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According to Fishbein & Sloboda (2022), which statement is least consistent with the authors’ prevention framework?

A person says that taking a drug orally and injecting the same drug are essentially equivalent as long as the dose contains the same number of milligrams. Which statement provides the strongest correction?

A university conducts random urine screening for students in a safety-sensitive clinical program. A student’s initial immunoassay is positive. She reports marijuana use 31 days earlier but denies any recent use. An administrator argues that her explanation is impossible because the usual positive urine window for illegal drugs is 24–48 hours. A second administrator argues that the result establishes recent marijuana use because marijuana can be detected for up to two months. Which interpretation is most appropriate?

A state wants to build the kind of prevention system advocated by Fishbein and Sloboda rather than simply purchase several evidence-based programs. Which components would be necessary parts of that broader system? Select all that apply.

Which statements accurately characterize marijuana and THC? Select all that apply.

Two students walk together at the same speed. One is highly fit, while the other has been inactive for several years. A fitness app classifies the walk as “moderate” for both. Which interpretation is most appropriate when developing their individual programs?

Which combination most accurately distinguishes drug misuse, drug abuse, and drug dependence when the same substance could potentially be involved in all three?

Which statement most accurately distinguishes hallucinogens from several other psychoactive drug categories?

A postsurgical patient has taken a prescribed opioid exactly as directed for several weeks. When the physician reduces the medication, the patient experiences withdrawal symptoms and worries that becoming “addicted” proves the medication was abused. A family member instead argues that withdrawal proves the physician prescribed the drug incorrectly. Which interpretation best evaluates both claims?

According to Piercy et al. (2018), which finding most directly explains why the 2018 physical activity recommendations no longer require adults to accumulate aerobic activity in bouts of at least 10 minutes?