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True or false? In the United States, alcohol abuse and related health effects (such as accidents related to
drunk driving) are the most preventable cause of disease and death - ANSWER-FALSE
What is the most common way of taking drugs?
A: Oral administration
B: Intravenous injection
C: Inhalation
D: Cutaneous transfer - ANSWER-A: Oral administration
Today about _________ of women in the United States smoke cigarettes.
A: 0.05
B: 0.1
C: 0.2
D: 0.33 - ANSWER-C: 0.2
Around the world, about ______ of adults are smokers.
A: 0.1
B: 0.2
C: 0.33
D: 0.5 - ANSWER-C: 0.33
Children and babies exposed to environmental tobacco smoke ("secondhand smoking") are most likely to
develop which of the following diseases?
A: Asthma
B: Lung cancer
C: Heart disease
D: Emphysema - ANSWER-A: Asthma
True or false? Women are more likely than men to drink alcohol. - ANSWER-FALSE
Why is taking alcohol with prescription medications potentially dangerous?
A: The combined effect of the medication and the alcohol can be much greater than the effect of either
the medication or the alcohol alone.
B: Many medications can mask the effects of alcohol, making a woman feel less intoxicated than she
really is.
C: The alcohol can negate the effects of many important medications, causing them to be ineffective.
D: Taken together, prescription medications and alcohol can cause spontaneous human combustion. -
ANSWER-A: The combined effect of the medication and the alcohol can be much greater than the effect
of either the medication or the alcohol alone.