Question 1

Drug education programs are designed to reduce drug use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What should be avoided when planning or offering drug/alcohol Prevention Programs for youth?

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Above all, avoid sensational scare stori...

Question 3

What were some of the concerns of early drug education.

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Drug education has exists since the late...

Question 4

Project ALERT and Life Skills Training were included as examples of which of the following?

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A)   Programs that work, according to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
B)   Values clarification programs
C)   Knowledge-attitudes-behaviour approaches
D)   Ineffective and outdated approachesE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The 2004 Inuit Health Survey revealed that the use of cannabis, cocaine, and solvents decreased between 1992 and 2004.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is Project ALERT, and how effective is it?

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Project ALERT was first tested in 30 jun...

Question 7

In discussing what we should be doing in drug prevention, the text says, "above all _____."

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A)   never admit your own substance use
B)   make people believe they will be caught and punished
C)   avoid sensational scare stories and preachy approaches
D)   make sure that people get a complete understanding of the drug's pharmacologyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

What is Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol?

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Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alc...

Question 9

Which general prevention approach asked students to discuss their reactions to various moral and ethical dilemmas as a means to help them clarify their own values?

Accepted Answer

A)   Moral recognition inventory
B)   Talk therapy
C)   Cognitive development
D)   Values clarificationE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Project ALERT is one of the "programs that work" that the textbook describes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is one of SAMHSA's model community prevention initiatives?

Accepted Answer

A)   Focuses on heroin users in inner city neighbourhoods
B)   Is aimed primarily at AIDS prevention
C)   Works for changes in alcohol policies and ordinances
D)   A home-based version of DAREE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

In the early 1970s, why was the Knowledge-Attitudes-Behaviour model questioned?

Accepted Answer

A)   Drug users didn't care much what people thought about them
B)   Students with more knowledge about drugs had a more positive attitude toward drugs
C)   Drug-using behaviour is unrelated to attitudes about drug use
D)   It was more effective just to use scare tacticsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Compared to families, fewer prevention programs have been based on using parent and community influences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What was the "Don't be a Patsy" program, and what was the outcome?

Accepted Answer

The "Don't be a Patsy" program was an on...

Question 15

Teaching students relaxation or meditation techniques was seen as one possible way of providing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alternatives to drug use
B)   Enhanced self-esteem
C)   Values clarification
D)   Refusal skillsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

What does the DARE program stands for?

Accepted Answer

A)   Drug Abuse Responsible Education
B)   Drug Abuse Required Education
C)   Drug Abuse Resistance Education
D)   None of these are correctE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Describe the outcome of two important, large-scale studies of the effects of DARE that were released in 1994.

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One was based on a longitudinal study in...

Question 18

Martin, a high school social worker is leading a group discussion about alternatives to drinking with students who have already indicated that they drink alcohol. Which prevention category would this describe?

Accepted Answer

A)   Primary prevention
B)   Secondary prevention
C)   Sophisticated prevention
D)   Tertiary preventionE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which of these was NOT identified as an effective family-based drug prevention approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   Parenting skills
B)   Family interaction exercises
C)   Providing urine test kits to parents
D)   Parent support groupsE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

A 1984 review of prevention studies concluded that values clarification approaches were clearly effective in actually preventing future drug use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Preventing Substance Abuse

What was the "Don't be a Patsy" program, and what was the outcome?

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Describe the outcome of two important, large-scale studies of the effects of DARE that were released in 1994.

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Compared to families, fewer prevention programs have been based on using parent and community influences.

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Teaching students relaxation or meditation techniques was seen as one possible way of providing which of the following?

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What does the DARE program stands for?

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In the early 1970s, why was the Knowledge-Attitudes-Behaviour model questioned?

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What were some of the concerns of early drug education.

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Project ALERT is one of the "programs that work" that the textbook describes.

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The 2004 Inuit Health Survey revealed that the use of cannabis, cocaine, and solvents decreased between 1992 and 2004.

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Project ALERT and Life Skills Training were included as examples of which of the following?

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Which general prevention approach asked students to discuss their reactions to various moral and ethical dilemmas as a means to help them clarify their own values?

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What should be avoided when planning or offering drug/alcohol Prevention Programs for youth?

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What is one of SAMHSA's model community prevention initiatives?

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Martin, a high school social worker is leading a group discussion about alternatives to drinking with students who have already indicated that they drink alcohol. Which prevention category would this describe?

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What is Project ALERT, and how effective is it?

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What is Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol?

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In discussing what we should be doing in drug prevention, the text says, "above all _____."

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Which of these was NOT identified as an effective family-based drug prevention approach?

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Drug education programs are designed to reduce drug use.

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A 1984 review of prevention studies concluded that values clarification approaches were clearly effective in actually preventing future drug use.

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