Community Health Chapter 12 – Study Guide, Key Concepts & Practice
Questions
Personal and community consequences of alcohol and other drug abuse. - correct answer
✔✔Alcohol and drug abusers put themselves at risk for physical, mental, and financial ruin.
They themselves may develop a psychological and/or dependance and experience great
difficulty in discontinuing its use. If the drug is an illegal one they face risk for arrest and
incarceration. Abusers present a threat to the community because they have greater health care
needs, suffer more injuries, and are less productive. They often perpetrate more violent acts
that result in economic loss, injury, and death.
Alcohol and drug abuse by high school students - correct answer ✔✔Among 8, 10, and 12 grade
students drug use declined steadily until 1992, then they rose again until 1996 or 1997
(depending on the grade). Illicit drug use began to decline gradually among eighth graders,
while staying the same for other grades until 2002, when a general decline began, and
continued through 2008. But usage levels still remained above the 1992 level. In 2008 19.4% of
high school seniors reported using marijuana in the last 20 days. In 2001 22.4% reported using,
but in 1992 only 11.9% reported using. Drug use is higher among high school seniors than
college students, suggesting those who do drugs don't go on to college.
Drug use - correct answer ✔✔Non-evaluative term referring to drug taking behavior in general,
any drug taking behavior
Drub misuse - correct answer ✔✔Inappropriate use of prescription or non-prescription drugs
Drub abuse - correct answer ✔✔Use of a drug when it's detrimental to one's health or
wellbeing.
Drug dependence - correct answer ✔✔A psychological and sometimes physical state
characterized by a craving for a drug.
, Risk factors for abuse of alcohol and drugs - correct answer ✔✔People can inherit genes that
will either make them more susceptible to alcohol and/or drug addictions or not. For example,
genes that code for enzymes that inhibit the normal metabolism of alcohol could cause one to
respond positively to the effects of alcohol and thus drink more, or vice versa. Genes also
influence cigarette smoking. Personal factors include personality traits, like impulsiveness,
depressive mood, susceptibility to stress, or personality disturbances. These can also relate to
one's choice to drink or do drugs.
Home and family life, such as family structure, family dynamics, quality of parenting, and family
problems can all contribute to experimentation. Family turmoil has been associated with the
initiation of alcohol and other drugs. Failure of parents to provide an environment conductive to
the development of necessary life skills can result in the loss of self-esteem and increase
delinquency, nonconformity, and sociopathic behavior. Family attitudes towards drugs and
alcohol also have a huge influence on adolescents behaviors towards it.
School and peer groups attitudes (or perceived attitudes) about alcohol and drugs influence
one's choices about drugs and alcohol. This is the single most important factor in an
adolescent's choice to drink.
Sociocultural environment irks factors can stem from one's immediate neighborhood or from
society at large. Living in the inner city, with its sordidness, physical decay, and threats to
personal safety could set into motion a variety of changes in values and behaviors.
Health risks of cigarette smoking - correct answer ✔✔Cigarette smoking increases one's risk for
heart disease, lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease, stroke, emphysema, and other
conditions. Smoking accounted for an estimated 443,000 pre-mature deaths per year in the
United States.
Over the counter drugs - correct answer ✔✔Legal drugs (except tobacco and alcohol) that can
be purchased without a physician's prescription. These drugs are regulated by the FDA, and are
intended to provide the user a relief of symptoms, and not actually cure the illness.
Prescription drugs - correct answer ✔✔Can only be purchased with a physician's written
instructions. These drugs are also strongly regulated by the FDA. These drugs are given to cure
certain illnesses, and for extreme pain.
Questions
Personal and community consequences of alcohol and other drug abuse. - correct answer
✔✔Alcohol and drug abusers put themselves at risk for physical, mental, and financial ruin.
They themselves may develop a psychological and/or dependance and experience great
difficulty in discontinuing its use. If the drug is an illegal one they face risk for arrest and
incarceration. Abusers present a threat to the community because they have greater health care
needs, suffer more injuries, and are less productive. They often perpetrate more violent acts
that result in economic loss, injury, and death.
Alcohol and drug abuse by high school students - correct answer ✔✔Among 8, 10, and 12 grade
students drug use declined steadily until 1992, then they rose again until 1996 or 1997
(depending on the grade). Illicit drug use began to decline gradually among eighth graders,
while staying the same for other grades until 2002, when a general decline began, and
continued through 2008. But usage levels still remained above the 1992 level. In 2008 19.4% of
high school seniors reported using marijuana in the last 20 days. In 2001 22.4% reported using,
but in 1992 only 11.9% reported using. Drug use is higher among high school seniors than
college students, suggesting those who do drugs don't go on to college.
Drug use - correct answer ✔✔Non-evaluative term referring to drug taking behavior in general,
any drug taking behavior
Drub misuse - correct answer ✔✔Inappropriate use of prescription or non-prescription drugs
Drub abuse - correct answer ✔✔Use of a drug when it's detrimental to one's health or
wellbeing.
Drug dependence - correct answer ✔✔A psychological and sometimes physical state
characterized by a craving for a drug.
, Risk factors for abuse of alcohol and drugs - correct answer ✔✔People can inherit genes that
will either make them more susceptible to alcohol and/or drug addictions or not. For example,
genes that code for enzymes that inhibit the normal metabolism of alcohol could cause one to
respond positively to the effects of alcohol and thus drink more, or vice versa. Genes also
influence cigarette smoking. Personal factors include personality traits, like impulsiveness,
depressive mood, susceptibility to stress, or personality disturbances. These can also relate to
one's choice to drink or do drugs.
Home and family life, such as family structure, family dynamics, quality of parenting, and family
problems can all contribute to experimentation. Family turmoil has been associated with the
initiation of alcohol and other drugs. Failure of parents to provide an environment conductive to
the development of necessary life skills can result in the loss of self-esteem and increase
delinquency, nonconformity, and sociopathic behavior. Family attitudes towards drugs and
alcohol also have a huge influence on adolescents behaviors towards it.
School and peer groups attitudes (or perceived attitudes) about alcohol and drugs influence
one's choices about drugs and alcohol. This is the single most important factor in an
adolescent's choice to drink.
Sociocultural environment irks factors can stem from one's immediate neighborhood or from
society at large. Living in the inner city, with its sordidness, physical decay, and threats to
personal safety could set into motion a variety of changes in values and behaviors.
Health risks of cigarette smoking - correct answer ✔✔Cigarette smoking increases one's risk for
heart disease, lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease, stroke, emphysema, and other
conditions. Smoking accounted for an estimated 443,000 pre-mature deaths per year in the
United States.
Over the counter drugs - correct answer ✔✔Legal drugs (except tobacco and alcohol) that can
be purchased without a physician's prescription. These drugs are regulated by the FDA, and are
intended to provide the user a relief of symptoms, and not actually cure the illness.
Prescription drugs - correct answer ✔✔Can only be purchased with a physician's written
instructions. These drugs are also strongly regulated by the FDA. These drugs are given to cure
certain illnesses, and for extreme pain.
