,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.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
3.
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
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
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent
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
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
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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
10. In North America, the demand for amphetamine (especially methamphetamine) has been _____.
a. rapidly increasing
b. trending down
c. stable
d. doubling annually
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
, 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
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
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
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
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
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
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.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Cost of Chemical Abuse/Addiction
a. Alcohol and tobacco
b. Marijuana and LSD
c. Cocaine and heroin
d. Anabolic steroids and inhalants
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Introduction
2.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
3.
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
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
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent
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
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
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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
10. In North America, the demand for amphetamine (especially methamphetamine) has been _____.
a. rapidly increasing
b. trending down
c. stable
d. doubling annually
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
, 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
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
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
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
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
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
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.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Cost of Chemical Abuse/Addiction
