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According to Gamblers Anonymous (GA), most compulsive gamblers will answer “yes” to at least how many of the questions on the assessment questionnaire?

Which of the following are true about race? Select all that apply.

Choice, as it relates to strengths-based interventions, includes which of the following?

What is the difference between power cocaine and crack cocaine?

Asking for exceptions to the problem, scaling questions, coping questions, and the miracle question are all techniques associated with which treatment model?

Solution-focused therapy believes that solving the problem is more important than finding and elaborating on the root cause of the problem.

People still drank during prohibition

It is unfair to say that much of the legislation related to antimarijuana legislation and the war on drugs was influenced directly by racist sentiment

Jason and Mark have been friends for the past 5 years.  For four of those five years Mark has battled addiction to alcohol.  Recently, Mark lost his job, his home, his marriage, and custody of his children due to his drinking habits.  As a result, Mark has realized that he no longer can deny the depth of his issues with alcohol.  Mark asks Jason, a licensed substance abuse counselor, to work with Mark to overcome his substance use issues.  Mark feels that the only way he can get better is by working with Jason as Jason has firsthand experience with Mark’s addiction.   Should Jason agree to be Mark’s substance abuse counselor?

Data from 2003 to 2011 has indicated that African Americans are more likely to need illicit drug use treatment and less likely to need alcohol use treatment than persons from other racial/ethnic groups.