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Research that asks individuals to indicate alcohol use during the previous one-month period has found that alcohol use is highest among


A) Hispanics.
B) Asian Americans.
C) Caucasian Americans.
D) people with multiracial backgrounds.

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When an individual who has previously taken Antabuse drinks alcohol,he or she will probably


A) become very ill.
B) have a convulsion.
C) develop a skin rash.
D) become feverish.

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Stimulation of the ________ neurons in the "pleasure pathway" (the site in the brain that seems to be involved in the experience of pleasure) probably causes the "high" associated with cocaine use.


A) dopamine
B) serotonin
C) adrenaline
D) endorphin

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Which of the following is an accurate statement about alcohol use?


A) Education is negatively correlated with recent alcohol use.
B) Half of all Americans over the age of 12 report being current drinkers of alcohol.
C) Female college students were more likely than male college students to report several episodes of binge drinking in a two-week period.
D) Alcohol use in the elderly population is typically high.

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A perspective of substance dependence that involves "drug-seeking behaviors" includes all of the following


A) repeated use of the drug.
B) a desperate need to ingest more of the drug.
C) resuming drug use after a period of abstinence.
D) physical symptoms when the drug is no longer used.

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Casey was offered a full scholarship to a prestigious conservatory,but his alcohol use got more and more out of control,and in addition to suffering from several interfering symptoms,he was forced to drop out of school after the first semester.He was also very much in debt because of his alcohol use and had estranged himself from his family.Casey's alcohol use disorder would be specified as


A) Combined type
B) Interfering type
C) Moderate
D) Severe

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Substance intoxication is determined by all of the following


A) the specific drug that is used.
B) how much of a drug is used or ingested.
C) the drug user's individual biological reaction.
D) physiological dependence on the drug.

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Relapse prevention refers to a treatment mode that views relapse as


A) a failure of cognitive and behavioral coping skills.
B) a failure of willpower.
C) proof that a person will never be able to control his/her drinking.
D) an insurmountable obstacle to treatment for substance abuse.

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The American Psychiatric Association defines substance abuse in terms of


A) how drunk or intoxicated a person gets after ingesting a psychoactive substance.
B) whether or not the substance interferes with the person's life.
C) the type and intensity of the substance abuser's biological reaction.
D) which drug is used and how much of it is consumed in one episode.

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Substances that distort sensory experiences,feelings,and perceptions are known as


A) opiates.
B) hallucinogens.
C) "roofies."
D) "benzos."

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Which of the following is the definition of sedative?


A) Sleep-inducing
B) Anxiety-reducing
C) Antiseizure
D) Calming

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