MBI 131 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
Impact of substance abuse - ANS Cause of more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities than any
other preventable health condition
Affects individuals, families, and the surrounding community
Impacts everyone!
List and Explain the personal costs of substance abuse - ANS Lost productivity
-Absenteeism from school or work
-Underachievement at school or work
Loss of employment or failure at school
-Financial problems
Medical treatment
-Infectious & non-infectious diseases
-Unintentional injury/Emergency care
-Disabilities
-Adverse drug reactions or exposure to adulterated drugs
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,-Drug induced mental illness/psychosis
-Drug overdose
-Fetal injury
-Rehabilitation
Potential for illegal/criminal activity
-Arrest
-Having a "record"
-Incarceration
Other personal costs
-Increased risk of sexual & other assaults
-Loss of self esteem
-Intentional self-harm: Suicide/suicide attempts
-Unintentional death
List and explain the community costs of substance abuse - ANS Medical treatment
-Burden on healthcare system related to treating "unnecessary" conditions
-Infectious & non-infectious diseases
-Disabilities
-Unintentional injuries/Emergency care
-Mental illnesses
-Overall demand for healthcare services
-Neonatal care
-Rehabilitation
Employer costs (public & private sectors) due to reduced employee productivity
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Defaults on loans/mortgages
Increased insurance costs
Taxpayer supported programs
-Medicaid & other publically supported healthcare programs
-Welfare
---Low achievement = Fewer employment opportunities
---Loss of wage-earners due to incarceration, premature death, or addiction
-Other programs for children
---Foster care
---Social worker involvement
Long term costs/effects
-Effects of broken homes on family members
-Generational cycles
-Continuing costs due to relapse
-Premature death
___________ is the single most preventable cause of ___________, ___________, and
___________. - ANS Tobacco; disease, disability, and death
Health risks of tobacco - ANS -Heart disease
-Lung cancer
-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-Stroke
-Emphysema
-Low birth weight infants
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, Explain the chemicals in tobacco and their effects - ANS Nicotine is a stimulant drug
-Stimulates release of epinephrine
----Increased blood pressure, respiration, heart rate
-Increased levels of dopamine in brain
Nicotine addiction results from long term brain changes due to nicotine exposure
Smoke contains over 7000 other toxic chemicals
-70 that cause cancer
Primary Prevention of Tobacco Use - ANS Education
Taxes
No smoking policies
Smoke-free legislation
Age restrictions (18+)
Marketing restrictions
Secondary and Tertiary Prevention of Tobacco Use - ANS -Education (CDC Tips Campaign)
-Taxes
-No smoking policies
-Nicotine replacement therapies
-Cessation programs: Self-help & counseling
Why is alcohol so attractive - ANS More socially acceptable than other drug use
Alcohol is the #1 drug problem in terms of what categories - ANS -Number of people abusing
it
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
Impact of substance abuse - ANS Cause of more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities than any
other preventable health condition
Affects individuals, families, and the surrounding community
Impacts everyone!
List and Explain the personal costs of substance abuse - ANS Lost productivity
-Absenteeism from school or work
-Underachievement at school or work
Loss of employment or failure at school
-Financial problems
Medical treatment
-Infectious & non-infectious diseases
-Unintentional injury/Emergency care
-Disabilities
-Adverse drug reactions or exposure to adulterated drugs
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,-Drug induced mental illness/psychosis
-Drug overdose
-Fetal injury
-Rehabilitation
Potential for illegal/criminal activity
-Arrest
-Having a "record"
-Incarceration
Other personal costs
-Increased risk of sexual & other assaults
-Loss of self esteem
-Intentional self-harm: Suicide/suicide attempts
-Unintentional death
List and explain the community costs of substance abuse - ANS Medical treatment
-Burden on healthcare system related to treating "unnecessary" conditions
-Infectious & non-infectious diseases
-Disabilities
-Unintentional injuries/Emergency care
-Mental illnesses
-Overall demand for healthcare services
-Neonatal care
-Rehabilitation
Employer costs (public & private sectors) due to reduced employee productivity
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Defaults on loans/mortgages
Increased insurance costs
Taxpayer supported programs
-Medicaid & other publically supported healthcare programs
-Welfare
---Low achievement = Fewer employment opportunities
---Loss of wage-earners due to incarceration, premature death, or addiction
-Other programs for children
---Foster care
---Social worker involvement
Long term costs/effects
-Effects of broken homes on family members
-Generational cycles
-Continuing costs due to relapse
-Premature death
___________ is the single most preventable cause of ___________, ___________, and
___________. - ANS Tobacco; disease, disability, and death
Health risks of tobacco - ANS -Heart disease
-Lung cancer
-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-Stroke
-Emphysema
-Low birth weight infants
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Explain the chemicals in tobacco and their effects - ANS Nicotine is a stimulant drug
-Stimulates release of epinephrine
----Increased blood pressure, respiration, heart rate
-Increased levels of dopamine in brain
Nicotine addiction results from long term brain changes due to nicotine exposure
Smoke contains over 7000 other toxic chemicals
-70 that cause cancer
Primary Prevention of Tobacco Use - ANS Education
Taxes
No smoking policies
Smoke-free legislation
Age restrictions (18+)
Marketing restrictions
Secondary and Tertiary Prevention of Tobacco Use - ANS -Education (CDC Tips Campaign)
-Taxes
-No smoking policies
-Nicotine replacement therapies
-Cessation programs: Self-help & counseling
Why is alcohol so attractive - ANS More socially acceptable than other drug use
Alcohol is the #1 drug problem in terms of what categories - ANS -Number of people abusing
it
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
