ADCO CHAPTER 1

Which of the following statements are true regarding technology, gaming, and gambling?

#1. Rapid-play poker machines have increased the number of problem and pathological gamblers. #2. Online gambling has resulted in an increased number of problem and pathological gamblers.#4. Electronic media is a breeding ground for new addictions, such as Internet, video games, texting, and multiplayer games

Which of the following is currently the most popular psychoactive substance worldwide?

ALCOHOL

According to the authors of Uppers, Downers, All Arounders, a psychoactive drug is defined as:

Any substance that directly alters the normal functioning of the central nervous system.

Inhalants are categorized as stimulants or uppers.

FALSE

Research has shown that supply reduction (drug seizures, interruption of people involved with the drug trade) is a more effective strategy than demand reduction (drug abuse treatment and prevention

FALSE

Evidence of social concern regarding who can handle alcohol and when it is appropriate to drink alcohol:

GOES BACK THOUSAND OF YEARS

Compulsive behaviors (e.g., binge eating, anorexia, bulimia, compulsive gambling, sexual compulsion, and Internet addiction) affect many of the same areas of the brain that are influenced by psychoactive drugs.

TRUE

Human brain chemistry can be affected by psychoactive drugs, behavioral addictions, and mental illness, to induce an altered state of consciousness.

TRUE

In recent decades, policy decisions regarding drugs and alcohol have been made based on the political climate rather than on the effects of drugs on the individual and society

TRUE

The potency of drugs today is due to technological advances in refining, synthesizing, and manufacturing methods.

TRUE

A practical way to classify psychoactive substances is the following:

stimulants, depressants, and psychedelics.

Alcohol and other psychoactive drugs affect which parts of the brain?

#1. primitive brain. #2. reasoning center of the new brain. #3. Neocortex. #4. old brain.

Which of the following factors have contributed to the spread of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C?

#1. sharing of contaminated needles. #2. drug-induced high-risk sexual practices.

Compulsive behaviors, including eating disorders, result int he development of which of the following?

#1. withdrawal symptoms. #2. psychological dependence. #3. tolerance. #4. neurological and medical problems.

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding 12-step programs?

#2. There are more than 50 major topics (e.g., Narcotics Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous, and Overeaters Anonymous) covered by 12-step groups operating around the world.