Cravings and Addictions
Final Exam Study Guide
What is the main goal of drug education?
What was the problem with the fact-based drug education model used during the early
1970s?
What is the purpose of the “Just say no” approach to drug education?
What model does the DARE program closely resemble?
Why are so many drug programs set in schools?
Who is the Strengthening Families program targeted towards?
What demands does the US Dept. of Labor make of federal contractors regarding drug
policies?
What motivated the first laws against opium smoking?
Early on in the exploration of properties of cocaine, what was it used for medically?
What were the laws around drug use in the early 2oth century focused on?
The Elixir Sulfanilimide episode led to regulations regarding what aspect of drugs?
The 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act added a role to the FDA, what was it?
What did the Kefauver-Harris amendment add as a requirement for drugs sold in the US?
How many animal species must a new drug be tested on before human testing is okayed?
What are drugs called when they specifically treat rare disorders?
On what basis was Dr. Webb convicted under the Harrison act?
Schedule I drugs- descriptors
Which drug stays in your system longest to affect drug testing results?
What is most of the US drug control budget spent on?
What is the strongest argument against the present US drug policies?
Demonization of alcohol
Why did the federal government pressure states to raise the legal drinking age to 21 in the
1970s?
How much of the cost of a bottle of whiskey is taxes?
What nation has the highest per-capita alcohol consumption?
What percentage of traffic deaths in the US are alcohol related?
When did Congress require states to set the BAC for drunkenness at .08?
What is the AA view of alcoholism?
According to the disease model of alcoholism, what is the appropriate goal for cure?
Marlatt, et al’s balanced placebo experiments found what about alcohol’s effects
Twin studies of alcoholism find what?
Placebo effects found in alcohol research show drinkers misbehave according to what?
Jellinek’s gamma alcoholism stage
AA’s first step
Goal of alcohol detoxification
Effect of Naltrexone
Results of the 1976 Rand Corporation study on alcoholism treatment results?
Rates of relapse after treatment for alcoholism
Most popular over-the-counter drug
Active ingredient in aspirin originally came from what plant?
Why is it not a good idea to take aspirin before surgery?
What causes stomach bleeding in users of aspirin?
How is aspirin related to Reye’s syndrome?
What advantage does aspirin have over acetaminophen?
What dangerous drug was used for enhancement of sport performance?
What do amphetamines do for elite athletes’ performance?
What is the advantage of anabolic steroids over testosterone?
Why can’t we effectively test steroids in order to know exactly what they are doing for
athletes?
Know the various treatment modalities, and the theories that support them.
Self-determinism/ reciprocal determinism
Why are groups such powerful agents of change?