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1. Drug abuse is a brain disease that affects behavior and alters the brains anatomy and chemistry, and multiple episodes of treatment may be required.
A. True
B. False
2. The authors indicate that drug abuse is implicated in at least three types of drug-related offenses, including each of the following EXCEPT:
A. Offenses defined by drug possession or sales
B. Offenses directly related to drug abuse
C. Drug trafficking and production controlled by drug cartels, organized crimes, and games
D. Offenses related to a lifestyle that predisposes the drug abuser to engage in illegal activity
3. Longitudinal outcome studies find that criminal justice involved individuals who participate in community based drug abuse treatment programs commit fewer crimes than those who do not participate.
A. True
B. False
4. Stress, loss of support from family or friends, and environmental pressures contribute to relapse, so a ___________________ approach by treatment providers and criminal justice staff is recommended.
A. Multidimensional
B. Synchronized
C. Integrated
D. Coordinated
5. Generally better outcomes are associated with treatment that lasts longer than 120 days, with treatment completers achieving the greatest reductions in drug abuse and criminal behavior.
A. True
B. False
6. A behavioral contract is an explicit agreement between the participant and treatment provider or criminal justice monitor which focuses on accomplishments and rewards and excludes punishments and sanctions.
A. True
B. False
7. Which of the following accurately describes effective medications that have been developed for treating addiction to opiates/heroin and alcohol?
A. An extended released injectable formulation of suboxone was recently approved by the FDA for treating opioid addiction
B. Buprenrphine is a partial agonist that acts on the same receptors as morphine but without producing the same level of dependence or withdrawal symptoms
C. Naltrexon is a medication that helps reduce alcohol craving and works by restoring normal balance to the brain’s glutmate neurotransmitter system
D. Acamprosate, which blocks some of alcohol’s pleasurable effects and alcohol craving, is also approved by the FDA for treatment of alcohol abuse
8. Research indicates that drug abuse treatment is cost effective in reducing drug use and bringing about related saving in health care and treatment, which reduces the costs associated with lost productivity, crime and incarceration.
A. True
B. False
9. Although incarcerated women in treatment are significantly less likely than incarcerated men to have severe substance abuse histories, they are more likely to have co-occurring mental disorders and histories of violence.
A. True
B. False
10. Effective adolescent treatment approaches that show promise in strengthening relationships and decreasing substance abuse include:
A. Multisystem therapy, multidimensional family therapy, and functional family therapy
B. Brief family therapy, strategic family systems therapy, and structural family therapy
C. Objects relations therapy, solution focused family therapy, and narrative therapy
D. Collaborative family therapy, humanistic process therapy, and cognitive-behavioral family therapy
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