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Test Questions
1.
The Drug Abuse Treatment Act (DATA) of 2000 allows any Schedule III, IV or V drug to be used for the treatment of Opioid withdrawal or detoxification.
True
False
2.
Which licensed provider with a DEA certification who completes the 8 hour waiver qualifying course is eligible for the waiver.
Physicians
Dentists
Podiatrists
Nurse Practitioners
Physician’s Assistants
3.
A DATA 2000 Waivered physician may care for up to what number of patients on Suboxone or Sebutex at any one time.
15
25
30
50
100
4.
Which receptor does buprenorphine have most of its effect?
Alpha
Mu
Kappa
Delta
Epsilon
5.
A 30 year old Opioid dependent (heroin) non-pregnant female presents in Opioid withdrawal with a COWS of 20. The best induction process would be to:
Refer the patient to a specialized prenatal methadone program
Get informed consent and initiate induction with half of a 8/2 Suboxone tablet
Get informed consent and initiate induction with two 8/2 Suboxone tablets
Get informed consent and initiate induction in 24 hours
Get informed consent and initiate induction after the COWS reaches 25
6.
A 24 year old male Opioid dependent patient is maintained on Methadone at 40 mg per day. He wants to switch to Buprenorphine so he can move to a rural farm with his family. Given Buprenorphine is an acceptable option, which of the following is the best option.
Start the Suboxone on the same day he has taken the methadone
Start the Suboxone one day after the last methadone dose
Start the Suboxone at least two days after the last methadone dose
Wait at least two days and wait for the COWS to be at least 15 before induction
7.
Is Suboxone indicated for a 42 year old male who is taking Methadone 40 BID for chronic low back pain and wants to be put on Suboxone for pain care?
Yes
No
8.
A sixteen year old female denies pregnancy and has a negative UCG. She is using Oxycontin 80 two times per day by chewing the tablets. She experiences diarrhea, back spasms, nausea and vomiting if she tries to stop the Oxycontin. When she started the Suboxone, she became ill and vomited and had severe abdominal cramps. What is the most likely reason?
She was not in withdrawal, and the buprenorphine displaced the oxycodone
She is experiencing buprenorphine toxicity
She swallowed the Suboxone tablets instead of taking it Sub-lingually
She is allergic to burprenorphine
9.
Which of the following medications should be avoided when the patient is taking buprenorphine?
acetaminophen
HAART for AIDS care
Benzodiazepines
SSRI Antidepressant
Clonidine
10.
A 21 year old male “borrows” some of his girlfriend’s Suboxone. He mixes the tablet with water and injects the solution. The first chemical his brain will experience is:
buprenorphine
naloxone
naltrexone
morphine
