NAADAC FINAL EXAM 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔HIV infection and AIDs for chemically dependent individuals - ✔✔Many people have
fear of HIV and AIDS: Therefore counselors must learn ways to deal with this fear.
✔✔Laws and regulations regarding reports and record keeping - ✔✔Accurate reports
and record keeping is the responsibility of counselors. Federal, State and licensing
require that appropriate records are kept by healthcare professionals
✔✔Quality Assurance (Q.A.) - ✔✔A means of evaluating the quality of treatment
services by a facility. A written plan and documentation that problems are addressed
after they are identified.
✔✔Referral, consultation and client welfare - ✔✔Knowing the responsibility of
counseling as well as client, Competence, legal and moral standards, client welfare,
confidentiality, consult with other professionals.
✔✔Federal Controlled Substance Act - ✔✔Record keeping for Programs.
Documentation monitoring, All mandatory information on forms, Dosage. Maintain
records for two years and kept confidential.
✔✔Alcohol health disorders - ✔✔Gastrointestinal disorder, Cardiovascular disorder,Skin
disorder, Neurologic and psychiatric disorders
✔✔Confidentiality laws and regulations - ✔✔Signed Consent forms must be completed
before any information can be shared.
✔✔Confidentiality exceptions by Law. - ✔✔imminent harm or danger, Legal attorney
consultations.
✔✔Drug testing - ✔✔Is a means of getting help for someone and not a form of
punishment.
✔✔Chemicals found in PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS, ANTIDEPRESSANTS -
✔✔Dibenzoxazepine, Selective Serotonin, Prozac, Zoloft, Luvox, Selective
Norepinephine, Effexor, Tetracyclic and Trazodone.
✔✔Psychotropic,Mood Stabilizer and Antipsychotic family - ✔✔Chlorpromazine,
Triflupromazine Resperidone, resperadol, Clozapine,
✔✔Narcotics - ✔✔Opiates, codine, oxycodone, morphine, perocet, percodan, vicodin,
, ✔✔Benzodiazepine depressants - ✔✔Xanax, Clonazepam, Diazepam, Short term
effects include anti-anxiety and sedative effects.
✔✔Barbiturate Depressant -taken oral, Intravenous, or smoke. - ✔✔Phentobarbital,
short term effects are induced sleep, relax muscles,and calm anxiety. Long term,
vomiting, constipation, high blood pressure, insomnia, confusion.
✔✔Naltrexone - ✔✔An opiate blocker, has been found to be effective in treatment of
heroin addicts.
✔✔Withdrawal from Stimulants - ✔✔depression, increased appetite, irritability,
weakness and energy loss. Increased need for sleep and loss of concertration
✔✔Pharmacotherapies available for alcohol use disorder are - ✔✔Disuliram and
Naltrexone. Also groups for coping skills, relapse prevention, and the use of other
support groups.
✔✔Central Nervous System Depressants - ✔✔Alcohol, Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines,
Klonopin,
✔✔Cross Dependence - ✔✔Similar drugs substituting for each other within the body
and preventing withdrawal or two drugs preserving the state of physical dependence.
✔✔Major class of psychoactive chemicals - ✔✔CNS Depressants,CNS Stimulants,
Narcotics, Hallucinogens, Cannabis, Solvents/Inhalants,Steroids, Psychotropics.
✔✔Central Nervous System is made up of three parts. - ✔✔Brain & Spinal Cord,
pheripheral nervous system, and The Autonomic nervous system.
✔✔Dependent delusional system is a way a person protects the inner person from the
realization of his dependency on drugs. - ✔✔Memory and recall are one part, Denial is
the second part of the system.
✔✔Stages of withdrawals from CNS depressants - ✔✔The Shakes, Hallucinations,
Seizures, Delirium Tremens [DT]
✔✔Controlled substance - ✔✔Any drug that has an abuse liability and is placed on
restricted use by the DEA.
✔✔Poly-chemical abuse - ✔✔When more than one psychoactive chemical is used at a
time.
