Health Compromising Behaviors

Question 1

Alcohol Mortality statistics

Answer 1

Third leading cause of preventable death

Responsible for 79,000 deaths annually

31% of traffic related deaths

Question 2

Alcohol costs to society

Answer 2

184.6 billion dollars annually

Include lost earnings

treatment costs for alcoholism and other diseases

cost of motor vehicle accidents, fires and crimes

Question 3

Substance dependence key factors?

Answer 3

Physical dependence
Tolerance
Craving

Question 4

Physical dependence

Answer 4

Body is adjusted to substance and incorporated its use into normal functioning of the body’s tissues

Question 5

Tolerance

Answer 5

Body has adapted to the use of a substance and requires increasingly larger doses to obtain the same effects

Question 6

Craving

Answer 6

Strong desire to engage in a behavior or consume a substance

Question 7

Alcoholism

Answer 7

Physical dependence of alcohol

Question 8

Problem drinking

Answer 8

Alcohol consumption that results in social , psychological and medical problems

Question 9

Treatment programs for alcoholism

Answer 9

Cognitive behavioral modification programs

Abstinence programs

Controlled drinking interventions

Question 10

Alcoholism relapse statistics

Answer 10

50% of treated patients relapse within 3 months

Question 11

Controversy around health benefits of mold alcohol consumption (1 drink per day)

Pros vs cons

Answer 11

D

Question 12

Chronic diseases associated with smoking

Answer 12

Lung cancer 
Heart disease
Chronic lung disease 
Strokes
Other cancers (oral cancer )