PCB CRS EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST 2025
Define Recovery. - ANSWER-No single definition. Recovery = different things to
different people at different times.
Defining recovery from: - ANSWER-1. Physical illness
2. Trauma
3. Mental health
4. Oppression
5. Racism
6. Poverty
SAMHSA Working Definition of Recovery: - ANSWER-A process of change through
which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and
strive to reach their full potential.
SAMHSA 4 dimensions that support a life in recovery: - ANSWER-1. Health: A)
Overcoming or managing one's disease(s) or symptoms—for example, abstaining
from use of alcohol. B) Making informed, healthy choices that support physical
and emotional well-being.
2. Home: A stable and safe place to live.
3. Purpose: Meaningful daily activities, such as a job, school, independence,
income and resources to participate in society.
,4. Community: Relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship,
love, and hope.
The History of Addiction & Recovery from 1750-1875 - ANSWER-• 1750: 1st
sobriety "Circles" are formed within Native American tribes.
- Contemporary Native American Sobriety Movement: "talking circle."
• 1774: Anthony Benezet's Mighty Destroyer Displayed is published.
- It is the earliest American essay on alcoholism.
• 1784: Dr. Benjamin Rush's says alcoholism = disease.
- His work = beginning of Temperance movement: Driven by mainly women
looking @ alcohol abuse; made pledges against drinking.
• 1810: Dr. Benjamin Rush calls for creation of a "Sober House" for the care of the
confirmed drunkard.
• 19th century: Morphine, laudanum, & cocaine were newly discovered,
unregulated, and freely prescribed.
- These drugs were available in patent medicines and sold by traveling salesmen,
drugstores, or by mail.
- In U.S. Civil War, morphine was used freely.
• 1875: opium dens were outlawed in San Francisco.
The History of Addiction & Recovery from 1900-1950 - ANSWER-• 1906: Pure
Food and Drug Act required labeling of patent medicines containing opium and
some other drugs.
• 1914: Harrison Narcotic Act forbade the sale of large doses of opiates & cocaine
except by doctors.
- Later, heroin was banned from the sale of medicines.
• Later Supreme Court decisions made it illegal to prescribe narcotics to addicts.
,- Doctors who prescribed maintenance doses for treatment were jailed.
• 1920's: use of narcotics and cocaine diminished.
• 1919: the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution prohibited the use and
distribution of alcohol.
• 1933: Prohibition repealed.
• 1930's: most states required anti-drug education in schools, but fear that
knowledge led to experimentation caused trainings to end.
• Mid 1930's: U.S. Federal Bureau of Narcotics (now the Drug Enforcement
Administration) ran campaign to show marijuana as addicting drug that led to
narcotics use.
• 1950's: the use of marijuana increased again, along with amphetamines and
tranquilizers.
The History of Addiction & Recovery from 1960s-Present - ANSWER-• 1960's: big
increase in drug use and some increased social acceptance.
• 1970's: some states had decriminalized marijuana and lowered the drinking age.
• 1980's: cocaine and crack use soared.
- U.S. troops invaded Panama and brought Manuael Noriega to trial for drug
trafficking.
The Foundation of the Recovery Process Transformation: - ANSWER-The Civil
Rights Movement (Civil Rights movements like African-American Civil Rights
Movement, Voting, and Women's, Disability, Patient, HIV, and Prisoner Rights).
The Recovery Process Transformation declares that: - ANSWER-People in recovery
have the same civil rights as any other citizen: Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of
recovery.
, Legislation Enacted to Support Changes from the Recovery Process
Transformation: - ANSWER-1. Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990
2. Olmstead Decision, June 22, 1999
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: - ANSWER-• Physical or
mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all
aspects of society
• Society has tended to isolate and segregate individuals with disabilities
• Discrimination persists
• Often had no legal recourse
To be protected by the ADA... - ANSWER-One must have a disability or have a
relationship or association with an individual with a disability.
An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as: - ANSWER-A person who
has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major
life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a
person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does
not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.
Are applicants or employees who are currently illegally using drugs covered by the
ADA? - ANSWER-No.
Is testing for the illegal use of drugs permissible under the ADA? - ANSWER-Yes.
Are alcoholics covered by the ADA? - ANSWER-Yes.
