Drug and Alcohol Abuse - Credit by Examination - DANTES

Earn three (upper level) college semester hours credit in "Drug and Alcohol Abuse" by passing DANTES examination SE-495 with a recommended scaled score of 49 ( out of 103 ) using this study guide: (See also Here's to Your Health a lower-level course with similar content.)

1. Begin your study by downloading the official Fact Sheet for this exam. (If Thompson Prometric has moved these (again) try here.
   
   
2. Assess your current readiness for the exam by reviewing the Content section and answering the sample questions.
   (Although not a prerequisite, much of this material is covered in the lower-level Here's to your Health.
   
   
3. Obtain materials to improve your skills in areas where you need additional study from among the following:
   
   

   One or more of the texts from the Reference Publications section of the fact sheet, or other suitable textbook. You may wish to use the DANTES Series Drug and Alcohol Abuse Guide. (See "rudman.html" first.) Our Bookstore features additional Psychopharmacology titles, which may be cheaper and easier to use than the "official" texts. A Primer of Drug Action Illegal Drugs: A Complete Guide to Their History, Chemistry, Use and Abuse Buzzed: The Straight Facts about the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy

   
   
4. When you are ready, schedule an examination:
   
   
   • Active duty (U.S.) military personnel contact your command DANTES office.
   • National Guard and Reserve personnel may also be eligible for assistance.
   • Others contact the College or University administering the test.

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DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support) offers credit by examination via a group of standardized tests developed for the voluntary education programs of the U.S. Armed Forces which have now been made available for civilian use. The civilian tests are administered by the Chauncey Group International , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Educational Testing Service.

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The bibliography below is based on the suggested preparation readings for the DANTES tests. It has been updated from the original recommendations with respect to current editions and changes of publisher so far as is practicable.

• * Ray , Oakley and Charles Ksir Drugs, Society and Human Behavior. 10th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill , 2004.


• Hanson, Glen, et. al. Drugs and Society.7th ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2002.
• Maisto, Stephen A., Mark Galizio and Gerard J. Connors. Drug Use and Abuse. 4th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2003.

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