Substance Abuse Education Flashcards
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A SAC counselor discusses 'set and setting' when explaining hallucinogen experiences. 'Set' refers to:
Answer: The user's mindset and psychological state
'Set' refers to the user's internal mindset—including expectations, mood, and mental health—which profoundly influences the hallucinogenic experience.
Nicotine is particularly addictive among adolescents because the teenage brain:
Answer: Is still developing and more sensitive to nicotine's effects on dopamine
The adolescent brain's prefrontal cortex and reward systems are still developing, making it more vulnerable to nicotine's rapid dopamine-enhancing effects and faster addiction development.
Which statement about prescription drug misuse among adolescents is ACCURATE?
Answer: Many teens believe prescription drugs are safer than street drugs because they are manufactured
A common misperception among teens is that prescription drugs are inherently safe because they come from pharmacies or doctors, which reduces their perceived risk.
When a SAC counselor uses motivational interviewing (MI) with a resistant student, the CORE principle being applied is:
Answer: Evoking the student's own motivation for change
MI is a collaborative, person-centered counseling approach that elicits and strengthens a person's own motivation and commitment to change rather than imposing external pressure.
Naloxone (Narcan) is important in substance abuse education because it:
Answer: Reverses opioid overdose by blocking opioid receptors
Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that rapidly reverses opioid overdose by displacing opioids from receptors and temporarily restoring breathing.
A SAC counselor explaining the concept of 'co-occurring disorders' means a student has:
Answer: Both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition
Co-occurring disorders (also called dual diagnosis) refers to the simultaneous presence of a substance use disorder and one or more mental health disorders.
Which factor is most associated with DELAYED onset of substance use being a protective effect?
Answer: Later initiation reduces risk of developing severe substance use disorder
Research consistently shows that delaying the onset of substance use—especially past the brain's critical development period—significantly reduces lifetime risk of developing a substance use disorder.