Deck 16: Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Across the Life Span

Question 1

Public service announcements focusing on the dangers of drug use are an effective means of deterring drug use among adolescents.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Harm reduction programs seek to reduce the problems associated with substance use by:

A)Forbidding the use of drugs.
B)Use of scare tactics to prevent the use of drugs.
C)Strict enforcement of underage drinking laws.
D)Teaching young people to drink responsibly.

Answer 2

Use of scare tactics to prevent the use of drugs.

Question 3

_______ % of juveniles in detention were using drugs when they committed their crime.

A)45
B)95
C)20
D)80

Answer 3

80

Question 4

According to the public health model of disease prevention programs fall into three general categories.

Question 5

According to the reading,when people have co-occurring disorders of addiction with some other mental disorder,usually _____.

A)The disorders have equal severity
B)Mental disorder occurred first.
C)The substance abuse is exacerbated by the mental disorder.
D)Both b &c

Question 6

The abuse of _____ by students has increased by over 300%.

A)Pain Killers
B)Crack
C)LSD
D)Alcohol

Question 7

In 2012,500,000 people older than 12 years of age admitted that they had used inhalants.

Question 8

Most high school students competing in extracurricular activities are tested for steroid use.

Question 9

Approximately ____ % of people over 12 years old have substance abuse problems.

A)13
B)24
C)9
D)4