Question 1

What percentage of college students report having experienced alcohol-related academic problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   10%
B)   25%
C)   50%
D)   75%E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Wilkinson proposes that society should allow the serving of alcohol only .

Accepted Answer

A)   to those over 21
B)   at supervised public events
C)   when food is available
D)   to individuals who are not going to driveE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

programs often involve values clarification and decision making.

Accepted Answer

A)   Affect-oriented
B)   Workplace
C)   Parent-focused
D)   Mass mediaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is not true of the proscriptive model?

Accepted Answer

A)   it is the most effective of the 3 prevention strategies
B)   availability of the substance should be prohibited
C)   individuals should abstain from substance use
D)   it is currently used in prevention of marijuana use in most statesE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

NIDA's Principles of Drug Abuse Prevention has had little impact on the development and implementation of
prevention programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not true of mass media prevention strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)   they produce significant changes in attitudes
B)   they raise knowledge levels
C)   most campaigns regarding alcohol abuse in recent years have focused on decreasing the incidence of driving under the influence
D)   most involve short slogan-type messagesE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

What are the characteristics of harm-reduction prevention policies?

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Harm-reduction prevention policies are s...

Question 8

DARE programs are led by .

Accepted Answer

A)   parents
B)   teachers
C)   law enforcement officers
D)   counselorsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

One goal of prevention is development of responsible attitudes and/or substance use behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)   primary
B)   secondary
C)   tertiary
D)   none of theseE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) A

Question 10

Where are alcohol prevention efforts most likely to be effective?

Accepted Answer

A)   elementary school
B)   junior high school
C)   high school
D)   collegeE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

One problem with alcohol education programs is that they focus on children when they are too young to form attitudes about alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Principles of Drug Abuse Prevention published by NIDA in 2003 do not address .

Accepted Answer

A)   the family
B)   school
C)   the community
D)   the workplaceE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

What is Project DARE? How has it been implemented? What do evaluations of these programs tell us?

Accepted Answer

Project DARE, which stands for Drug Abus...

Question 14

Which of the models of prevention is the most statistical and mathematical in nature?

Accepted Answer

A)   sociocultural
B)   distribution of consumption
C)   proscriptive
D)   harm reductionE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

policies focus on decreasing the negative consequences of drug use for the individual and the community.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sociocultural prevention
B)   Distribution of consumption
C)   Proscriptive prevention
D)   Harm reductionE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Prevention has consistently been given high priority by professionals over the years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Education and mass media strategies get the majority of resources allotted to prevention programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the propositions of the distribution of consumption model?

Accepted Answer

A)   the proportion of heavy alcohol users in a given population is positively correlated with the mean level of alcohol consumption in that population
B)   societies should reduce the negative consequences of alcohol use by restricting the availability of alcohol
C)   the proportion of heavy alcohol users in a given population is positively correlated to the proportion of drug abusers
D)   heavy alcohol consumption increases the probability of negative alcohol-related consequencesE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A disadvantage to employers of workplace substance abuse prevention is its cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 20

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program is typically aimed at graders.

Accepted Answer

A)   third and fourth
B)   fifth and sixth
C)   eighth and ninth
D)   eleventh and twelfthE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Exam 16: Prevention of Substance Abuse

What percentage of college students report having experienced alcohol-related academic problems?

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Wilkinson proposes that society should allow the serving of alcohol only .

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programs often involve values clarification and decision making.

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Which of the following is not true of the proscriptive model?

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NIDA's Principles of Drug Abuse Prevention has had little impact on the development and implementation of prevention programs.

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Which of the following is not true of mass media prevention strategies?

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What are the characteristics of harm-reduction prevention policies?

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DARE programs are led by .

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One goal of prevention is development of responsible attitudes and/or substance use behaviors.

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Where are alcohol prevention efforts most likely to be effective?

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One problem with alcohol education programs is that they focus on children when they are too young to form attitudes about alcohol.

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The Principles of Drug Abuse Prevention published by NIDA in 2003 do not address .

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What is Project DARE? How has it been implemented? What do evaluations of these programs tell us?

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Which of the models of prevention is the most statistical and mathematical in nature?

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policies focus on decreasing the negative consequences of drug use for the individual and the community.

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Prevention has consistently been given high priority by professionals over the years.

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Education and mass media strategies get the majority of resources allotted to prevention programs.

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Which of the following is not one of the propositions of the distribution of consumption model?

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A disadvantage to employers of workplace substance abuse prevention is its cost.

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The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program is typically aimed at graders.

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