MBI 131 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS AND
PRACTICE NOTES
●● SA Economic Cost
Answer: economic costs of approximately $621 billion/year
●● SA Personal Costs
Answer: -loss of employment
-failure at school
-financial consequences
-arrest, convictions, fines, incarceration
-increased risk of sexual assault
-loss of self-esteem
-unintentional death
●● SA Medical Costs
Answer: -unintentional injury
-infectious & non-infectious diseases
-adverse drug reactions
-fetal injury
,-drug induced mental illness
-long-term disabilities
-overdose
-rehab
●● SA Community Costs
Answer: -burden on healthcare system
-cost employers due to lost productivity
-defaults on loans/mortgages
-increased insurance costs
-increased costs of law enforcement/courts
-costs of being a crime victim
-taxpayer supported programs (Medicaid/Welfare)
●● Tobacco use
Answer: single most preventable cause of death, disease, disability
●● Consequences of Tobacco
Answer: -heart disease
-lung cancer
-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-stroke
,-low birth weight infants
●● 16 million
Answer: Approximate Tobacco-related illnesses/year
●● 480,000
Answer: Approximate Tobacco-related deaths/year
●● 41,000
Answer: Approximate 2nd-hand deaths/year due to Tobacco
●● Nicotine
Answer: -stimulant drug
-releases epinephrine
-increases blood pressure, respiration, heart rate
-increases dopamine levels in brain
●● Primary Prevention of Tobacco Use
Answer: -education
-taxes
-no smoking policies
-smoke-free legislation
, -age restrictions
-marketing restrictions
●● Secondary/Tertiary Prevention of Tobacco
Answer: -education
-taxes
-no smoking policies
-Nicotine replacement therapies
-self-help & counseling
●● Alcohol
Answer: -central nervous system depressant
-impairs brain function and motor skills
-increased risk of injuries/alcohol poisoning
-can damage developing fetus
-increases risk of liver disease, cancer, stroke
-risk of alcohol dependency/alcoholism
●● Alcohol
Answer: #1 Drug problem
according to:
-number of people using it
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS AND
PRACTICE NOTES
●● SA Economic Cost
Answer: economic costs of approximately $621 billion/year
●● SA Personal Costs
Answer: -loss of employment
-failure at school
-financial consequences
-arrest, convictions, fines, incarceration
-increased risk of sexual assault
-loss of self-esteem
-unintentional death
●● SA Medical Costs
Answer: -unintentional injury
-infectious & non-infectious diseases
-adverse drug reactions
-fetal injury
,-drug induced mental illness
-long-term disabilities
-overdose
-rehab
●● SA Community Costs
Answer: -burden on healthcare system
-cost employers due to lost productivity
-defaults on loans/mortgages
-increased insurance costs
-increased costs of law enforcement/courts
-costs of being a crime victim
-taxpayer supported programs (Medicaid/Welfare)
●● Tobacco use
Answer: single most preventable cause of death, disease, disability
●● Consequences of Tobacco
Answer: -heart disease
-lung cancer
-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-stroke
,-low birth weight infants
●● 16 million
Answer: Approximate Tobacco-related illnesses/year
●● 480,000
Answer: Approximate Tobacco-related deaths/year
●● 41,000
Answer: Approximate 2nd-hand deaths/year due to Tobacco
●● Nicotine
Answer: -stimulant drug
-releases epinephrine
-increases blood pressure, respiration, heart rate
-increases dopamine levels in brain
●● Primary Prevention of Tobacco Use
Answer: -education
-taxes
-no smoking policies
-smoke-free legislation
, -age restrictions
-marketing restrictions
●● Secondary/Tertiary Prevention of Tobacco
Answer: -education
-taxes
-no smoking policies
-Nicotine replacement therapies
-self-help & counseling
●● Alcohol
Answer: -central nervous system depressant
-impairs brain function and motor skills
-increased risk of injuries/alcohol poisoning
-can damage developing fetus
-increases risk of liver disease, cancer, stroke
-risk of alcohol dependency/alcoholism
●● Alcohol
Answer: #1 Drug problem
according to:
-number of people using it
