Chapter 1 Influences Society 13 How Much Spent Each

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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
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
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.
4. Adults with SUDs are more likely to physically abuse and/or neglect their children than their non-abusing peers.
a. True
b. False
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
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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
7. The most commonly abused illicit substance in the United States is ___________.
a. methamphetamine
b. marijuana
c. nicotine
d. alcohol
8. Women are more likely to develop an alcohol abuse disorder than men.
a. True
b. False
9. Drug use disorders are the _______ leading cause of death in adults around the world.
a. 3rd
b. 4th
c. 6th
d. 8th
10. In North America, the demand for amphetamine (especially methamphetamine) has been _____.
a. rapidly increasing
b. trending down
c. stable
d. doubling annually
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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
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
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
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.
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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
16. ​Discussthecostsofalcoholuse/abuse/addictionin general economic terms and in healthcare expenditures.
17. ​Describesomeoftheshortcomingsinthetrainingofvarioushealthcareworkersregardingtheidentificationand
treatment of substance abuse disorders (SUDs).
18. ​Aroundtheworld,heroinaccountsfor___ofopiateusedisorders.
a. ​75percent
b. ​10percent
c. ​50percent
d. 25 percent
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510years.
d. ​lastsforlessthanayear.
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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.
21. ​Globally,themajorityofcocaineabusers/addictsarethoughttolivein
a. ​NorthAmerica.
b. ​SouthAmerica.
c. ​Europe.
d. ​Asia.
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.
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
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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
25. ​Annually,______ofalldeathsintheU.S.canbedirectlytracedtosmokingrelatedillnesses.
a. ​10percent
b. ​33percent
c. ​20percent
d. ​50percent
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
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
28. ​Contrastthehistoricalpatternsseenwithalcohol/tobaccousewiththatofthegeneralpatternsofuseofillicit
substances in the U.S.
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29. ​Describethetacticspoliticiansusetohidethetruecostofthe"war"ondrugs.
30. ​HowdoSubstanceUseDisorders(SUDs)contributetotheriseinhealthcarecosts?

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