WKU N335 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 2026/2027 – STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & TEST PREP
What is the most used and abused psycho active drug? - correct answer ✔✔alcohol
How many medications are additive or interactive with alcohol? - correct answer ✔✔more 150
Alcohol consumption has dose-related effect - what does this mean? - correct answer ✔✔the more you
drink, the higher the risk
What does excessive alcohol consumption lead to? - correct answer ✔✔increased effects on morbidity
and mortality
What is the presence of alcohol consumption in a patient's history a significant risk factor for? - correct
answer ✔✔development of comorbidities
What are some examples of drugs that depress the central nervous system (CNS)? - correct answer
✔✔heroin, opiate pain relievers, benzodiazepines, antihistamines, antidepressants
Alcohol abuse and alcohol withdrawal are involved in what? - correct answer ✔✔trauma, violence,
suicides, motor vehicle accidents, and other conditions leading to intensive care unit (ICU) admissions
How many Americans ages 12 or older reported current illicit drug use? - correct answer ✔✔about 9.5%
What are the 9 categories of illicit drug use? - correct answer ✔✔marijuana, cocaine, heroine,
hallucinogens, inhalants; and the nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants,
and sedatives
What is the most common drug used? - correct answer ✔✔marijuana
Any amount of illicit drug use has serious legal consequences and consequences for what? - correct
answer ✔✔health, trauma, brain maturation, relationships, school, and career
What is the fastest-growing drug problem in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔the abuse of
prescription drugs
12 oz of beer or cooler - correct answer ✔✔~ 5% alcohol
8-9 oz of malt liquor - correct answer ✔✔~ 7% alcohol
5 oz of table wine - correct answer ✔✔~ 12% of alcohol
3-4 oz of fortified wine (such as sherry or port) - correct answer ✔✔~ 17% alcohol
1.5 oz of spirits (a single jigger of 80-proof gin, vodka, whiskey, etc.) - correct answer ✔✔~ 40% alcohol
, 3 oz martini (equal to 2 standard drinks) - correct answer ✔✔~ 40% alcohol
What is a standard drink in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔any drink that contains about 14
grams of pure alcohol (about 0.6 fl oz or 1.2 tbsp)
What are the approximate number of standard drinks for beer? - correct answer ✔✔12 oz = 1
16 oz = 1.3
22 oz = 2
40 oz = 3.3
What are the approximate number of standard drinks for malt liquor? - correct answer ✔✔12 oz = 1.5
16 oz = 2
22 oz = 2.5
40 oz = 4.5
What is the approximate number of standard drinks for table wine? - correct answer ✔✔a standard 750
mL (25 oz) bottle = 5
What are the approximate number of standard drinks for 80-proof spirits or "hard liquor"? - correct
answer ✔✔a mixed drink = 1 to 3 or more
a pint (16 oz) = 11
a fifth (25 oz) = 17
1.75 L (59 0z) = 39
What is the second most common form of illicit drug use? - correct answer ✔✔the nonmedical use of
psychotherapeutic drugs (pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, sedatives)
What factors contribute to drug use? - correct answer ✔✔inappropriate prescribing, aggressive
marketing by drug companies for off-label use, belated government response, and an increase of
prescriptions for pain relief in response to the past practices of undertreatment of pain
What are the three most frequently abused prescription opioid pain relievers? - correct answer
✔✔oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone
moderate drinking
(organization: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - correct answer ✔✔men: ≤ 2
drinks/day
women: ≤ 1 drink/day
>65 years: ≤ 1 drink/day
at-risk drinking
(organization: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - correct answer ✔✔men: > 14
drinks/wk or > 4 drinks/occasion
women: > 7 drinks/wk or > 3 drinks/occasion
hazardous drinking
(organization: World Health Organization) - correct answer ✔✔at risk for adverse consequence from
alcohol
QUESTIONS & TEST PREP
What is the most used and abused psycho active drug? - correct answer ✔✔alcohol
How many medications are additive or interactive with alcohol? - correct answer ✔✔more 150
Alcohol consumption has dose-related effect - what does this mean? - correct answer ✔✔the more you
drink, the higher the risk
What does excessive alcohol consumption lead to? - correct answer ✔✔increased effects on morbidity
and mortality
What is the presence of alcohol consumption in a patient's history a significant risk factor for? - correct
answer ✔✔development of comorbidities
What are some examples of drugs that depress the central nervous system (CNS)? - correct answer
✔✔heroin, opiate pain relievers, benzodiazepines, antihistamines, antidepressants
Alcohol abuse and alcohol withdrawal are involved in what? - correct answer ✔✔trauma, violence,
suicides, motor vehicle accidents, and other conditions leading to intensive care unit (ICU) admissions
How many Americans ages 12 or older reported current illicit drug use? - correct answer ✔✔about 9.5%
What are the 9 categories of illicit drug use? - correct answer ✔✔marijuana, cocaine, heroine,
hallucinogens, inhalants; and the nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants,
and sedatives
What is the most common drug used? - correct answer ✔✔marijuana
Any amount of illicit drug use has serious legal consequences and consequences for what? - correct
answer ✔✔health, trauma, brain maturation, relationships, school, and career
What is the fastest-growing drug problem in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔the abuse of
prescription drugs
12 oz of beer or cooler - correct answer ✔✔~ 5% alcohol
8-9 oz of malt liquor - correct answer ✔✔~ 7% alcohol
5 oz of table wine - correct answer ✔✔~ 12% of alcohol
3-4 oz of fortified wine (such as sherry or port) - correct answer ✔✔~ 17% alcohol
1.5 oz of spirits (a single jigger of 80-proof gin, vodka, whiskey, etc.) - correct answer ✔✔~ 40% alcohol
, 3 oz martini (equal to 2 standard drinks) - correct answer ✔✔~ 40% alcohol
What is a standard drink in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔any drink that contains about 14
grams of pure alcohol (about 0.6 fl oz or 1.2 tbsp)
What are the approximate number of standard drinks for beer? - correct answer ✔✔12 oz = 1
16 oz = 1.3
22 oz = 2
40 oz = 3.3
What are the approximate number of standard drinks for malt liquor? - correct answer ✔✔12 oz = 1.5
16 oz = 2
22 oz = 2.5
40 oz = 4.5
What is the approximate number of standard drinks for table wine? - correct answer ✔✔a standard 750
mL (25 oz) bottle = 5
What are the approximate number of standard drinks for 80-proof spirits or "hard liquor"? - correct
answer ✔✔a mixed drink = 1 to 3 or more
a pint (16 oz) = 11
a fifth (25 oz) = 17
1.75 L (59 0z) = 39
What is the second most common form of illicit drug use? - correct answer ✔✔the nonmedical use of
psychotherapeutic drugs (pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, sedatives)
What factors contribute to drug use? - correct answer ✔✔inappropriate prescribing, aggressive
marketing by drug companies for off-label use, belated government response, and an increase of
prescriptions for pain relief in response to the past practices of undertreatment of pain
What are the three most frequently abused prescription opioid pain relievers? - correct answer
✔✔oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone
moderate drinking
(organization: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - correct answer ✔✔men: ≤ 2
drinks/day
women: ≤ 1 drink/day
>65 years: ≤ 1 drink/day
at-risk drinking
(organization: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - correct answer ✔✔men: > 14
drinks/wk or > 4 drinks/occasion
women: > 7 drinks/wk or > 3 drinks/occasion
hazardous drinking
(organization: World Health Organization) - correct answer ✔✔at risk for adverse consequence from
alcohol
