MBI 131 MIAMI UNIVERSITY EXAM 1 2026 EXAM
SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ List and Explain the personal costs of substance abuse. Answer:
Lost productivity
-Absenteeism from school or work
-Underachievement at school or work
Loss of employment or failure at school
-Financial problems
Medical treatment
-Infectious & non-infectious diseases
-Unintentional injury/Emergency care
-Disabilities
-Adverse drug reactions or exposure to adulterated drugs
-Drug induced mental illness/psychosis
-Drug overdose
-Fetal injury
-Rehabilitation
,Potential for illegal/criminal activity
-Arrest
-Having a "record"
-Incarceration
Other personal costs
-Increased risk of sexual & other assaults
-Loss of self esteem
-Intentional self-harm: Suicide/suicide attempts
-Unintentional death
◉ List and explain the community costs of substance abuse. Answer:
Medical treatment
-Burden on healthcare system related to treating "unnecessary"
conditions
-Infectious & non-infectious diseases
-Disabilities
-Unintentional injuries/Emergency care
-Mental illnesses
-Overall demand for healthcare services
-Neonatal care
,-Rehabilitation
Employer costs (public & private sectors) due to reduced employee
productivity
Defaults on loans/mortgages
Increased insurance costs
Taxpayer supported programs
-Medicaid & other publically supported healthcare programs
-Welfare
---Low achievement = Fewer employment opportunities
---Loss of wage-earners due to incarceration, premature death, or
addiction
-Other programs for children
---Foster care
---Social worker involvement
Long term costs/effects
-Effects of broken homes on family members
-Generational cycles
, -Continuing costs due to relapse
-Premature death
◉ ___________ is the single most preventable cause of ___________,
___________, and ___________.. Answer: Tobacco; disease, disability, and
death
◉ Health risks of tobacco. Answer: -Heart disease
-Lung cancer
-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-Stroke
-Emphysema
-Low birth weight infants
◉ Explain the chemicals in tobacco and their effects. Answer:
Nicotine is a stimulant drug
-Stimulates release of epinephrine
----Increased blood pressure, respiration, heart rate
-Increased levels of dopamine in brain
Nicotine addiction results from long term brain changes due to
nicotine exposure
SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ List and Explain the personal costs of substance abuse. Answer:
Lost productivity
-Absenteeism from school or work
-Underachievement at school or work
Loss of employment or failure at school
-Financial problems
Medical treatment
-Infectious & non-infectious diseases
-Unintentional injury/Emergency care
-Disabilities
-Adverse drug reactions or exposure to adulterated drugs
-Drug induced mental illness/psychosis
-Drug overdose
-Fetal injury
-Rehabilitation
,Potential for illegal/criminal activity
-Arrest
-Having a "record"
-Incarceration
Other personal costs
-Increased risk of sexual & other assaults
-Loss of self esteem
-Intentional self-harm: Suicide/suicide attempts
-Unintentional death
◉ List and explain the community costs of substance abuse. Answer:
Medical treatment
-Burden on healthcare system related to treating "unnecessary"
conditions
-Infectious & non-infectious diseases
-Disabilities
-Unintentional injuries/Emergency care
-Mental illnesses
-Overall demand for healthcare services
-Neonatal care
,-Rehabilitation
Employer costs (public & private sectors) due to reduced employee
productivity
Defaults on loans/mortgages
Increased insurance costs
Taxpayer supported programs
-Medicaid & other publically supported healthcare programs
-Welfare
---Low achievement = Fewer employment opportunities
---Loss of wage-earners due to incarceration, premature death, or
addiction
-Other programs for children
---Foster care
---Social worker involvement
Long term costs/effects
-Effects of broken homes on family members
-Generational cycles
, -Continuing costs due to relapse
-Premature death
◉ ___________ is the single most preventable cause of ___________,
___________, and ___________.. Answer: Tobacco; disease, disability, and
death
◉ Health risks of tobacco. Answer: -Heart disease
-Lung cancer
-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-Stroke
-Emphysema
-Low birth weight infants
◉ Explain the chemicals in tobacco and their effects. Answer:
Nicotine is a stimulant drug
-Stimulates release of epinephrine
----Increased blood pressure, respiration, heart rate
-Increased levels of dopamine in brain
Nicotine addiction results from long term brain changes due to
nicotine exposure
