Last Chapter of VHCC

Question 1

150,000

Answer 1

Each year close to _____ people die as a consequence of Alcohol and Other Drug problems.

Question 2

state that drug addiction and alcoholism are diseases and are treated by abstinence from alcohol and other drugs

Answer 2

The American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association

Question 3

No medical use in US, high potential for abuse, i.e. heroin, marijuana

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Schedule I

Question 4

Restricted medical use, high abuse potential, i.e. cocaine, morphine, codeine, anabolic steroids

Answer 4

Schedule II

Question 5

– Medical use prescription, low abuse potential and limited addiction risk, i.e., Valium, Xanax

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Schedule IV

Question 6

Over the counter medications, contain codeine or other drugs with limited dependence-causing potential

Answer 6

Schedule V

Question 7

increase alertness, wakefulness, and energy

Answer 7

Stimulants

Question 8

commonly called speed, stimulate the central nervous system. Both are associated with euphoric feelings, and can be sniffed, snorted, smoked, injected or swallowed

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Psychostimulants or amphetamines

Question 9

distort visual and sensory perception, often creating prolonged episodes of emotionality that can resemble psychotic states

Answer 9

Hallucinogens

Question 10

or mood-altering drugs are hallucinogens that alter sensory perceptions, mood, thought processes, or behavior by acting on the nervous system. Hallucinogens can be taken in the form of eye drops, smoked, swallowed, licked of paper, chewed, or inhaled

Answer 10

Psychoactive drugs

Question 11

are drugs that cause disinhibition, reduce anxiety, and depress the central nervous system. _____ include inhalants and barbiturates. They can be swallowed, inhaled, or injected

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Depressants

Question 12

• Any chemical substances taken internally that alter the body’s functioning

Answer 12

Drugs

Question 13

General term for all drug taking

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Drug Use

Question 14

The inappropriate use of medications or prescribed drugs

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Drug Misuse

Question 15

The continued use of alcohol or other drugs (legal or illegal) in spite of adverse consequences.

Answer 15

Substance Abuse

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• A compulsion toward a specific behavior, such as the use of alcohol or other drugs, despite negative consequences, and a psychological and/or physical dependence on the behavior or substance being used

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Addiction

Question 17

Addiction to alcohol and/or other drugs in contrast to nonchemical addictions like gambling

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Chemical Dependency

Question 18

Possible Causes of AOD Addiction

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Moral failing
Combination of environmental and genetic variables
Disease
Secondary symptoms of emotional pain and/or mental health problems

Question 19

network with and monitor family services, vocational services, mental health services, child care services, medical and pharmacotherapy services, legal services, and behavioral therapy and counseling services. The strengths perspective requires the case management process to be driven by client-identified goals

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Case manager

Question 20

Social workers are involved in the three stages of _______, stabilization, rehabilitation, and maintenance. This can be in an inpatient or outpatient setting, and involve individual and/or group therapy and skills training.

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Treatment

Question 21

Social workers should be at the forefront of substance abuse _______ programs. This includes education and training, advocating for more funding and evaluating current treatment and ______ efforts

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Prevention

Question 22

The NASW position is that

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social workers should not be asked to assist in jailing clients, in part because this damages trust and will keep people away from needed services.

Question 23

The supply-side approach tries

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approach tries to reduce the supply of drugs by stopping the flow of drugs into the country and imposing stiff penalties for drug offenses

Question 24

The demand-side approach

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focuses on prevention and treatment programs, trying to reduce demand for drugs

Question 25

went toward incarceration, border control, international production reduction, and other supply side-activities

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66%

Question 26

went toward prevention and treatment and other demand-side activities

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32%

Question 27

Process by which receptors in the Brian become habituated to the use of a particular drug

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Tolerance

Question 28

Development of tolerance to a drug without an increase in dosage or through a decrease in dosage below a person’s tolerance point

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Withdrawal

Question 29

Illegal drugs used at all-night parties such as raves and in dance clubs and bars

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Club drugs

Question 30

Person’s not recognizing or admitting that there is a connection between his or her life problems and the abuse of alcohol or another substance abuse

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Denial

Question 31

Addiction to a substance

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Dependence

Question 32

Pattern of mental and physical defects that develop in some fetuses when the mother drinks too much alcohol during pregnancy

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Fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 33

Depressant drugs that are inhaled

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Inhalants