AODA Exam Practice UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are withdrawal symptoms, characterized by severe flu-like symptoms (nausea,
vomiting, runny nose, watery eyes, chills, abdominal cramps, anorexia, weakness, tremors,
sweating, etc.), MOST characteristic?
a. Opioid withdrawal
b. Hallucinogenic withdrawal
c. Barbiturate withdrawal
d. Benzodiazepine withdrawal - CORRECT ANSWER Opioid withdrawal
Genetic factors make up roughly what proportion of the risk for addiction?
a. Less than one-tenth
b. One-quarter
c. One-half
d. Three-quarters - CORRECT ANSWER One-half
What is the adolescent tendency to impulsivity and risk taking due to primarily? a. Poor
parenting
b. Prior abuse
c. Neurological immaturity
d. Influences of puberty - CORRECT ANSWER Neurological immaturity
What are depressant drugs (e.g., alcohol, opiates, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines) typically
used to cope with?
a. Excitement
b. Fatigue
c. Stress
d. Boredom - CORRECT ANSWER Stress
,Past which point is benzodiazepine treatment of anxiety NOT effective?
a. Six weeks
b. Four months
c. One year
d. Eighteen months - CORRECT ANSWER four months
At low doses, what does alcohol act as physiologically?
a. Stimulant
b. Psychedelic
c. Depressant
d. Hallucinogenic - CORRECT ANSWER Stimulant
Among the following, what is the MOST harmful drug a mother can abuse during
pregnancy?
a. Heroin
b. Lysergic Acid (LSD)
c. Alcohol
d. Methamphetamine - CORRECT ANSWER alcohol
Theorists posit that stimulant abuse often occurs to compensate for deficiencies in all of the
following neurotransmitters EXCEPT
a. norepinephrine.
b. acetylcholine.
c. serotonin.
d. dopamine. - CORRECT ANSWER acetylcholine
What is the euphoria experienced when under the influence of cocaine caused by?
a. A cascade-effect of endorphins
b. A sudden release of adrenalin
, c. Increased basal metabolic rate
d. A buildup of neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER A buildup of
neurotransmitters
What kind of drug does the term nootropic refer to?
a. Memory enhancing
b. Mood stabilizing
c. Hallucinogenic
d. Psychedelic - CORRECT ANSWER Hallucinogenic
Psychedelic
Which of the following is NOT a stage in the development of alcoholism?
a. Dependent drinking
b. Morning drinking
c. Social drinking
d. Heavy drinking - CORRECT ANSWER Morning drinking
In the lifecycle of heroin addiction, what is the stage known as disjunction characterized by?
a. Entrance into the addiction subculture
b. Episodic binge use of heroin in social settings
c. Serial treatment, abstinence and relapses
d. Crime, arrests, imprisonment, and serial treatment - CORRECT ANSWER Crime,
arrests, imprisonment, and serial treatment
Which of the following is NOT a typical stage in the development of cocaine addiction?
a. Compulsive use
b. Experimental use
c. Isolated use
d. Dysfunctional use - CORRECT ANSWER Isolated use
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are withdrawal symptoms, characterized by severe flu-like symptoms (nausea,
vomiting, runny nose, watery eyes, chills, abdominal cramps, anorexia, weakness, tremors,
sweating, etc.), MOST characteristic?
a. Opioid withdrawal
b. Hallucinogenic withdrawal
c. Barbiturate withdrawal
d. Benzodiazepine withdrawal - CORRECT ANSWER Opioid withdrawal
Genetic factors make up roughly what proportion of the risk for addiction?
a. Less than one-tenth
b. One-quarter
c. One-half
d. Three-quarters - CORRECT ANSWER One-half
What is the adolescent tendency to impulsivity and risk taking due to primarily? a. Poor
parenting
b. Prior abuse
c. Neurological immaturity
d. Influences of puberty - CORRECT ANSWER Neurological immaturity
What are depressant drugs (e.g., alcohol, opiates, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines) typically
used to cope with?
a. Excitement
b. Fatigue
c. Stress
d. Boredom - CORRECT ANSWER Stress
,Past which point is benzodiazepine treatment of anxiety NOT effective?
a. Six weeks
b. Four months
c. One year
d. Eighteen months - CORRECT ANSWER four months
At low doses, what does alcohol act as physiologically?
a. Stimulant
b. Psychedelic
c. Depressant
d. Hallucinogenic - CORRECT ANSWER Stimulant
Among the following, what is the MOST harmful drug a mother can abuse during
pregnancy?
a. Heroin
b. Lysergic Acid (LSD)
c. Alcohol
d. Methamphetamine - CORRECT ANSWER alcohol
Theorists posit that stimulant abuse often occurs to compensate for deficiencies in all of the
following neurotransmitters EXCEPT
a. norepinephrine.
b. acetylcholine.
c. serotonin.
d. dopamine. - CORRECT ANSWER acetylcholine
What is the euphoria experienced when under the influence of cocaine caused by?
a. A cascade-effect of endorphins
b. A sudden release of adrenalin
, c. Increased basal metabolic rate
d. A buildup of neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER A buildup of
neurotransmitters
What kind of drug does the term nootropic refer to?
a. Memory enhancing
b. Mood stabilizing
c. Hallucinogenic
d. Psychedelic - CORRECT ANSWER Hallucinogenic
Psychedelic
Which of the following is NOT a stage in the development of alcoholism?
a. Dependent drinking
b. Morning drinking
c. Social drinking
d. Heavy drinking - CORRECT ANSWER Morning drinking
In the lifecycle of heroin addiction, what is the stage known as disjunction characterized by?
a. Entrance into the addiction subculture
b. Episodic binge use of heroin in social settings
c. Serial treatment, abstinence and relapses
d. Crime, arrests, imprisonment, and serial treatment - CORRECT ANSWER Crime,
arrests, imprisonment, and serial treatment
Which of the following is NOT a typical stage in the development of cocaine addiction?
a. Compulsive use
b. Experimental use
c. Isolated use
d. Dysfunctional use - CORRECT ANSWER Isolated use
