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Drug Culture and the Culture of Recovery

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1.  A set of shared values, beliefs, customs, and rituals specific to the use of a specific substance is a:
  1. Recovery culture
  2. Drug culture
  3. Recovery plan
  4. Form of substance abuse
2.  Gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and race are examples of what type of factor?
  1. Drug factors
  2. Social factors
  3. Recovery factors
  4. Psychological factors
3.  What is one similarity between drug and recovery culture?
  1. They both have norms and expectations reinforced by a group
  2. They are both healthier than mainstream culture
  3. They are generally seen in the same light
  4. They both are only present in the United States
4.  What is one way understanding drug cultures can impact a client’s recovery?
  1. Therapists can make changes to the client’s social environment
  2. Therapists can discover where drugs are distributed
  3. Clients can continue their drug use and see it more positively
  4. Clients learn about how their social environment reinforces drug use
5.  Demonstrating understanding the context of drug use can help behavioral health professionals be more ______________________.
  1. Culturally competent
  2. Well known
  3. Similar to clients
  4. At risk for substance use
6.  What is a common motivation for people to identify with a drug subculture?
  1. It provides social capital to achieve mainstream success
  2. They want to recover from substance abuse
  3. It provides social support and a sense of belonging
  4. To learn how drugs can negatively affect their life
7.  Rituals that facilitate a focus on recovery through literature, daily self-assessments, and symbolic objects is an example of what type of ritual within 12 step programs?
  1. Centering ritual
  2. Mirroring ritual
  3. Responsibility ritual
  4. Self-reporting rituals
8.  What is a common aspect of recovery cultures?
  1. Reinforcing drug use
  2. Group and peer support
  3. Dressing according to former drug culture
  4. Higher education
9.  When did drug cultures emerge?
  1. 1960’s
  2. 1920, at the start of prohibition
  3. The Enlightenment Era
  4. Thousands of years
10.  Designing a recovery program that involves integrating an identity based on a spiritual or ethnic group membership is referred to as:
  1. Participatory recovery
  2. Cultural recovery
  3. 12 Step
  4. Societal recovery

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