Concepts of Chemical Dependency 9th Edition Test Bank by Harold Doweiko | All Completed Chapters | Verified MCQs with Answers | A+ Exam Prep

,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

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

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.

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society

4. Adults with SUDs are more likely to physically abuse and/or neglect their children than their non-abusing peers.
a. True
b. False

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

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

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
b. marijuana
c. nicotine
d. alcohol

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

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

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

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Scope of the Problem of the Substance Use Disorders

, 11. As a hospital administrator, you would expect that percent of admissions to the hospital would be
substance related:
a. 5-10
b. 8-15
c. 16-20
d. 35-40

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society

12. What percentage of psychiatric hospital admissions are not associated with drug or alcohol abuse?
a. 15-20 percent
b. 8-10 percent
c. 25-30 percent
d. 25-50 percent

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society

13. How much is spent each year in the U.S. purchasing illicit drugs?
a. $375 billion
b. $264 billion
c. $200 billion
d. $115 million

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SUDs as Unsuspected Influences on Society

14. The estimated economic impact of alcohol use disorders in the United States is thought to be
a. $98 million per year.
b. $900 for each person over the age of 18.
c. $638 for each person.
d. half of national health care expenditures.

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Cost of Chemical Abuse/Addiction