Exam 3 Flashcards
What is the detoxification period?
Early period where addicts adjust physically and cognitively to being free from the addictions influence
What percentage of to combat crime are related to drug related crimes?
50%
True or False: a relapse means the person has failed to kick their addiction.
False. It is an isolated occurrence.
True or False: Employers have the right to test their employees for drug use.
True.
True or False: Clove cigarettes have higher levels of tar, nicotine, and CO than regular cigarettes
True.
True or False: Cigars are more dangerous than cigarettes.
True.
True or False: Smokeless Tobacco contains less nicotine than cigarettes.
False.
What is ingredient in smokeless tobacco allows the nicotine to be absorbed faster through the gums?
glass
What percentage of of all cancer deaths have smoking as a primary causal factor?
30%
Male smokers are 2x more likely to suffer from what?
impotence
True or False: Women who smoke rare more likely to have fertility problems, still births.
True.
What is mainstream smoke?
Smoke exhaled by a smoker
What is sidestream smoke?
Smoke from a burning cigarette, pipe, or cigar
What percentage of adult smokers in the US want to quit?
70%
What percentage of smokers in the US have made a serious attempt to quit?
44%
What percentage of smokers in the US are successful in quitting?
4-7%
What percentage of all traffic fatalities in the US have at least 1 alcohol impaired driver?
32%
What is the single most preventable cause of death in the US?
Tobacco.
True or False: Drinking slowly and alternating alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks are a couple of ways to drink more responsibly.
True.
What is the only cure for hangover symptoms?
time
Name 5 signs of alcohol poisoning.
mental confusion, vomiting, seizure, slow breathing, cool and clammy skin.
What is the lifeline law?
If you call to save someones life of alcohol poisoning, you cannot be punished for illegal alcohol consumption.
True or False: Long term habitual alcohol abuse is associated with CNS diseases, cardiovascular diseases, liver disease, and impotence in Men.
True.
When does habitual drinking become alcohol abuse?
when it starts to interfere with work, school, or relationships.
