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Exam 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the detoxification period?

A

Early period where addicts adjust physically and cognitively to being free from the addictions influence

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2
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What percentage of to combat crime are related to drug related crimes?

A

50%

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3
Q

True or False: a relapse means the person has failed to kick their addiction.

A

False. It is an isolated occurrence.

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4
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True or False: Employers have the right to test their employees for drug use.

A

True.

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5
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True or False: Clove cigarettes have higher levels of tar, nicotine, and CO than regular cigarettes

A

True.

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6
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True or False: Cigars are more dangerous than cigarettes.

A

True.

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7
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True or False: Smokeless Tobacco contains less nicotine than cigarettes.

A

False.

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8
Q

What is ingredient in smokeless tobacco allows the nicotine to be absorbed faster through the gums?

A

glass

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9
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What percentage of of all cancer deaths have smoking as a primary causal factor?

A

30%

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10
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Male smokers are 2x more likely to suffer from what?

A

impotence

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11
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True or False: Women who smoke rare more likely to have fertility problems, still births.

A

True.

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12
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What is mainstream smoke?

A

Smoke exhaled by a smoker

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13
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What is sidestream smoke?

A

Smoke from a burning cigarette, pipe, or cigar

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14
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What percentage of adult smokers in the US want to quit?

A

70%

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15
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What percentage of smokers in the US have made a serious attempt to quit?

A

44%

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16
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What percentage of smokers in the US are successful in quitting?

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4-7%

17
Q

What percentage of all traffic fatalities in the US have at least 1 alcohol impaired driver?

A

32%

18
Q

What is the single most preventable cause of death in the US?

A

Tobacco.

19
Q

True or False: Drinking slowly and alternating alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks are a couple of ways to drink more responsibly.

A

True.

20
Q

What is the only cure for hangover symptoms?

A

time

21
Q

Name 5 signs of alcohol poisoning.

A

mental confusion, vomiting, seizure, slow breathing, cool and clammy skin.

22
Q

What is the lifeline law?

A

If you call to save someones life of alcohol poisoning, you cannot be punished for illegal alcohol consumption.

23
Q

True or False: Long term habitual alcohol abuse is associated with CNS diseases, cardiovascular diseases, liver disease, and impotence in Men.

A

True.

24
Q

When does habitual drinking become alcohol abuse?

A

when it starts to interfere with work, school, or relationships.

25
Q

What is the mascot reaction to an alcoholic in the family?

A

they deflect stressful situations with comedy

26
Q

What percentage of alcoholics in the US receive care?

A

15%

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