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.
Question 2The drug disulfiram helps people abstain from drinking alcohol by
a. causing alcoholic drinks to taste bitter.
b. interfering with the body's metabolism of alcohol.
c. making people allergic to alcohol.
d. reducing the pleasurable feelings that are associated with alcohol.
Question 3The drug opiate-antagonist naltrexone is a treatment for substance abuse that works by
a. substituting a chemically similar drug for the addictive drug.
b. both counteracting the effects of opiates and producing withdrawal symptoms.
c. producing a cross-tolerance effect in a drug user.
d. producing only a temporary euphoric effect if opiates continue to be used.
Question 4Which of the following is an example of the agonist substitution type of treatment for substance abuse?
a. The use of methadone to treat heroin addiction
b. A nicotine patch or nicotine gum to treat addiction to cigarette smoking
c. Both of these
d. Neither of these
Question 5After studying the text, you now should understand that the integrative approach to substance abuse is
a. that a genetic factor alone is the cause of substance abuse.
b. that neurobiological factors determine whether substance abuse will develop.
c. that psychological factors are the primary determinants of whether or not a person becomes a drug addict.
d. that for any particular individual, substance abuse may arise from multiple and different causes.
Question 6Substance abuse can be seen from either a biological or a psychosocial perspective. For example, the condemnation of drug abuse as an official sin by the Catholic Church is an example of
a. the moral weakness model.
b. the disease model of dependence.
c. the AA stage model of drug dependency.
d. a cultural contribution to substance use
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