The National Fund for Controlling Drug Abuse (NFCD) is a targeted financial mechanism that supports prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, research, and capacity building related to substance use disorders. Designed to strengthen community interventions, evidence-based pharmacotherapy, and public awareness, the fund enables grants to state agencies, NGOs, and treatment centers. Important keywords for B.Pharm students include drug abuse control, medication-assisted treatment, harm reduction, funding mechanisms, monitoring and evaluation, policy support, research grants, and training. Understanding NFCD helps pharmacists contribute to safe dispensing, pharmacotherapy protocols, overdose management, and community education. Now let’s test your knowledge with 30 MCQs on this topic.
Q1. What is the primary objective of the National Fund for Controlling Drug Abuse (NFCD)?
- To subsidize pharmaceutical industry research for new recreational drugs
- To finance road safety campaigns unrelated to substance use
- To support prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, research, and capacity building for substance use disorders
- To provide scholarships for general pharmacy courses
Correct Answer: To support prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, research, and capacity building for substance use disorders
Q2. Which types of organizations are commonly eligible to receive grants from NFCD?
- Multinational pharmaceutical marketing departments only
- NGOs, state health agencies, rehabilitation centers, and training institutions
- Private retail businesses unrelated to health
- Individual patients for personal expenses
Correct Answer: NGOs, state health agencies, rehabilitation centers, and training institutions
Q3. Which of the following is a core area of expenditure supported by NFCD?
- Construction of luxury hotels
- Evidence-based prevention programs, medication-assisted treatment, rehabilitation services, and operational research
- Exclusive funding for cosmetic surgery
- Direct subsidies to unrelated agricultural projects
Correct Answer: Evidence-based prevention programs, medication-assisted treatment, rehabilitation services, and operational research
Q4. How does NFCD typically ensure accountability for funded projects?
- By allowing unlimited spending with no reporting
- Through periodic monitoring, progress reports, and financial audits
- By delegating all oversight to private investors
- By only funding organizations with no oversight requirements
Correct Answer: Through periodic monitoring, progress reports, and financial audits
Q5. What role can pharmacists play in programs supported by NFCD?
- Only administrative paperwork unrelated to patient care
- Medication management, safe dispensing, counselling, and participation in medication-assisted therapy programs
- Manufacturing illicit substances
- Performing surgical interventions
Correct Answer: Medication management, safe dispensing, counselling, and participation in medication-assisted therapy programs
Q6. Which medications are commonly associated with medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid dependence?
- Ibuprofen and acetaminophen
- Methadone and buprenorphine
- Amoxicillin and azithromycin
- Diazepam and lorazepam as long-term monotherapy
Correct Answer: Methadone and buprenorphine
Q7. Why is epidemiological research funded by NFCD important?
- It helps plan targeted interventions, estimates burden, and evaluates program impact
- It solely benefits pharmaceutical marketing strategies
- It is only for historical record-keeping with no program use
- It replaces the need for clinical services
Correct Answer: It helps plan targeted interventions, estimates burden, and evaluates program impact
Q8. What does IEC stand for in the context of NFCD-supported activities?
- International Export Control
- Information, Education, Communication
- Institutional Economic Collaboration
- Internal Emergency Care
Correct Answer: Information, Education, Communication
Q9. Which monitoring indicator would best reflect service coverage supported by NFCD?
- Number of social media followers of a project
- Number of beneficiaries receiving treatment or counselling services
- Total number of pamphlets printed regardless of distribution
- Amount of money spent on office decor
Correct Answer: Number of beneficiaries receiving treatment or counselling services
Q10. Harm reduction strategies that NFCD might fund include which of the following?
- Needle-syringe exchange programs and opioid substitution therapy
- Programs promoting unregulated substance use
- Exclusive imprisonment without treatment
- Marketing of new recreational drug variants
Correct Answer: Needle-syringe exchange programs and opioid substitution therapy
Q11. When evaluating grant applications, which element is most critical for NFCD decision-makers?
- A speculative advertisement plan with no objectives
- A clear project plan with objectives, methodology, budget, and monitoring framework
- Lengthy biographies without a project plan
- Promises of personal profit to fund managers
Correct Answer: A clear project plan with objectives, methodology, budget, and monitoring framework
Q12. Which population groups are often prioritized in NFCD-supported programs?
- Only healthy middle-aged adults with no substance use history
- Vulnerable groups such as adolescents, women, and people who inject drugs
- Only corporate employees in the private sector
- Exclusive funding for retired athletes
Correct Answer: Vulnerable groups such as adolescents, women, and people who inject drugs
Q13. What type of research would directly help improve pharmacotherapy protocols funded by NFCD?
- Randomized clinical trials, pharmacovigilance and operational research on treatment effectiveness
- Market surveys for soft drink preferences
- Space exploration experiments
- Purely theoretical mathematics
Correct Answer: Randomized clinical trials, pharmacovigilance and operational research on treatment effectiveness
Q14. Which financial document is commonly required to demonstrate proper fund utilization?
- Utilization certificates and audited financial statements
- A personal bank selfie
- A hand-written receipt without verification
- An unsigned verbal promise
Correct Answer: Utilization certificates and audited financial statements
Q15. How can NFCD-funded training for pharmacists improve outcomes in substance use disorder care?
