Alcohol & Other Drugs

What is the main reason that restaurants, offices, and other public places have separate areas for smokers?

• to limit nonsmokers' exposure to second-hand smoke

• to discourage people from taking up smoking

• to deglamorize the use of tobacco

The effect of alcohol varies from one person to another, mostly because it depends on the blood alcohol concentration, or BAC. What does blood alcohol concentration NOT depend on?

• amount of food in the stomach

• gender and size of the drinker

• rate of consumption

• time of drinking

Which of the following results from the depressant Rohypnol, also known as the date-rape drug?

• a decrease in pulse and breathing rates

• unconsciousness and inability to remember what happened

• violent behavior and decreased sensitivity to pain

Your good friend Monica has started using drugs, and you're worried about her. How should you try to help her quit drugs?

• Tell her you're concerned for her, and describe her behavior when she is under the influence to make her see that she should quit.

• Tell her you're concerned for her, and say that you will have to tell her parents about her habit if she doesn't stop.

• Tell her you're concerned for her, and offer support by suggesting specific ways to help her stop using drugs.

A heroin addict went through the following treatment to stop his drug abuse: a doctor gradually replaced his daily heroin dosage with the legal drug methadone. What kind of treatment is this?

• detoxification

• supervised medication

• therapeutic community

You are helping the school nurse decide which students are most at risk for health problems. Look at these four cases.

Which person seems most likely to abuse drugs because of peer pressure?

• Everyone in Margene's family smokes. She has decided not to start. Her best friends are also committed to abstaining from tobacco use.

• Jacob plays basketball and has to be the best player on the team. He practices all the time and eats a diet high in protein, carbohydrates, and vitamins.

• Rhonda lives in a housing project. Her parents work hard, and the whole family checks on her social life regularly to make sure she studies and stays active

• Ramon is outgoing and likes to give parties at his house. He's easygoing, and he likes the company because his parents are away a lot.

Meadow's friends keep calling her boring because she refused to drink at the last party they invited her to. What kind of peer pressure is this?

• rejection

• put down

• reasoning

Which of the following is the best example of peer pressure using a reasoning tactic?

• "Have a cigarette. Everyone in this group smokes."

• "C'mon and take a sip. Don't be a bore."

• "Act like your sister. She smoked pot and never got caught."

Which is an effective way to resist peer pressure to do something you're uncomfortable doing?

• assertively and confidently say you don't want to

• create an excuse to leave the situation

• change the subject that you're uncomfortable with

Several treatments are available to drug abusers to overcome their addiction. Which type of treatment focuses mostly on group or individual counseling?

• detoxification

• outpatient drug-free treatment

• supervised medication

• maintenance therapy