HOSA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DETAILED FINAL EXAM 2025

What % of people 12 and older have drank in the last 12 months? - Correct Answer-2/3 Has illicit drug use increased in the last decade? To what #? - Correct Answer-Yes. 10% What are the most common drug problem? - Correct Answer-Marajuana, misuse of prescriptions What gender has the highest illicit drug use? - Correct Answer-Men at 4% to women at 2% What ethnic groups have the highest illicit drug dependence? - Correct Answer-Native Americans, Alaska Natives, African Americans. Asians have lowest About what % of adults with drug dependence sought treatment last year? - Correct Answer-15% Each year, 5000 youth under 21 die from what? - Correct Answer-Underage drinking 58% of people who tried alcohol for the first time were under what age? - Correct Answer-18 Most people who used pain-relievers for non-medical reasons got the from who? - Correct Answer-Family or friends Did marajuana use increase between 2012 and 2013 in adolescents 12-17? - Correct Answer-Decreased, but still above desired 6% In the past year, has nonmedical use of pain relievers increased or decreased for males and females? - Correct Answer-Decreased In the US, what percent of adolescents reported use of illicit drugs in the month before study? - Correct Answer-8.8% Went down for white and Hispanics, but not for blacks What percent of adolescents used cigarettes within the last month? What ethnic group used the most? - Correct Answer-6%, whites Cigarette use is more common in the city or the country? - Correct Answer-Country The percent of binge drinking adolescents has increased or decreased to 6% from - Correct Answer-Decreased What ethnic groups for adolescents binge drank the most? - Correct Answer-Whites, Hispanics Which ethnic group of adolescents were most likely to initiate alcohol use, cigarettes, and prescription drugs? - Correct Answer-Whites True or false: a majority of US adolescents perceived no great risk from monthy/weekly marajuana use and having 5 or more drinks a week - Correct Answer-True 10.7% of adolescents had a major depressive episode this year. Is this number higher or lower in males? - Correct Answer-Lower than that of females by 3x Among the adolescents who reported having a major depressive episode, a higher percentage of which gender were treated? - Correct Answer-Females For those adolescents who suffer from depression, are most treated? - Correct Answer-No What percent of adults have thought of suicide in the last year? - Correct Answer-4% True or false: the % of adults who thought about suicide was higher in those with health insurance and were above the poverty line? - Correct Answer-False Females have more serious mental illnesses than men, but what age group has the fewest? - Correct Answer-Older than 65 True or false: those who had serious mental illnesses were more likely to be in poverty, uninsured, and in the country - Correct Answer-True Among adults with SMIs, males were less likely to receive treatment. What age group was also less likely to receive treatment? - Correct Answer-18-25 True or false: most adults with SMIs receive treatment - Correct Answer-True What age group of Americans had the highest illicit drug dependence/use? - Correct Answer-18-25 Illicit drug use is more common among what gender? - Correct Answer-Males What age group of Americans has the highest percentage of heavy alcohol use? - Correct Answer-21-25 Did the amount of Americans enrolled in a substance abuse treatment increase or decrease? - Correct Answer-Increase Most people in substance abuse treatments were for what? - Correct Answer-Alcohol, then drugs Serious mental illness - Correct Answer-Diagnosable disorder that is different from substance abuse and can impair function