Question 1 of 50
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Deinstitutionalization has resulted in ________.
A.a curtailment in prescribing antipsychotic medication
B.a sharp decline in mental illness in the United States
C.an increase in hospitalized mental patients
Correct D.in increase in homeless mental patients
Answer Key: D
Question 2 of 50
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Which of the following people would be referred to as a dual-diagnosis patient?
Correct A.a man with anxiety disorder who also smokes marijuana
B.a woman with depression who does not take the medication that was prescribed by her
doctor
C.a man suffering from depression and taking the drug Prozac (prescribed by his physician)
D.a heroin addict who also snorts cocaine
Answer Key: A
Question 3 of 50
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Smoking one cigarette shortens one's lifespan by _______.
A.twelve seconds
B.forty seconds
C.four minutes
Correct D.fourteen minutes
Answer Key: D
Question 4 of 50
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Dual-diagnosis patient frequently participate in the practice of ________.
A.self-detection
B.self-diagnosis
C.self-protection
Correct D.self-medication
Answer Key: D
Question 5 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
________ is (are) the first line of defense against alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
A.The child, him or herself
B.School-based prevention programs
Correct C.The family
D.Community-based prevention programs
Answer Key: C
Question 6 of 50
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, Coffee consumption began to dominate over tea consumption in the early history of the United
States largely because _________.
A.coffee was less expensive than tea
B.coffee did not keep fresh as long as tea
C.coffee when with alcohol better than tea
Correct D.anti-British sentiment was associated with tea
Answer Key: D
Question 7 of 50
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A school teacher is trying to choose the best substance abuse prevention program for her class.
The school principal gave her a list of different programs to choose from. Which of the following
would be the best program the teacher could choose?
Correct A.Peer Refusal: How to Just Say No
B.The Magic Bullet: A School Production on the Dangers of Drugs
C.Values Clarification 101
D.Self-Esteem Enhancement Seminar
Answer Key: A
Question 8 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
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
Correct B.secondary prevention
C.tertiary prevention
D.all of the above
Answer Key: B
Question 9 of 50
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Chronic, heavy use of marijuana or PCP or fat-soluble injections of anabolic steroids all have a
common feature in that they ________.
Correct A.can be detected in the body for months after the last use
B.cannot be detected by presently available testing procedures
C.can be virtually non-toxic to the body
D.have been recently legalized within the United States
Answer Key: A
Question 10 of 50
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The research concerning the effectiveness of the LST prevention program indicates that
________.
A.there are relatively small short-term and more substantial long-term effects
B.there are long-term effects but, strangely enough, fewer short-term effects
C.there are neither short-term nor long-term effects
Correct D.there are short-term effects and long-term effects
Answer Key: D
Question 11 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points