CAADE Prevention Strategies 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which prevention approach focuses on changing community norms and environmental conditions rather than targeting individuals?
- Environmental prevention (Correct answer)
- Selective prevention
- Indicated prevention
- Individual skills training
Correct answer: Environmental prevention
Environmental prevention strategies target the social, physical, and economic context in which substance use occurs rather than focusing on individual behavior change.
Question 2: The 'social influence model' in substance abuse prevention primarily addresses which factor?
- Genetic predisposition to addiction
- Peer pressure and social norms (Correct answer)
- Economic barriers to treatment
- Neurological reward pathways
Correct answer: Peer pressure and social norms
The social influence model targets peer pressure, social norms, and the influence of others as primary drivers of adolescent substance use initiation.
Question 3: Which of the following best describes 'demand reduction' in substance abuse prevention?
- Limiting the physical availability of substances
- Decreasing the desire and need for substances through education and treatment (Correct answer)
- Increasing penalties for drug trafficking
- Reducing the number of treatment facilities
Correct answer: Decreasing the desire and need for substances through education and treatment
Demand reduction aims to decrease individuals' motivation and desire to use substances through prevention, education, and treatment strategies.
Question 4: A prevention educator implements a program teaching youth to identify high-risk situations and develop refusal skills. This is an example of:
- Supply reduction
- Harm reduction only
- Life skills training (Correct answer)
- Tertiary prevention
Correct answer: Life skills training
Life skills training programs teach youth to recognize risky situations, resist social pressures, and build competencies that reduce substance use risk.
Question 5: In CAADE-aligned prevention frameworks, 'resiliency factors' are best described as:
- Risk factors that predict certain substance use
- Protective factors that buffer against the effects of risk (Correct answer)
- Treatment outcomes measuring sobriety duration
- Environmental stressors that increase vulnerability
Correct answer: Protective factors that buffer against the effects of risk
Resiliency factors are protective elements—such as strong family bonds, school engagement, and prosocial peers—that buffer individuals against risk factors for substance use.
Question 6: Which prevention strategy specifically targets individuals already showing early signs of problematic substance use?
- Universal prevention
- Selective prevention
- Indicated prevention (Correct answer)
- Environmental prevention
Correct answer: Indicated prevention
Indicated prevention is designed for individuals who are already exhibiting early warning signs or early-stage problematic substance use behaviors.
Question 7: A school-based prevention program delivered to all students regardless of risk level is classified as:
- Indicated prevention
- Selective prevention
- Universal prevention (Correct answer)
- Tertiary prevention
Correct answer: Universal prevention
Universal prevention programs target the entire population without screening for risk, aiming to prevent substance use before it begins across all individuals.
CAADE Prevention Strategies 2
Which prevention approach focuses on changing community norms and environmental conditions rather than targeting individuals?