age 1 of 49
AGACNP FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Addiction ......ANSWER........compulsive drug craving and use,
despite adverse consequences
Consumption of alcohol ......ANSWER........Men <14 drinks per
week, <4 per occasion
Women and adults 65 years and older <7 drinks per week, <3
per occasion
Tolerance- ......ANSWER........no longer respond to the drug, need
higher dose to achieve
,age 2 of 49
Dependence- ......ANSWER........need drug to function normally
stages of addiciction ......ANSWER........1. internal change
2. lifestyle change
3. breakdown of life
CAGE Questionnaire: referring to alcoholism
......ANSWER........C=cutting down (have you felt the need to cut
down?)
A=Annoyed by others criticisms
G=guilty feelings about drinking
E=Eye openers-do you feel the need to drink in the morning?
CRAFFT Questionnaire ......ANSWER........- Screening tool for
alcohol and substance abuse in adolescents
,age 3 of 49
Car
Relax
Alone
Forget
Friends
Trouble
TWEAK questionnaire ......ANSWER........questionnaire for
alcoholic women assesses tolerance, worry, eye-opener,
amnesia, and cut down
most widely used marker. for alc ause ......ANSWER........ggt
serum
, age 4 of 49
ASAT and ALAT also used to reflect liver dmage
elevated MCV also common
Buprenorphine ......ANSWER........reduces or eliminates opioid
withdrawal symptoms, including drug cravings, without producing
the "high" or dangerous side effects of heroin and other opioids.
suboxone ......ANSWER........included to deter diversion or abuse
of the medication by causing a withdrawal reaction if it is
intravenously injected.
Methadone ......ANSWER........also prevents withdrawal symptoms
and reduces craving in opioid-addicted individuals by activating
opioid receptors in the brain (i.e., a full opioid agonist).
AGACNP FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Addiction ......ANSWER........compulsive drug craving and use,
despite adverse consequences
Consumption of alcohol ......ANSWER........Men <14 drinks per
week, <4 per occasion
Women and adults 65 years and older <7 drinks per week, <3
per occasion
Tolerance- ......ANSWER........no longer respond to the drug, need
higher dose to achieve
,age 2 of 49
Dependence- ......ANSWER........need drug to function normally
stages of addiciction ......ANSWER........1. internal change
2. lifestyle change
3. breakdown of life
CAGE Questionnaire: referring to alcoholism
......ANSWER........C=cutting down (have you felt the need to cut
down?)
A=Annoyed by others criticisms
G=guilty feelings about drinking
E=Eye openers-do you feel the need to drink in the morning?
CRAFFT Questionnaire ......ANSWER........- Screening tool for
alcohol and substance abuse in adolescents
,age 3 of 49
Car
Relax
Alone
Forget
Friends
Trouble
TWEAK questionnaire ......ANSWER........questionnaire for
alcoholic women assesses tolerance, worry, eye-opener,
amnesia, and cut down
most widely used marker. for alc ause ......ANSWER........ggt
serum
, age 4 of 49
ASAT and ALAT also used to reflect liver dmage
elevated MCV also common
Buprenorphine ......ANSWER........reduces or eliminates opioid
withdrawal symptoms, including drug cravings, without producing
the "high" or dangerous side effects of heroin and other opioids.
suboxone ......ANSWER........included to deter diversion or abuse
of the medication by causing a withdrawal reaction if it is
intravenously injected.
Methadone ......ANSWER........also prevents withdrawal symptoms
and reduces craving in opioid-addicted individuals by activating
opioid receptors in the brain (i.e., a full opioid agonist).
