TEST BANK for Concepts of Chemical
Dependency, 11th Edition by Harold
Doweiko & Amelia Evans
VERIFIED CHAPTER 1-36| EXPERT
VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
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,4. Adults with SUDs are more likely to physically abuse and/or neglect their children than their non-abusing
peers.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
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CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: c
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REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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Dependency, 11th Edition by Harold
Doweiko & Amelia Evans
VERIFIED CHAPTER 1-36| EXPERT
VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society
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,4. Adults with SUDs are more likely to physically abuse and/or neglect their children than their non-abusing
peers.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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a. methamphetamine
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CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: c
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POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders
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