- By training pharmacists in evidence-based counselling, MAT protocols, and overdose management
- By teaching pharmacists unrelated skills like auto mechanics
- By reducing pharmacists’ involvement in patient care
- By focusing only on retail sales strategies
Correct Answer: By training pharmacists in evidence-based counselling, MAT protocols, and overdose management
Q16. Which practice helps prevent diversion of controlled medications in NFCD-supported programs?
- Poor record-keeping and open supply chains
- Strict prescription verification, inventory audits, and treatment documentation
- Allowing anonymous bulk dispensing without records
- Mixing controlled drugs with over-the-counter products
Correct Answer: Strict prescription verification, inventory audits, and treatment documentation
Q17. What is an essential ethical consideration for projects funded by NFCD?
- Public disclosure of all patient-identifiable information
- Maintaining patient confidentiality and informed consent in treatment and research
- Ignoring consent if it slows project implementation
- Mandatory publication of individual treatment failures
Correct Answer: Maintaining patient confidentiality and informed consent in treatment and research
Q18. Which outcome measure would indicate a successful NFCD-funded rehabilitation program?
- Increased relapse rates
- Reduced relapse rates, improved social functioning, and sustained abstinence or controlled use
- Higher rates of untreated substance use
- Decreased client satisfaction
Correct Answer: Reduced relapse rates, improved social functioning, and sustained abstinence or controlled use
Q19. In project sustainability planning, what strategy increases long-term impact after NFCD support ends?
- Building local capacity, integrating services into public systems, and securing diversified funding
- Relying solely on short-term consultants with no handover
- Discontinuing all training at project end
- Keeping project methods secret from local stakeholders
Correct Answer: Building local capacity, integrating services into public systems, and securing diversified funding
Q20. Which activity would NOT be an appropriate use of NFCD resources?
- Support for community-based treatment and research
- Funding for evidence-based prevention campaigns
- Commercial advertising for recreational substances
- Training health workers in addiction management
Correct Answer: Commercial advertising for recreational substances
Q21. What kind of data collection strengthens NFCD program evaluation?
- Routine service delivery data, baseline and endline surveys, and qualitative client feedback
- Only anecdotal remarks with no systematic records
- Random guesses about program reach
- Private financial details of unrelated parties
Correct Answer: Routine service delivery data, baseline and endline surveys, and qualitative client feedback
Q22. How can NFCD support reduce stigma associated with substance use disorders?
- By funding awareness campaigns, community engagement, and training healthcare providers in nonjudgmental care
- By promoting punitive messages only
- By isolating affected individuals without services
- By avoiding community involvement
Correct Answer: By funding awareness campaigns, community engagement, and training healthcare providers in nonjudgmental care
Q23. Which document is essential in a grant application to show expected impact?
- A clear logical framework or theory of change with measurable indicators
- A decorative brochure with no metrics
- Only a verbal pitch without documentation
- An unrelated resume
Correct Answer: A clear logical framework or theory of change with measurable indicators
Q24. Which immediate intervention is supported by NFCD to manage opioid overdose?
- Administering naloxone and providing emergency support
- Waiting for spontaneous recovery without intervention
- Administering stimulants to counteract opioids
- Encouraging further opioid use
Correct Answer: Administering naloxone and providing emergency support
Q25. What is the value of pharmacovigilance in NFCD-funded pharmacotherapy programs?
- Monitoring adverse drug reactions, ensuring safety of MAT drugs, and informing treatment guidelines
- Promoting unmonitored off-label use without follow-up
- Eliminating safety reporting to speed up distribution
- Only counting tablets without clinical follow-up
Correct Answer: Monitoring adverse drug reactions, ensuring safety of MAT drugs, and informing treatment guidelines
Q26. Which partnership enhances NFCD program effectiveness?
- Collaboration between public health agencies, NGOs, academia, and community organizations
- Working in isolation without stakeholder engagement
- Partnerships only with luxury brands
- Exclusive partnerships with unrelated entertainment companies
Correct Answer: Collaboration between public health agencies, NGOs, academia, and community organizations
Q27. Which element best describes an evidence-based prevention initiative funded by NFCD?
- Program design informed by local data, theory, and proven interventions with monitoring
- Random activities with no objectives
- Copying a program without adaptation to context
- Only distributing untested herbal remedies
Correct Answer: Program design informed by local data, theory, and proven interventions with monitoring
Q28. What is a realistic indicator of workforce capacity improvement after NFCD-funded training?
- Number of healthcare workers trained and competency assessments showing skill gains
- Only attendance sheets with no skill evaluation
- Counting how many meals were served at training
- Focusing solely on venue aesthetics
Correct Answer: Number of healthcare workers trained and competency assessments showing skill gains
Q29. How should NFCD-supported projects address gender-specific needs?
- Include gender-responsive services, child care support, and targeted outreach for women
- Ignore gender differences and provide identical services to all without adaptation
- Exclude women from programs altogether
- Assume men and women always have identical service needs
Correct Answer: Include gender-responsive services, child care support, and targeted outreach for women
Q30. Which evaluation focus helps determine the long-term impact of NFCD interventions?
- Assessing long-term outcomes such as sustained recovery, social reintegration and reduced morbidity
- Only measuring short-term publicity events
- Counting solely the number of press releases issued
- Evaluating only the initial disbursement speed
Correct Answer: Assessing long-term outcomes such as sustained recovery, social reintegration and reduced morbidity
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