CADC PRACTICE EXAM - 1) Question 1: Given the information provided, ...

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CADC PRACTICE EXAM

QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S (TEST

1)

Question 1: Given the information provided, how is his

use of cocaine BEST described?

• Substance abuse
• Cocaine intoxication
• Cocaine use disorder
• None of the above

CORRECT ANSWER: d. None of the above

Question 2: What does the experienced effect of a drug

depend upon?

• The amount taken and past drug experiences
• The modality of administration
• Polydrug use, setting, and circumstance
• All of the above

CORRECT ANSWER: d. All of the above

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Question 3: How is drug tolerance BEST described?

• The inability to get intoxicated
• The need for less of a drug to get intoxicated
• Increased sensitivity to a drug over time
• Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time

CORRECT ANSWER: d. Decreased sensitivity to a

drug over time

Question 4: Which of the following is NOT a "drug cue"?

• A prior drug-use setting
• Drug use paraphernalia
• Seeing others use drugs
• Drug avoidance strategies

CORRECT ANSWER: d. Drug avoidance strategies

Question 5: What happens as tolerance for barbiturates

develops?

• The margin between intoxication and lethality increases

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• The margin between intoxication and lethality

decreases

• The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the

same

• Tolerance does not develop for barbiturates

CORRECT ANSWER: c. The margin between

intoxication and lethality stays the same

Question 6: What is the MOST common symptom of

Wernicke's encephalopathy?

• New memory formation
• Loss of older memories
• Psychosis
• Confusion

CORRECT ANSWER: d. Confusion

Question 7: Which of the following conditions does

alcohol NOT induce?

• Steatosis
• Nephrosis

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• Hepatitis
• Cirrhosis

CORRECT ANSWER: b. Nephrosis

Question 8: What does formication refer to?

• The creation of freebase cocaine
• Sex between two unmarried individuals
• A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
• Extrapyramidal symptoms of agitation

CORRECT ANSWER: c. A sensation of bugs crawling

under the skin

Question 9: What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by

cocaine abuse?

• The brain
• The lungs
• The kidneys
• The heart

CORRECT ANSWER: d. The heart