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1. Performing a needs assessment is important for which of the following reasons?
A. Even if you know a problem exists, a needs assessment can uncover issues or trends that otherwise may be hard to detect.
B. A needs assessment can help avoid duplication.
C. A needs assessment gives you baseline data you can use later to evaluate your program’s impact.
D. All of the above.
2. The records and routine reports of local organizations, such as high school disciplinary reports and emergency room visits, can provide useful information to gauge substance abuse problems.
A. True
B. False
3. All of the following statements regarding risk and protection are true, except for:
A. Many messages, attitudes, and practices throughout society promote or condone the use of harmful substances.
B. Risk factors are relatively constant throughout age, social and psychological development, ethnic/cultural identity, and surroundings.
C. Risk and protective factors are conditions found in everyday life.
D. Everyone is exposed to both risk and protective factors for substance abuse.
4. Several risk factors for substance abuse also increases the risk of other serious problems - dropping out of school, pregnancy, violence, and crime - in the teen years.
A. True
B. False
5. Which of the following are ways that people in the community may help?
A. Providing services without charging for them.
B. Making facilities available for prevention activities.
C. Participating in boards of directors or committees.
D. All of the above.
6. In general, all of the following elements must be present for a person to perform a change in behavior, except for:
A. Strong social coping skills.
B. A strong positive intention or commitment to change.
C. The skills needed to perform the behavior.
D. More social pressure to perform the behavior than not.
7. Believing that inhalant use is harmless is an example of which stage of change theory used to alter personal behavior patterns and lead to long-term change?
A. Precontemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action
8. A prevention strategy should always focus on long-term consequences of substance abuse and never the short-term consequences.
A. True
B. False
9. All of the following are key features to the community organization theory, except for:
A. Understanding the root causes of problems.
B. Focusing on specific concerns.
C. Changing what people know, believe, and think about the promoted behavior.
D. Gaining the power to produce lasting change.
10. Substance abuse prevention strategies are driven by the need and urgency of communities, however, success is more likely when action is based on sound procedures, the best available information, and a long-range view.
A. True
B. False
11. Of the six prevention strategies identified by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, which strategy increases knowledge and changes attitudes through communications?
A. Information dissemination
B. Prevention education
C. Positive alternatives
D. Community-based processes
12. Prevention that blends life skills training with mentoring and with activities to increase parent involvement can be more effective for youths at high risk for using alcohol and illegal drugs than only life skills training.
A. True
B. False
13. Which of the following explains why a prevention strategy should be evaluated?
A. Continuing or expanding the strategy.
B. Making changes to get better results or to make better use of resources.
C. Earning the support of partners and funding organizations.
D. All of the above.
14. To communicate effectively about substance abuse prevention topics, your message and materials should be all of the following, except:
A. Accessible
B. Complex
C. Easy to use
D. Engaging
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