NSG 2271, Chapter 25, Addiction and
Substance Related Disorders 2025/2026
Exam All Answers and Illustrations
Given
One of the goals of healthy people 2020 is to - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔reduce
substance abuse to protect the health, safety, and quality of life for all,
especially children.
Addiction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition of continued use of substances (or
reward seeking behaviors) despite adverse consequences.
Substance related disorders are categorized into two categories: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔substance use disorders and substance induced disorders
Substance induced disorders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔occur when medications
used for other health problems or medical/mental health disorders cause
intoxication, withdrawal, or other health related problems.
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,Substance use disorder - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔occurs when an individual
continues using substances despite cognitive, behavioral, and physiological
symptoms.
The DSM-5 identifies 10 diagnostic categories of substances including: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔alcohol, caffeine, cannabis (marijuana), hallucinogens,
inhalants, opioids, sedative-hypnotics, stimulants, tobacco and others.
Why is gambling disorder included within the substance use disorder
category? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Because gambling can activate the brain's
reward system similar to the substance use disorders.
A substance use disorder occurs when there is an underlying change in
brain circuitry that may persists after - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔detoxification
Detoxification - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process of safely and effectively
withdrawing a person from an addictive substance, usually under medical
supervision.
In the U.S., _____ is the most abused substance, followed by _____. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔alcohol; marijuana
Alcohol use is at historically low levels for adolescents. In 2013, _____% of
8th graders, _____% of 10th graders, and _____% of 12th graders
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,reported getting drunk in the past month. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3.5%; 12.8%,
26%
In 2013, _____% of high school seniors reported binge drinking. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔22.1% (a drop of almost one third since the late 1990s)
Illicit drug use among adolescents is on the rise. In 2013, _____% of 8th
graders, _____% of 10th graders, and _____% of 12th graders used
marijuana within the last 12 months. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔7%; 18%; 22.7%
In 2013, _____% of high school seniors used a prescription drug non-
medically in the past year. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔15%
Adderall, a stimulant composed of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine
used to treat attention hyperactivity disorder was used by _____% of high
school seniors for non-medical reasons. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔7.4%
Fewer teens smoke cigarettes, _____% than marijuana, _____%. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔9.6% - cigarettes; 15.6% - marijuana
the use of other forms of tobacco are increasing with _____% of 12th
graders smoking hookah water pipes at some point during the past year, an
increase from _____% in 2012. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔21.4%; 18.3% in 2012
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, The use of illicit and legal substances among Asians is consistently _____
than in other ethnic groups. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔lower
In 2012, current illicit drug use was _____% among Asians, _____%
among Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, _____% among
Hispanics, _____% among whites, _____% among blacks or African
Americans, _____% among American Indians or Alaska Natives, and
_____% among persons of two or more races. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3.7%
(Asians); 7.8% (Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders); 8.3%
(Hispanics); 9.2% (Whites); 11.3% (Blacks or African Americans); 12.7%
(American Indians or Alaska Natives); and 14.8% (person of two or more
races)
Statistics in illicit drug use has been relatively stable since 2002 except for
whites increasing from _____ to _____% and Blacks increasing from _____
to _____%. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Whites - 8.5 to 9.2%; Blacks - 9.7 to 11.3%
The highest use of alcohol was among whites at _____% and persons
reporting two or more races at _____%, followed by Blacks at _____%,
Hispanics at _____%, American Indians or Alaska Natives at _____%, and
Asians at _____%. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Whites - 57.4%; Two or more races -
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Substance Related Disorders 2025/2026
Exam All Answers and Illustrations
Given
One of the goals of healthy people 2020 is to - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔reduce
substance abuse to protect the health, safety, and quality of life for all,
especially children.
Addiction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition of continued use of substances (or
reward seeking behaviors) despite adverse consequences.
Substance related disorders are categorized into two categories: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔substance use disorders and substance induced disorders
Substance induced disorders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔occur when medications
used for other health problems or medical/mental health disorders cause
intoxication, withdrawal, or other health related problems.
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,Substance use disorder - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔occurs when an individual
continues using substances despite cognitive, behavioral, and physiological
symptoms.
The DSM-5 identifies 10 diagnostic categories of substances including: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔alcohol, caffeine, cannabis (marijuana), hallucinogens,
inhalants, opioids, sedative-hypnotics, stimulants, tobacco and others.
Why is gambling disorder included within the substance use disorder
category? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Because gambling can activate the brain's
reward system similar to the substance use disorders.
A substance use disorder occurs when there is an underlying change in
brain circuitry that may persists after - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔detoxification
Detoxification - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process of safely and effectively
withdrawing a person from an addictive substance, usually under medical
supervision.
In the U.S., _____ is the most abused substance, followed by _____. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔alcohol; marijuana
Alcohol use is at historically low levels for adolescents. In 2013, _____% of
8th graders, _____% of 10th graders, and _____% of 12th graders
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,reported getting drunk in the past month. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3.5%; 12.8%,
26%
In 2013, _____% of high school seniors reported binge drinking. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔22.1% (a drop of almost one third since the late 1990s)
Illicit drug use among adolescents is on the rise. In 2013, _____% of 8th
graders, _____% of 10th graders, and _____% of 12th graders used
marijuana within the last 12 months. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔7%; 18%; 22.7%
In 2013, _____% of high school seniors used a prescription drug non-
medically in the past year. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔15%
Adderall, a stimulant composed of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine
used to treat attention hyperactivity disorder was used by _____% of high
school seniors for non-medical reasons. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔7.4%
Fewer teens smoke cigarettes, _____% than marijuana, _____%. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔9.6% - cigarettes; 15.6% - marijuana
the use of other forms of tobacco are increasing with _____% of 12th
graders smoking hookah water pipes at some point during the past year, an
increase from _____% in 2012. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔21.4%; 18.3% in 2012
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, The use of illicit and legal substances among Asians is consistently _____
than in other ethnic groups. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔lower
In 2012, current illicit drug use was _____% among Asians, _____%
among Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, _____% among
Hispanics, _____% among whites, _____% among blacks or African
Americans, _____% among American Indians or Alaska Natives, and
_____% among persons of two or more races. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3.7%
(Asians); 7.8% (Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders); 8.3%
(Hispanics); 9.2% (Whites); 11.3% (Blacks or African Americans); 12.7%
(American Indians or Alaska Natives); and 14.8% (person of two or more
races)
Statistics in illicit drug use has been relatively stable since 2002 except for
whites increasing from _____ to _____% and Blacks increasing from _____
to _____%. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Whites - 8.5 to 9.2%; Blacks - 9.7 to 11.3%
The highest use of alcohol was among whites at _____% and persons
reporting two or more races at _____%, followed by Blacks at _____%,
Hispanics at _____%, American Indians or Alaska Natives at _____%, and
Asians at _____%. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Whites - 57.4%; Two or more races -
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