. The lungs
c. The kidneys
d. The heart
d. The heart
10. Which of the following is NOT a basic chemical class of amphetamines?
a. Amphetamine sulphate
b. Phenethylamine
c. Dextroamphetamine
d. Methamphetamine
b. Phenethylamine
11. In terms of difficulty quitting (dependence), which of the following four
drugs ranks the highest?
a. Alcohol
b. Cocaine
c. Heroin
d. Nicotine
d. Nicotine
