Title: Drugs and Society Text: Ninth Edition, Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein
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1:  Select the incorrect statement:
A: People who are addicted generally come from poorer economic backgrounds.
B: Many people suffer form occupational problems that can make their addictions difficult to treat.
C: The most successful drug abuse treatment programs provide a combination of therapies.
D: Multiple treatment episodes are often necessary to treat drug addiction.

2:  For methadone maintenance, ___ of treatment is often the minimum needed to attain a successful outcome.
A: 1 week
B: 1 month
C: 1 year
D: 3 years

3:  Medical detoxification is:
A: a process whereby individuals are maintained on pharmacological therapies for long periods of time.
B: a process whereby individuals are systemically withdrawn from drugs.
C: a distinct treatment modality.
D: all of the above

4:  Which of the following is not used to treat opioid overdoses?
A: naloxone
B: cyclazocine
C: naltrexone
D: methadone

5:  If the disease model is applied to addiction, responsible drug use (as opposed to abstinence) is the goal of treatment.
A: True
B: False

6:  Overall, treatment of addiction is less successful than treatment of other chronic diseases such as hypertension.
A: True
B: False

7:  Research indicates that for most patients, the threshold of significant improvement is reached at about 3 weeks of treatment.
A: True
B: False

8:  Untreated withdrawal from alcohol can be fatal.
A: True
B: False

9:  Naloxone is an opioid agonist used for maintenance therapy.
A: True
B: False

10:  __________ are not open to viewers and are for alcoholics having a serious desire to completely stop drinking.
A: closed meetings
B: intimate meetings
C: open meetings
D: group meetings

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