LATEST 2025
Define Recovery. - ANSWER-No single definition. Recovery = different things to
different people at different times.
Defining recovery from: - ANSWER-1. Physical illness
2. Trauma
3. Mental health
4. Oppression
5. Racism
6. Poverty
SAMHSA Working Definition of Recovery: - ANSWER-A process of change through
which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and
strive to reach their full potential.
SAMHSA 4 dimensions that support a life in recovery: - ANSWER-1. Health: A)
Overcoming or managing one's disease(s) or symptoms—for example, abstaining
from use of alcohol. B) Making informed, healthy choices that support physical
and emotional well-being.
2. Home: A stable and safe place to live.
3. Purpose: Meaningful daily activities, such as a job, school, independence,
income and resources to participate in society.
,4. Community: Relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship,
love, and hope.
The History of Addiction & Recovery from 1750-1875 - ANSWER-• 1750: 1st
sobriety "Circles" are formed within Native American tribes.
- Contemporary Native American Sobriety Movement: "talking circle."
• 1774: Anthony Benezet's Mighty Destroyer Displayed is published.
- It is the earliest American essay on alcoholism.
• 1784: Dr. Benjamin Rush's says alcoholism = disease.
- His work = beginning of Temperance movement: Driven by mainly women
looking @ alcohol abuse; made pledges against drinking.
• 1810: Dr. Benjamin Rush calls for creation of a "Sober House" for the care of the
confirmed drunkard.
• 19th century: Morphine, laudanum, & cocaine were newly discovered,
unregulated, and freely prescribed.
- These drugs were available in patent medicines and sold by traveling salesmen,
drugstores, or by mail.
- In U.S. Civil War, morphine was used freely.
• 1875: opium dens were outlawed in San Francisco.
The History of Addiction & Recovery from 1900-1950 - ANSWER-• 1906: Pure
Food and Drug Act required labeling of patent medicines containing opium and
some other drugs.
• 1914: Harrison Narcotic Act forbade the sale of large doses of opiates & cocaine
except by doctors.
- Later, heroin was banned from the sale of medicines.
• Later Supreme Court decisions made it illegal to prescribe narcotics to addicts.
,- Doctors who prescribed maintenance doses for treatment were jailed.
• 1920's: use of narcotics and cocaine diminished.
• 1919: the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution prohibited the use and
distribution of alcohol.
• 1933: Prohibition repealed.
• 1930's: most states required anti-drug education in schools, but fear that
knowledge led to experimentation caused trainings to end.
• Mid 1930's: U.S. Federal Bureau of Narcotics (now the Drug Enforcement
Administration) ran campaign to show marijuana as addicting drug that led to
narcotics use.
• 1950's: the use of marijuana increased again, along with amphetamines and
tranquilizers.
The History of Addiction & Recovery from 1960s-Present - ANSWER-• 1960's: big
increase in drug use and some increased social acceptance.
• 1970's: some states had decriminalized marijuana and lowered the drinking age.
• 1980's: cocaine and crack use soared.
- U.S. troops invaded Panama and brought Manuael Noriega to trial for drug
trafficking.
The Foundation of the Recovery Process Transformation: - ANSWER-The Civil
Rights Movement (Civil Rights movements like African-American Civil Rights
Movement, Voting, and Women's, Disability, Patient, HIV, and Prisoner Rights).
The Recovery Process Transformation declares that: - ANSWER-People in recovery
have the same civil rights as any other citizen: Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of
recovery.
, Legislation Enacted to Support Changes from the Recovery Process
Transformation: - ANSWER-1. Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990
2. Olmstead Decision, June 22, 1999
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: - ANSWER-• Physical or
mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all
aspects of society
• Society has tended to isolate and segregate individuals with disabilities
• Discrimination persists
• Often had no legal recourse
To be protected by the ADA... - ANSWER-One must have a disability or have a
relationship or association with an individual with a disability.
An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as: - ANSWER-A person who
has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major
life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a
person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does
not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.
Are applicants or employees who are currently illegally using drugs covered by the
ADA? - ANSWER-No.
Is testing for the illegal use of drugs permissible under the ADA? - ANSWER-Yes.
Are alcoholics covered by the ADA? - ANSWER-Yes.
