Preventing Substance Abuse
The most consistent feature of workplace drug prevention programs has been what?
Random Urine testing.
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This is the single most common cause of arrests in the United States?
Drug offenses.
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Prevention programs that are designed for delivery to an entire population or an entire community are called what?
Universal.
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The country that has received the most attention for decriminalizing drugs is who?
Portugal.
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Studies of school-based prevention programs in the 1970's showed that students who knew more about drugs and their effects were least likely to use those drugs.
False.
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What are two important factors that should be considered when developing effective drug policy?
Public health and safety.
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The social influence model grew out of a 1976 paper describing a successful prevention approach aimed at what?
Smoking prevention.
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What is one strategy to minimize the availability of adulterated drugs and to decrease potential drug-related toxicity?
Drug Legalization.
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Who/What are primary prevention programs aimed at?
Young people who have not yet tried the drug in question or who have only tried tobacco or alcohol a few times.
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What is the most prevalent current form of drug policy in the United States currently?
Drug prohibition.
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