✔✔Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids - ✔✔Are drugs related to male hormones.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔HIV infection and AIDs for chemically dependent individuals - ✔✔Many people have
fear of HIV and AIDS: Therefore counselors must learn ways to deal with this fear.
✔✔Laws and regulations regarding reports and record keeping - ✔✔Accurate reports
and record keeping is the responsibility of counselors. Federal, State and licensing
require that appropriate records are kept by healthcare professionals
✔✔Quality Assurance (Q.A.) - ✔✔A means of evaluating the quality of treatment
services by a facility. A written plan and documentation that problems are addressed
after they are identified.
✔✔Referral, consultation and client welfare - ✔✔Knowing the responsibility of
counseling as well as client, Competence, legal and moral standards, client welfare,
confidentiality, consult with other professionals.
✔✔Federal Controlled Substance Act - ✔✔Record keeping for Programs.
Documentation monitoring, All mandatory information on forms, Dosage. Maintain
records for two years and kept confidential.
✔✔Alcohol health disorders - ✔✔Gastrointestinal disorder, Cardiovascular disorder,Skin
disorder, Neurologic and psychiatric disorders
✔✔Confidentiality laws and regulations - ✔✔Signed Consent forms must be completed
before any information can be shared.
✔✔Confidentiality exceptions by Law. - ✔✔imminent harm or danger, Legal attorney
consultations.
✔✔Drug testing - ✔✔Is a means of getting help for someone and not a form of
punishment.
✔✔Chemicals found in PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS, ANTIDEPRESSANTS -
✔✔Dibenzoxazepine, Selective Serotonin, Prozac, Zoloft, Luvox, Selective
Norepinephine, Effexor, Tetracyclic and Trazodone.
✔✔Psychotropic,Mood Stabilizer and Antipsychotic family - ✔✔Chlorpromazine,
Triflupromazine Resperidone, resperadol, Clozapine,
✔✔Narcotics - ✔✔Opiates, codine, oxycodone, morphine, perocet, percodan, vicodin,
, ✔✔Benzodiazepine depressants - ✔✔Xanax, Clonazepam, Diazepam, Short term
effects include anti-anxiety and sedative effects.
✔✔Barbiturate Depressant -taken oral, Intravenous, or smoke. - ✔✔Phentobarbital,
short term effects are induced sleep, relax muscles,and calm anxiety. Long term,
vomiting, constipation, high blood pressure, insomnia, confusion.
✔✔Naltrexone - ✔✔An opiate blocker, has been found to be effective in treatment of
heroin addicts.
✔✔Withdrawal from Stimulants - ✔✔depression, increased appetite, irritability,
weakness and energy loss. Increased need for sleep and loss of concertration
✔✔Pharmacotherapies available for alcohol use disorder are - ✔✔Disuliram and
Naltrexone. Also groups for coping skills, relapse prevention, and the use of other
support groups.
✔✔Central Nervous System Depressants - ✔✔Alcohol, Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines,
Klonopin,
✔✔Cross Dependence - ✔✔Similar drugs substituting for each other within the body
and preventing withdrawal or two drugs preserving the state of physical dependence.
✔✔Major class of psychoactive chemicals - ✔✔CNS Depressants,CNS Stimulants,
Narcotics, Hallucinogens, Cannabis, Solvents/Inhalants,Steroids, Psychotropics.
✔✔Central Nervous System is made up of three parts. - ✔✔Brain & Spinal Cord,
pheripheral nervous system, and The Autonomic nervous system.
✔✔Dependent delusional system is a way a person protects the inner person from the
realization of his dependency on drugs. - ✔✔Memory and recall are one part, Denial is
the second part of the system.
✔✔Stages of withdrawals from CNS depressants - ✔✔The Shakes, Hallucinations,
Seizures, Delirium Tremens [DT]
✔✔Controlled substance - ✔✔Any drug that has an abuse liability and is placed on
restricted use by the DEA.
✔✔Poly-chemical abuse - ✔✔When more than one psychoactive chemical is used at a
time.
✔✔Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids - ✔✔Are drugs related to male hormones.
