Nurs663 Exam 3 Addiction Items Review: Questions
& Answers (Answered)
/. Which substance is the most widely used and abused by adolescents? - Answer-
Alcohol
/.What risks factors are associated with adolescent substance use? - Answer-low
socioeconomic class; poor parental support; drug availability; and depression.
/.By what age have most teenagers tried alcohol in the USA? - Answer-Thirteen years
of age
/.Are whites or blacks (adolescents) more likely to drink alcohol? - Answer-whites
/.Numerous risk factors for adolescent substance use and abuse include: - Answer-
parental belief in the harmlessness of substances; lack of anger control in the family;
lack of closeness and involvement by parents; maternal passivity; academic difficulties;
comorbid psychiatric disorders such as conduct disorder and depression; parental and
peer substance use; impulsivity; and early onset cigarette smoking.
/.True or False: The greater number of risk factors present the more likely that the
adolescent will be a substance user/abuser. - Answer-True
/.What is the most commonly used illicit drug amount high schoolers in the USA? -
Answer-Marijuana
/.What is the strongest predictor of future cocaine use during adolescents? - Answer-
Frequent use of marijuana during adolescence
/.Substance use refers to? - Answer-A maladaptive pattern leasing to clinically
significant impairment or distress.
/.Which receptors are involved with nicotine use? - Answer-cholinergic that enhances
acetylcholine, serotonin, and B-endorphin release.
/.True or False: Young teens that smoke cigarettes are exposed to other drugs more
frequently than nonsmoking peers? - Answer-True
/.marijuana withdrawal symptoms - Answer-insomnia, irritability, restlessness, drug
craving, depressed mood, and nervousness followed by anxiety, tremors, nausea,
muscle twitches, increased sweating, myalgia, and general muscle malaise
& Answers (Answered)
/. Which substance is the most widely used and abused by adolescents? - Answer-
Alcohol
/.What risks factors are associated with adolescent substance use? - Answer-low
socioeconomic class; poor parental support; drug availability; and depression.
/.By what age have most teenagers tried alcohol in the USA? - Answer-Thirteen years
of age
/.Are whites or blacks (adolescents) more likely to drink alcohol? - Answer-whites
/.Numerous risk factors for adolescent substance use and abuse include: - Answer-
parental belief in the harmlessness of substances; lack of anger control in the family;
lack of closeness and involvement by parents; maternal passivity; academic difficulties;
comorbid psychiatric disorders such as conduct disorder and depression; parental and
peer substance use; impulsivity; and early onset cigarette smoking.
/.True or False: The greater number of risk factors present the more likely that the
adolescent will be a substance user/abuser. - Answer-True
/.What is the most commonly used illicit drug amount high schoolers in the USA? -
Answer-Marijuana
/.What is the strongest predictor of future cocaine use during adolescents? - Answer-
Frequent use of marijuana during adolescence
/.Substance use refers to? - Answer-A maladaptive pattern leasing to clinically
significant impairment or distress.
/.Which receptors are involved with nicotine use? - Answer-cholinergic that enhances
acetylcholine, serotonin, and B-endorphin release.
/.True or False: Young teens that smoke cigarettes are exposed to other drugs more
frequently than nonsmoking peers? - Answer-True
/.marijuana withdrawal symptoms - Answer-insomnia, irritability, restlessness, drug
craving, depressed mood, and nervousness followed by anxiety, tremors, nausea,
muscle twitches, increased sweating, myalgia, and general muscle malaise
