Test bank for concepts of chemical dependency 9th edition by doweiko

False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society 5.. 75 percent ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disord

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1 According to your text, use of which of the following substances has remained fairly stable in society?

a Alcohol and tobacco

b Marijuana and LSD

c Cocaine and heroin

d Anabolic steroids and inhalants

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Introduction

2 The direct and indirect cost of substance use disorders totals _ percent of the average state’s budget

a 5

b 10

c 15

d 20

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society

3 Some of the indirect costs of the “war on drugs” include

a feeding and housing those convicted of drug crimes

b providing healthcare for all prisoners

c lost productivity by those who abuse drugs

d all of these answers

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

4 Adults with SUDs are more likely to physically abuse and/or neglect their children than their non-abusing peers

a True

b False

ANSWER: True

POINTS: 1

5 What percent of the entire world population has used at least one psychoactive substance?

a 5 percent

b 25 percent

c 50 percent

d 75 percent

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders

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6 What percent of the entire world population has abused an illicit substance at least once?

a 5 percent

b 25 percent

c 50 percent

d 75 percent

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

7 The most commonly abused illicit substance in the United States is _

a methamphetamine

b marijuana

c nicotine

d alcohol

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

8 Women are more likely to develop an alcohol abuse disorder than men

a True

b False

ANSWER: False

POINTS: 1

9 Drug use disorders are the _ leading cause of death in adults around the world

a 3rd

b 4th

c 6th

d 8th

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: The Cost of Chemical Abuse/Addiction

10 In North America, the demand for amphetamine (especially methamphetamine) has been _

a rapidly increasing

b trending down

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11 As a hospital administrator, you would expect that _ percent of admissions to the hospital would be substance related:

a 5-10

b 8-15

c 16-20

d 35-40

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

12 What percentage of psychiatric hospital admissions are not associated with drug or alcohol abuse?

a 15-20 percent

b 8-10 percent

c 25-30 percent

d 25-50 percent

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

13 How much is spent each year in the U.S purchasing illicit drugs?

a $375 billion

b $264 billion

c $200 billion

d $115 million

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

14 The estimated economic impact of alcohol use disorders in the United States is thought to be

a $98 million per year

b $900 for each person over the age of 18

c $638 for each person

d half of national health care expenditures

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

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15 What percent of physicians in the United States believe they are adequately trained to treat substance abusers?

a 30 percent

b More than 25 percent

c 17 percent

d Less than 17 percent

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Who Treats Persons with an SUD?

16 Discuss the costs of alcohol use/abuse/addiction in general economic terms and in healthcare expenditures

ANSWER: No answer provided.

POINTS: 1

17 Describe some of the shortcomings in the training of various healthcare workers regarding the identification and treatment of substance abuse disorders (SUDs)

ANSWER: No answer provided

POINTS: 1

18 Around the world, heroin accounts for _ of opiate use disorders

a 75 percent

b 10 percent

c 50 percent

d 25 percent

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

19 For most individuals, experimentation with the illicit use of drugs

a occurs only once

b initiates a slow, but inevitable, advance into addiction

c runs a course of use that usually lasts 510 years

d lasts for less than a year

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

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20 Historically, substance use has been occurring

a since the early 1700s

b only in the last 50 years

c primarily in the urban areas of Europe and North America

d for thousands of years

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Introduction

21 Globally, the majority of cocaine abusers/addicts are thought to live in

a North America

b South America

c Europe

d Asia

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

22 One in five citizens of the United States

a has ingested hallucinogens

b smokes cigarettes

c drinks alcohol daily

d has ever used a tobacco product

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

23 In the U.S., the number of deaths resulting from illicit drug use are _ those from legal substance use

a much higher than

b statistically the same as

c more numerous than

d only a fraction of

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

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24 Alcohol is thought to contribute to approximately of all motor vehicle accidents.

a 40 percent

b 60 percent

c 30 percent

d 50 percent

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

25 Annually, of all deaths in the U.S. can be directly traced to smokingrelated illnesses

a 10 percent

b 33 percent

c 20 percent

d 50 percent

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

26 The majority of psychologists surveyed reported regarding the identification or treatment of addictions

a no formal training

b confidence

c being comfortable

d felt adequately prepared coming out of graduate school

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

27 The majority of undergraduate nursing programs require of instruction on alcohol and drug abuse content

a one semester

b a single course

c several weeks

d 1 to 5 clock hours

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

28 Contrast the historical patterns seen with alcohol/tobacco use with that of the general patterns of use of illicit

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29 Describe the tactics politicians use to hide the true cost of the "war" on drugs.

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society

30 How do Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) contribute to the rise in healthcare costs?

POINTS: 1

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