Question 1

What medications are used in treating people diagnosed with alcohol dependence, and how does each of these work?

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Question 2

Who would have eligibility to Tiers 1 and 2 of the "tiered" model for organizing services and supports?

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Question 3

When treating a person who has been diagnosed as having a concurrent disorder, what is needed in order to ensure a more effective treatment approach to improve overall client outcomes?

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Question 4

What medications are used in treating people diagnosed with opioid dependence, and how does each of these work?

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Question 5

Define the term concurrent disorder.

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Question 6

Give a brief description of the Alcoholics Anonymous approach to "treating" alcohol-dependent people including some of the underlying philosophy. What do we know about the effectiveness of this approach?

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Question 7

What was the intention or goal, when in 2008, the National Treatment Strategy Working
Group released a document entitled A Systems Approach to Substance Use in Canada: Recommendations for a National Treatment Strategy?

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Question 8

The federal government also provides direct funding for treatment and rehabilitation to five specific categories of people; who are they?

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Question 9

Describe the number of Canadians dependent on or having abused alcohol and other drugs and the costs to society resulting from per year.

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Question 10

When referring to the stages of change describe what occurs in the decision stage.

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Question 11

Describe the process and goals of motivational enhancement therapy. Be sure to include the concept of denial and also stages of change in your answer.

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Quiz 18: Treating Substance Abuse and Dependence