The Spiritual approach in treatment of drug dependence makes use of what as a source of inspiration to change drug dependents and looks at drug abuse as a sin.*1 pointBible TeachingsMeditationRole ModelingPsychiatric Sessions

An addiction treatment specialist is working with a client to reduce or eliminate the client’s dependence on alcohol. The specialist decides that a three-part approach is required that changes the clients risk-taking attitudes, substitutes high-strength beer with low-strength beer, and gets the client to forego their usual alcohol-friendly hang-outs in favour of family-oriented environments. Such an approach to addiction treatment reflects which model? Question 6Select one:The Biological ModelThe Moral ModelThe Public Health ModelThe Spiritual Model

According to the Therapeutic Communities, what is drug addiction viewed as?*

People who advocate for the Moral Model of addiction generally assume that substance use is a volitional act undertaken by an agent who knows (or should know) that dependence and other adverse consequences may follow. Many addiction treatment practitioners regard the moral model as: Question 2Select one:Anachronistic, stigmatizing, and simplistic.The new direction for current drug and addictions policy.An acceptable basis for methadone-maintenance approaches.Similar to the Model of Classical Conditioning.

Which of the following statements best reflects why we need to understand the theories/models of substance use underpinning the services available for those seeking help?Question 10Select one:a.So that we can differentiate services throughout our system for help seekers that reflect the level of treatment intervention that they might prefer (i.e., from Spiritual through to Public Health).b.So that we can more effectively finance support for those with substance-use issues using certain approaches that reflect low-cost, groups approaches (e.g., spiritual-based models).c.So that GPs and Practice Nurses are able to offer a wider range of interventions for help seekers at primary care in order to stop them reaching hospitals.d.So that we can focus our funding and efforts on supporting services that use evidence-based theories/model of substance misuse (i.e., they have data showing that they work) and that do not harm or stigmatise those seeking help.

Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) is an addiction treatment approach that assumes dependence is predominantly a disease developed as a result of faltering (or loss of) belief in a ‘higher power’. Addiction treatment programmes like the AA reflect which theory/model of substance use?Question 3Select one:The Public Health ModelThe Spiritual ModelThe Biological ModelThe Moral Model