Final Study Guid

Decriminalization of all illicit drugs has been a major policy experiment in which location?

Portugal

the current approach to addiction ad a criminal rather than a health issue separates the US for most developed countries and has produced the

largest prison population in the world

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is based on the idea that:

maladaptive thinking and bad habits are the mechanisms that cause addictive problems

According to the text, when assets of suspected drug dealers are seized,

the whole family may suffer serious loss

The principle advantage of screening tools is to provide

1. A method of quickly detecting the possibility of addiction problems

____ has become an increasingly popular drug as access to narcotic pill mills pain clinics and other illegitimate source of narcotic pain medication have been resisted by public policy

???

A fundamental difference between AA meetings and 12-Step treatment model is:

AA meetings stress the voluntary nature of attendance

mandatory minimum sentences apply to all of the substances listed below except

Alcohol

The outcome measurement for harm reduction is:

Any step in the direction of reducing danger of addiction

The name of the only organization that provides a needle exchange program in Georgia is

Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition

even though white and black people use drugs approximately equal rates, ____ are 10.1 times more likely to be sent to prison for drug offense.

Black people

Which of the following is NOT a technique of enhancing motivation in clients/patients?

Breaking through denial

one of the most promising developments in recent years is the _____ an alternative for prison for substance abusers.

Drug Court

women caring for minor children (prior to incarceration in prison) make up approximately 10% of all women offenders.

FALSE (70%)

the documentary The House I Live in claims that the us narcotics law is based on controlling

Lower class (poor) people of all color

Which of the following best describes the effectiveness research on cognitive-behavioral therapy:

The most empirically supported (with data) of all of the therapy intervention?

Which of the following Is not a screening tool for alcohol problems?

Twenty questions

______ was the fastest growing population in prison from 1977 to 2005

Women

Visitors who want to attend an AA or NA meeting in the community should:

attend an open meeting

The first step of the 12 steps of AA/NA begins:

"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol"

According to your text, which of the following is essential knowledge a counselor should have before conducting screening and assessment for clients who have co-occurring disorders?

Familiarity with diagnostic criteria for common mental disorders

The SASSI differs from other substance abuse assessments because:

Most of the true/false items on one side of the form do not ask directly about substance abuse

Which of the following is NOT recommended for building a relationship and finding client strengths?

Require the clients to complete many intake forms before seeing a counselor.

Focusing attention on what the client wants to see happen as a result of working together with clinician accomplishes which goal?

Sets up a collaborative partnership with the clinician

According to the US department of justice around one-half of inmates in the federal prison system are serving time for drug related crimes.

TRUE

according to the text, rather than punishing drug use in pregnant women, emphasis should be placed on addressing women's basic social and health needs, which exist with or without pregnancy and do not end with the delivery of the baby

TRUE

Which of the following is NOT consistent with the strengths-based approach?

Urinalysis testing

According to the text, media reports of a whole generation of crack babies were not

based on research studies

legal threats of arrest and incarceration of pregnant women who are using drugs during pregnancy have resulted in

fewer women obtaining prenatal care

Alcoholics Anonymous, as practiced as a mutual-help group in the community, is run by

recovering individuals