Concepts of Chemical Dependency 11th
Edition by Harold Doweiko & Amelia Evans
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VERIFIED CHAPTER 1-36| VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
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, Chapter 1: Why Worry About Substance Misuse or Substance Use Disorders?
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
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b. 10
c. 15
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d. 20
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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
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,REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
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
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
5. What percent of the entire world population has used at least one psychoactive substance?
a. 5 percent
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b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
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d. 75 percent
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ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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, 7. The most commonly abused illicit substance in the United States is .
a. methamphetamine
b. marijuana
c. nicotine
d. alcohol
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
8. Women are more likely to develop an alcohol abuse disorder than men.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
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REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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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
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Edition by Harold Doweiko & Amelia Evans
TEST BANK
VERIFIED CHAPTER 1-36| VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
TB
Ac
er
Page | 1
, Chapter 1: Why Worry About Substance Misuse or Substance Use Disorders?
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
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b. 10
c. 15
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d. 20
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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
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,REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
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
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
5. What percent of the entire world population has used at least one psychoactive substance?
a. 5 percent
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b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
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d. 75 percent
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ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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, 7. The most commonly abused illicit substance in the United States is .
a. methamphetamine
b. marijuana
c. nicotine
d. alcohol
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
8. Women are more likely to develop an alcohol abuse disorder than men.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
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REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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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
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