HPEB – Exam 3, Health Promotion and Behavioral Health Course, Study Guide and Advanced
Concepts Review
Alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, or prescription opioids - which costs the most lives in the United
States? - ANS ✔✔TOBACCO
Alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, or prescription opioids -Which costs the most to society
economically? - ANS ✔✔TOBACCO
How many deaths in the United States are attributed to ATOD each year? - ANS ✔✔700,000
What is the estimated economic cost of substance abuse each year in the United States? - ANS
✔✔more than $800 million
physical dependence - ANS ✔✔A physical state in which discontinued drug use results in clinical
illness.
psychoactive drugs - ANS ✔✔drugs that alter sensory perceptions, mood, thought processes, or
behavior.
drug (chemical) dependence - ANS ✔✔occurs when a user feels that a particular drug is
necessary for normal functioning.
psychological dependence - ANS ✔✔which case the user experiences a strong emotional or
psychological desire to continue use of the drug even though clinical signs of physical illness
may not appear; or it can be physical, in which discontinuation of drug use results in clinical
illness.
Differentiate drug use, drug misuse and drug abuse. - ANS ✔✔drug use: nonevaluative term
referring to drug-taking behavior in general, regardless of whether the behavior is appropriate.
, drug misuse: refers primarily to the inappropriate use of legally purchased prescription or
nonprescription drugs.
drug abuse: occurs when one takes a prescription or nonprescription drug for a purpose other
than that for which it is medically approved.
What are anabolic drugs? - ANS ✔✔protein-building drugs
What are the medical uses of anabolic drugs and how are they abused? - ANS ✔✔These drugs
have legitimate medical uses, such as the rebuilding of muscles after starvation or disease and
the treatment of dwarfism. However, they are sometimes abused by athletes and bodybuilders
as a shortcut to increasing muscle mass, strength, and endurance.
What are some results of abuse of anabolic drugs for men and for women? - ANS ✔✔Abuse of
steroids is accompanied by numerous acute and chronic side effects for men, including acne,
gynecomastia (the development of breasts), baldness, reduced fertility, and reduction in
testicular size. Side effects for women are masculinizing: development of a male physique,
increased body hair, failure to ovulate (menstrual irregularities), and a deepening of the voice.
What piece of legislation regulates controlled substances? - ANS ✔✔Controlled Substances Act
of 1970 (CSA; Comprehensive Drug Abuse Control Act of 1970).
What is the nation's most popular drug? - ANS ✔✔Marijuana
What are SAPs, PCPs and EAP? - ANS ✔✔Student assistance programs (SAPs) are school-based
programs modeled after employee assistance programs in the workplace.
dissociative anesthetics such as PCP (angel dust)
the employee assistance program (EAP) to help those who need counseling and rehabilitation.
As of 2020, the possession and recreational use of small amounts of marijuana for recreational
purposes is legal in which states/areas of the United States? - ANS ✔✔Alaska, California,
Concepts Review
Alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, or prescription opioids - which costs the most lives in the United
States? - ANS ✔✔TOBACCO
Alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, or prescription opioids -Which costs the most to society
economically? - ANS ✔✔TOBACCO
How many deaths in the United States are attributed to ATOD each year? - ANS ✔✔700,000
What is the estimated economic cost of substance abuse each year in the United States? - ANS
✔✔more than $800 million
physical dependence - ANS ✔✔A physical state in which discontinued drug use results in clinical
illness.
psychoactive drugs - ANS ✔✔drugs that alter sensory perceptions, mood, thought processes, or
behavior.
drug (chemical) dependence - ANS ✔✔occurs when a user feels that a particular drug is
necessary for normal functioning.
psychological dependence - ANS ✔✔which case the user experiences a strong emotional or
psychological desire to continue use of the drug even though clinical signs of physical illness
may not appear; or it can be physical, in which discontinuation of drug use results in clinical
illness.
Differentiate drug use, drug misuse and drug abuse. - ANS ✔✔drug use: nonevaluative term
referring to drug-taking behavior in general, regardless of whether the behavior is appropriate.
, drug misuse: refers primarily to the inappropriate use of legally purchased prescription or
nonprescription drugs.
drug abuse: occurs when one takes a prescription or nonprescription drug for a purpose other
than that for which it is medically approved.
What are anabolic drugs? - ANS ✔✔protein-building drugs
What are the medical uses of anabolic drugs and how are they abused? - ANS ✔✔These drugs
have legitimate medical uses, such as the rebuilding of muscles after starvation or disease and
the treatment of dwarfism. However, they are sometimes abused by athletes and bodybuilders
as a shortcut to increasing muscle mass, strength, and endurance.
What are some results of abuse of anabolic drugs for men and for women? - ANS ✔✔Abuse of
steroids is accompanied by numerous acute and chronic side effects for men, including acne,
gynecomastia (the development of breasts), baldness, reduced fertility, and reduction in
testicular size. Side effects for women are masculinizing: development of a male physique,
increased body hair, failure to ovulate (menstrual irregularities), and a deepening of the voice.
What piece of legislation regulates controlled substances? - ANS ✔✔Controlled Substances Act
of 1970 (CSA; Comprehensive Drug Abuse Control Act of 1970).
What is the nation's most popular drug? - ANS ✔✔Marijuana
What are SAPs, PCPs and EAP? - ANS ✔✔Student assistance programs (SAPs) are school-based
programs modeled after employee assistance programs in the workplace.
dissociative anesthetics such as PCP (angel dust)
the employee assistance program (EAP) to help those who need counseling and rehabilitation.
As of 2020, the possession and recreational use of small amounts of marijuana for recreational
purposes is legal in which states/areas of the United States? - ANS ✔✔Alaska, California,
