Deck 12: Substance Abuse

Question 1

Which of the following statements is not true?

A)With more than 11,000 drug treatment facilities in the US, there is still a shortage.
B)Alcohol and drug issues commonly occur in combination with other mental health challenges.
C)The decision of where to place a client for treatment is often determined by the client's insurance coverage and availability of treatment programs.
D)It is hard to pay for treatment because substance abuse is not included in the American's with Disabilities Act.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The strengths perspective requires the case management process to be driven by which of the following?

A)The need for the client to break through denial
B)The social worker's clinical orientation
C)Client-identified goals.
D)The client's ability to pay for treatment services

Answer 2

C

Question 3

List at least two possible reasons for the high prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse among non-dominant groups or populations.

Answer 3

Social isolation, institutional racism, stress, poverty, attempts to medicate emotional pain

Question 4

Drug and alcohol treatment is cost effective. For every one dollar invested in treatment, the government saves seven dollars in drug-related health costs, crime, and criminal justice costs.

Question 5

An approach which addresses the supply side of the drug problem includes which of the following? 

A)Culturally-sensitive drug treatment programs
B)Prevention programs aimed at reducing isolation
C)Law enforcement programs
D)School-based drug prevention programs

Question 6

The decision about where to place a client for drug and alcohol treatment is most often determined by the client's medical condition, motivation, ability to discontinue use, past treatment history, and social support network.

Question 7

A compulsion toward a specific behavior despite negative consequences, and a psychological and/or physical dependence on the behavior or substance being abused is known as which of the following?

A)Drug Misuse
B)Addiction
C)Chemical Dependency
D)Substance Abuse

Question 8

Identify and briefly describe two explanations or theories of addiction?

Question 9

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

Question 10

The stage of drug and alcohol treatment where the client often needs to be forcefully confronted about the addiction and the need for treatment is which of the following?

A)Stabilization
B)Rehabilitation
C)Maintenance
D)Denial

Question 11

Briefly explain why it is important for all social workers to have an understanding of alcohol and drug related issues.

Question 12

Why do some people criticize the U.S. drug classification system?

Question 13

Based on a belief that alcoholism was caused by a moral failing, religious groups opposed to alcoholic inebriation created the temperance movement.

Question 14

Briefly explain what the person-in-environment approach or bio-psycho-social model brings to the diagnosis and treatment of AOD problems.

Question 15

The Americans with Disabilities Act formally recognized substance abuse and dependence as a disability.

Question 16

Males tend to develop higher blood alcohol levels than females who drink the same amount.

Question 17

Women are less likely than men to seek drug and alcohol treatment.

Question 18

In spite of the fact that there are more than 11,000 specialized drug treatment facilities and programs in the United States, there is still a shortage.