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Quiz
- Tobacco and the drug ecstasy are:
- depressants.
- stimulants.
- mild hallucinogens.
- inhalants.
- According to
the "National Survey of Teens" published in 1988, what
percent of teens say they have done something sexual while using
alcohol or drugs that they might not have done if they had been
sober?
- 9%
- 13%
- 22%
- 31%
- Marsha Rosenbaum's safety-first approach to drug education includes:
- total abstinence messages for children under fifteen years
old.
- messages about the importance of delaying experimentation
with drugs and alcohol until youth are older.
- information about how drugs affect the body and mind.
- age-appropriate messages to induce a low level fear of substance
use.
- The Drug Policy Alliance, Harm Reduction Coalition, and Do It
Now Foundation:
- have safety-first approaches to substance abuse prevention.
- promote the integration of substance abuse prevention and family
life education.
- have recommended web sites.
- have toll-free hotline numbers for youth.
- Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that help:
- reduce alcohol and drug use.
- reduce alcohol and drug abuse.
- meet drug users "where they could be."
- reduce the negative consequences of alcohol and drug use.
- On the continuum of types of relationships people have with drugs,
"chaotic" describes a person who uses drugs:
- sporadically.
- in an out-of-control manner.
- in a variety of settings with a variety of people.
- in an addictive or dependent manner.
- "Don't drink and drive" is an example of a campaign
slogan which:
- uses a "negative" prevention approach.
- focuses on the "setting" in which substance use is
inappropriate.
- is an effective use of "positive peer pressure."
- focuses on the "dangerous daily activities" of people
with drinking problems.
- Adopting a non-judgmental stance is:
- surprisingly simple and invaluable.
- an ongoing process.
- not realistic because most people have strong feelings for or
against substance use.
- one of the basic principles of the harm reduction philosophy.
- Duncan, Strycker and Duncan found that:
- youth who had high levels of alcohol or cigarette use also had
high levels of marijuana use at last intercourse.
- an increase in cigarette use over time was related to an increase
in risky sexual behavior over time.
- an increase in alcohol use over time was related to an increase
in risky sexual behavior over time.
- an increase in drug use over time was related to an increase
in risky sexual behavior over time.
- The Learning Activity on sex and alcohol reminds the reader that
when it comes to confidentiality:
- the educator should reassure students that everything they say
during the lesson will be held completely confidential.
- the activity will be more effective if the educator and other
adults hold anything the students say about sexual activity or
drug use in confidence.
- all adults involved should sign a confidentiality statement
in front of the students to gain their confidence and ease their
anxiety.
- the students should be able to ask that adults who cannot hold
shared information in confidence leave the lesson.
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