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MBI 131 MIAMI UNIVERSITY EXAM 3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (121)
-26.5% of those age 12+ used a tobacco product
in the past 30 days
-20% of those age 18+ are current cigarette
smokers
-Approx. 480,000 premature deaths/year
Tobacco Use in U.S. -Approx. 16 million people experience serious
smoking-related illnesses/year
-Approx. 41,000 deaths/year due to
diseases caused by environmental
(secondhand) tobacco smoke
-Single most preventable cause of
disease, disability, and death (heart
disease, lung cancer, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, stroke, emphysema,
low birth weight infants)
-nicotine is a STIMULANT drug which
releases epinephrine which increases
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blood pressure, respiration, and heart
Tobacco Use rate
-increased levels of dopamine in brain
(addictive)
-nicotine addiction results from long term brain
changes due to nicotine exposure
-other addictive chemicals?
-education
-taxes
-no smoking policies
Primary Prevention of -smoke-free legislation
Tobacco Use
-age restrictions (18+)
-marketing restrictions
-education
-taxes
Secondary & Tertiary -no smoking policies
Prevention -nicotine replacement therapies
-cessation programs: self-help & counseling
Alcohol 12 oz. beer = 8-9 oz. of malt liquor = 5 oz. of table
wine = 1.5 oz. of 80-proof spirits
-more socially acceptable than other drug use
Alcohol in the U.S. -#1 drug problem by: number of people
abusing it, number of injuries & injury-
related deaths, money spent,
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economic costs
-alcohol is a central nervous system depressant
-impairs brain functions & motor skills
(increased risk of injuries and risk of
Alcohol use alcohol poisoning)
-damage to developing fetus (fetal alcohol
syndrome)
-increased risk of liver disease, certain
cancers, stroke, and alcohol
dependance/alcoholism
Moderate drinking: up to 1 drink/day for women;
up to 2 drinks/day for men
Binge drinking: pattern of drinking that
Drinking Levels brings BAC to 0.08 g/dL, 4 drinks in 2
hours for women; 5 drinks in 2 hours for
men, 5+ drinks on same occasion on at
least 1 day in the past 30 days
Heavy drinking: 5+ drinks on same
occasion on each of 5 or more days in the
past 30 days
-Person stops breathing. death
-Survivors can suffer irreversible brain damage
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Signs:
-mental confusion
-stupor
-coma
Alcohol Poisoning
-person cannot be roused
-vomiting
-seizures
-slow breathing
-hypothermia
-paleness or bluish skin color
Alcohol abuse: drinking leads to
problems (at work, school, home, in
personal relationships, with the law, or
with risk-taking), but person is NOT
Alcohol Abuse vs. PHYSICALLY DEPENDENT ON
Alcoholism ALCOHOL
Alcoholism: drinking causes serious problems,
yet person keeps drinking
-Physical dependence
-tolerance: need more alcohol to feel drunk
-stopping leads to withdrawal symptoms
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MBI 131 MIAMI UNIVERSITY EXAM 3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (121)
-26.5% of those age 12+ used a tobacco product
in the past 30 days
-20% of those age 18+ are current cigarette
smokers
-Approx. 480,000 premature deaths/year
Tobacco Use in U.S. -Approx. 16 million people experience serious
smoking-related illnesses/year
-Approx. 41,000 deaths/year due to
diseases caused by environmental
(secondhand) tobacco smoke
-Single most preventable cause of
disease, disability, and death (heart
disease, lung cancer, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, stroke, emphysema,
low birth weight infants)
-nicotine is a STIMULANT drug which
releases epinephrine which increases
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blood pressure, respiration, and heart
Tobacco Use rate
-increased levels of dopamine in brain
(addictive)
-nicotine addiction results from long term brain
changes due to nicotine exposure
-other addictive chemicals?
-education
-taxes
-no smoking policies
Primary Prevention of -smoke-free legislation
Tobacco Use
-age restrictions (18+)
-marketing restrictions
-education
-taxes
Secondary & Tertiary -no smoking policies
Prevention -nicotine replacement therapies
-cessation programs: self-help & counseling
Alcohol 12 oz. beer = 8-9 oz. of malt liquor = 5 oz. of table
wine = 1.5 oz. of 80-proof spirits
-more socially acceptable than other drug use
Alcohol in the U.S. -#1 drug problem by: number of people
abusing it, number of injuries & injury-
related deaths, money spent,
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economic costs
-alcohol is a central nervous system depressant
-impairs brain functions & motor skills
(increased risk of injuries and risk of
Alcohol use alcohol poisoning)
-damage to developing fetus (fetal alcohol
syndrome)
-increased risk of liver disease, certain
cancers, stroke, and alcohol
dependance/alcoholism
Moderate drinking: up to 1 drink/day for women;
up to 2 drinks/day for men
Binge drinking: pattern of drinking that
Drinking Levels brings BAC to 0.08 g/dL, 4 drinks in 2
hours for women; 5 drinks in 2 hours for
men, 5+ drinks on same occasion on at
least 1 day in the past 30 days
Heavy drinking: 5+ drinks on same
occasion on each of 5 or more days in the
past 30 days
-Person stops breathing. death
-Survivors can suffer irreversible brain damage
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Signs:
-mental confusion
-stupor
-coma
Alcohol Poisoning
-person cannot be roused
-vomiting
-seizures
-slow breathing
-hypothermia
-paleness or bluish skin color
Alcohol abuse: drinking leads to
problems (at work, school, home, in
personal relationships, with the law, or
with risk-taking), but person is NOT
Alcohol Abuse vs. PHYSICALLY DEPENDENT ON
Alcoholism ALCOHOL
Alcoholism: drinking causes serious problems,
yet person keeps drinking
-Physical dependence
-tolerance: need more alcohol to feel drunk
-stopping leads to withdrawal symptoms
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