1. Race appears to be a factor when looking at which groups enroll in particular drug treatment programs. This suggests that
Genetic differences between the races predispose certain groups to be more addicted to a particular drug, and therefore more likely to enter a treatment program for that drug.
The location of the treatment centers is a big factor in determining who will participate (i.e. treatment centers in the inner city are more likely to cater to a minority clientele).
Different programs may be geared to, and may work best for, specific sub-segments of the addict and drug abuser population.
Drug treatment programs are racist.
2. Which model of drug abuse and addiction regards abusers and addicts as being responsible for their actions and therefore capable of unlearning their self-destructive way of life?
the disease model
the TLC model
the free-will model
the medical model
3. The most basic problems we encounter when attempting to evaluate treatment programs is:
Most programs have a fairly high "split" rate.
How are we going to define success?
Most clients use only one particular drug, so comparing different programs' effectiveness is impossible.
Cost differentials impact the type of clientele that impacts the success rate of different programs.
4. Which model of drug abuse and addiction regards abuse and addiction as an illness with the addict out of control and not responsible for his or her actions?
the junkie model
the medical model
the free-will model
the moral model
5. The authors' main focus in the "Elephant That No One Sees" is:
skid-row junkies who successfully complete drug rehabilitation and go on to live modest middle-class lives
the ability of the middle-class to manage their addiction in a way that allows them to lead a "normal" life
the successful "natural" recovery of drug addicts and alcoholics without the aid of formal or informal forms of intervention
to provide the reader with an understanding of why internalizing the "addict-for-life" identity is the best way to ensure recovery.