Question 1

Abusers of alcohol and other drugs in the workplace use,on average,several times more sick leave from work than non-abusers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

According to the text,the best-known school-based substance abuse prevention program in the United States is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  DARE
B)  SPARK
C)  LST
D)  MADDE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Drug prevention efforts for female alcoholism in a Latino community should take into account __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the extremely low levels of female alcoholism in this community
B)  the low regard toward which Latina women are accorded
C)  the womanly ideals of purity,discipline,and self-sacrifice
D)  the sense of machismo in Latina womenE) A) and D)
F) A) and C) C

Question 4

Peer-refusal skills are found to be useful as part of an affective education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Joe is at a party with friends and he is asked if he would like a marijuana joint.Joe does not want to use drugs.Among the following possibilities,which one should Joe NOT do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change the subject.
B)  Walk away from his friends.
C)  Suggest an alternate activity to do.
D)  Discuss in detail why he does not want to smoke marijuana.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Prevention of a relapse after recovery in a treatment program would be an example of tertiary prevention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Approximately 80 percent of the illicit drugs smuggled into the United States are interdicted (stopped)at the border.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Prevention of relapse is the goal for which category of prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary prevention
B)  secondary prevention
C)  tertiary prevention
D)  all of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

CASASTART is an example of a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  therapeutic community
B)  community-based prevention program
C)  school-based prevention program
D)  program for rehabilitating federal prisonersE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Drug testing has been typically challenged on the basis of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Judeo-Christian tradition
B)  the Helsinki Accords
C)  the Geneva Convention
D)  the U.S.ConstitutionE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

One element of the U.S.Constitution that is relevant to the legal basis for drug testing is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  one's freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
B)  one's freedom of speech
C)  one's freedom of religion
D)  one's freedom from fearE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Mandatory minimum sentencing laws have resulted in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  overcrowded prisons
B)  a decrease in drug trafficking in the United States
C)  an overloaded judicial system
D)  both A and CE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The factors that prevent parents from attending substance abuse prevention programs are the same factors that increase their children's risk of substance abuse use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The 1988 Drug-Free Workplace Act requires companies and businesses to provide a drug-free workplace environment if __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they receive any U.S.federal contracts or grants
B)  they earn more than $10 million in profits each year
C)  they have male employees only
D)  they are located within the continental U.S.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

In the Latino community,a component of machismo is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  being a good father
B)  being highly religious
C)  being pure and disciplined
D)  being inclined to self-pity and doubtE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 16

The 1988 Drug-Free Workplace Act requires that all companies and businesses receiving any U.S.federal contracts or grants provide a drug-free workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Values-clarification approaches have sought to give youngsters a moral "compass" to guide their behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the principle of supply and demand,reducing the availability of drugs on the street makes them __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more socially unacceptable
B)  less costly
C)  more costly
D)  more accessible to young childrenE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A significant individual capable of acting as a positive role model in a community is often referred to as an impactor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Peer-refusal training has been shown to be most effective for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  high-risk youngsters
B)  high-school dropouts
C)  prison inmates
D)  religious education leadersE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 16: Substance-Abuse Prevention

Abusers of alcohol and other drugs in the workplace use,on average,several times more sick leave from work than non-abusers.

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According to the text,the best-known school-based substance abuse prevention program in the United States is __________.

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Drug prevention efforts for female alcoholism in a Latino community should take into account __________.

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Peer-refusal skills are found to be useful as part of an affective education.

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Joe is at a party with friends and he is asked if he would like a marijuana joint.Joe does not want to use drugs.Among the following possibilities,which one should Joe NOT do?

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Prevention of a relapse after recovery in a treatment program would be an example of tertiary prevention.

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Approximately 80 percent of the illicit drugs smuggled into the United States are interdicted (stopped)at the border.

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Prevention of relapse is the goal for which category of prevention?

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CASASTART is an example of a __________.

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Drug testing has been typically challenged on the basis of __________.

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One element of the U.S.Constitution that is relevant to the legal basis for drug testing is __________.

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Mandatory minimum sentencing laws have resulted in __________.

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The factors that prevent parents from attending substance abuse prevention programs are the same factors that increase their children's risk of substance abuse use.

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The 1988 Drug-Free Workplace Act requires companies and businesses to provide a drug-free workplace environment if __________.

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In the Latino community,a component of machismo is __________.

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The 1988 Drug-Free Workplace Act requires that all companies and businesses receiving any U.S.federal contracts or grants provide a drug-free workplace.

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Values-clarification approaches have sought to give youngsters a moral "compass" to guide their behavior.

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According to the principle of supply and demand,reducing the availability of drugs on the street makes them __________.

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A significant individual capable of acting as a positive role model in a community is often referred to as an impactor.

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Peer-refusal training has been shown to be most effective for __________.

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