You are treating a cocaine addict who was incarcerated for a drugrelated crime, began using again when released, committed another
drug-related crime, was incarcerated again, and is now released again.
Why was being imprisoned insufficient to stop a relapse?
A. Offenders of drug-related crimes have high rates of recidivism.
B. Treatment is more effective than incarceration at reducing drug
use and drug-related crime.
C. The "war on drugs" spends too much money on incarceration
and not enough on prevention and treatment.
D. A zero-tolerance approach is better than a harm-reduction
approach.
B
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a. systems theory b. cybernetics c. constructivism d. general systems theory
The mental health consumer group that continues to support research, education,
social policy, and political activity include is: A. World Mental Health Project B. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) C. Center for Mental Health Services D. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
In order to cope with problems of functioning in organizations, agency personnel develop
which type of networks for interpersonal relationships a) formal b) informal c) horizontal d) vertical
Unlike the United States, the French culture puts more emphasis on
a. assimilation. b. regionalism. c. multiculturalism. d. multilingualism.