Addiction Is An Equal Opportunity Destroyer.

The use of an addictive substance (such as alcohol and other drugs) at an early age changes vulnerable brain functions and increases a person's likelihood of developing an addiction.

The majority of the U.S. national drug control budget is allocated to demand reduction.

Alcohol or other drugs are involved in 70% of teen suicides.

The effects that alcohol and other drugs have on a person's sexuality (drive and experience) are caused by the drugs' disruption of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine.

The phrase "supply reduction" refers to prevention programs that prevent people from wanting to use illicit drugs.

The phrase "demand reduction" seeks to decrease drug abuse by reducing the availability of drugs.

Tests for the use of drugs can be conducted using a person's urine, blood, hair, saliva, or sweat.

Physicians easily and readily identify alcoholism and drug abuse in the elderly.

The legality of alcohol and tobacco, coupled with pervasive advertising of these substances, reduces the effectiveness and limits the credibility of many prevention programs.

Children who grow up in a home with a drug-using or alcohol-abusing family member take on distinctive roles that affect their personalities.

When drug use is studied on a regional basis, the facts show that per-capita drug use in rural and small urban areas is equal to, and in some areas more than, that of large urban areas.

In the United States, Black Americans with drug problems have a higher rate of incarceration and are likely to receive treatment through the criminal justice system, whereas Whites are more likely to receive probation and treatment from medical and social service programs

Addiction is an equal-opportunity destroyer.

Regular survey data collection and analysis of alcohol and other drug use provide a benchmark to measure the effectiveness of prevention efforts and policies.

An important lesson from all primary prevention programs is that to be successful a program must be continual. One-year attempts at inoculating students against alcohol/drug use have not been effective enough.

At low doses some drugs can enhance sexual arousal.

When used long-term or in large doses, a drug can cause a loss of sexual interest and inability to perform sexually.

Mephedrone is a popular club drug, especially in Europe. This drug's effects are most similar to those of marijuana.

Drugs affect sexuality by disrupting the neurotransmitters.

Drug use in companies that conduct drug testing has tapered down and leveled off after experiencing a significant decline in the 1990s.

For every $1 spent on an employee assistance program (EAP), the employer saves up to $16.

The military is under strict Congressional guidelines and cannot conduct drug testing whenever and wherever it chooses.

The rate of heavy drinking is lower among military personnel than among society as a whole.

The military has one of the most widespread drug-testing programs in the country.

False-negative results, not false positives, constitute the majority of urine-testing errors.

What percentage of drugs are kept off the U.S. market due to the United States' current supply reduction approach (i.e., the "War on Drugs")?

The three parts of the public health model used to explain the prevention model are

The three main prevention methods used are

Which of the following statements is true concerning the U.S. prison population?

Which level(s) of prevention is/are most likely to include intervention?

The goals of harm reduction include which of the following?

According to the textbook, the "lag phase" refers to which of the following statements?

Contaminated needles spread which disease(s)?

Which of the following have been identified as risk factors for substance abuse among veterans and military service members?

Which of the following statements are true about Prohibition in the United States from 1920 to 1933?

Which of the following statements are true about the harm reduction approach?

Which of the following statements are true about drug courts?

Which of the following statements are true about the age group(s) that should be targeted for prevention of substance abuse and addictive behaviors?

Which of the following are important aspects to consider in conducting accurate drug testing? #1. the length of time since the person last took the drug #2. the type of drug test being conducted (e.g., urine, saliva, hair) #3. having a qualified person directly observe the collection of the sample (e.g., urine, saliva, hair) #4. following an established rigid chain of custody to ensure that the sample collected is accurately labeled, secured, stored, and tested

Which of the following statements are true about prevention programs? #1. Prevention programs need to be tailored to specific age groups. #2. Prevention programs need to be tailored for ethnicity, culture, and gender. #3. A prevention program that has been researched and found to be effective for one particular cultural group can be readily applied to other cultural groups and yield similar results. #4. Prevention programs should span a lifetime.

Which of the following diseases in not commonly spread by IV drug use?

Which neurotransmitter regulates mood, emotional behavior, motor control, and orgasms?

Almost half of all teenagers who are very sexually active have had which sexually transmitted disease, often without knowing it?

With regard to love, sex, and drugs, drugs are desirable to a wide range of ages and cultures, particularly when which of the following are present? #1. shyness #2. lack of confidence #3. physical changes that diminish sexual abilities #4. physical changes that diminish sexual desire

Which of the following are the most effective HIV disease prevention strategies? #1. drug-abuse treatment on demand #2. education on the risks of high-risk sexual activity and AIDS #3. needle-exchange programs that are tied to treatment #4. red ribbon campaigns

Which of the following are common mistakes made by alcohol and other drug prevention and education efforts on college campuses? #1. They often overlook and do not recognize the level of sophistication most college students have regarding most aspects of alcohol and other drugs. #2. They don't emphasize the risks or benefits of alcohol and other drugs. #3. Prevention messages often appear condescending to the average student. #4. They don't recognize the highly effective strategies like Red Ribbon Week.

Drugs affect sexuality by disrupting which of the following neurotransmitters? #1. serotonin #2. dopamine #3. histamine #4. norepinephrine