DSST Substance Abuse Practice Questions - DSST Substance Abuse (formerly Drug and Alcohol Abuse) Exam - DSST Substance Abuse Practice Questions - DSST Substance Abuse (formerly Drug and Alcohol Abuse) Exam

Question 1

A student takes a friend's prescription stimulant before exams, keeps using despite sleep problems, and says it is the only way to keep grades up. Which term best captures the problematic pattern rather than a single episode of use?

Substance use disorder Therapeutic compliance Acute intoxication only Drug tolerance alone

Correct Answer:

Substance use disorder

Question 2

Which statement best distinguishes physical dependence from addiction in substance-abuse terminology?

Physical dependence is always illegal, while addiction is always legal. Physical dependence refers to adaptation with withdrawal on stopping, while addiction emphasizes compulsive use despite harm. Physical dependence occurs only with alcohol, while addiction occurs only with illicit drugs. Physical dependence means a drug has no effect, while addiction means the first dose is fatal.

Correct Answer:

Physical dependence refers to adaptation with withdrawal on stopping, while addiction emphasizes compulsive use despite harm.

Question 3

A biopsychosocial model of substance dependence would place the most emphasis on which explanation?

Only weak moral character causes repeated substance use. Only inherited genes determine whether a person develops a substance problem. Biological vulnerability, learning, mental health, social context, and culture can interact in risk and recovery. Substance use disorders are random events with no identifiable risk factors.

Correct Answer:

Biological vulnerability, learning, mental health, social context, and culture can interact in risk and recovery.

Question 4

Which finding would most directly support a social-learning explanation for adolescent substance misuse?

A medication is metabolized by the liver. A teen's use increases after close peers model use and reward it with approval. A drug is listed in Schedule II. A laboratory test detects the parent drug in urine.

Correct Answer:

A teen's use increases after close peers model use and reward it with approval.

Question 5

In prevention terminology, early detection and brief intervention for people beginning to show signs of risky use is best classified as:

Primary prevention Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention Supply-side regulation

Correct Answer:

Secondary prevention

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