Exam 1: Why Worry About Substance Misuse or Substance Use Disorders

Discuss the costs of alcohol use/abuse/addiction in general economic terms and in healthcare expenditures, providing information for both the United States and the World.

The majority of psychologists surveyed reported regarding the identification or treatment of addictions.

As a hospital administrator, you would expect that percent of admissions to the hospital would be related to alcohol use/misuse.

What percentage of psychiatric hospital admissions are not associated with drug or alcohol abuse?

The majority of nursing schools required only hours of instruction on alcohol and drug abuse content during students' entire undergraduate careers.

Annually, one in of all deaths in the U.S.can be directly traced to smoking-related illnesses.

Drug use disorders are the leading cause of death in adults around the world.

Describe some of the shortcomings in the training of various healthcare workers regarding the identification and treatment of substance abuse disorders (substance use disorders).

Nearly million people in the United States smoke cigarettes.

The majority of undergraduate nursing programs require of instruction on alcohol and drug abuse content.

Which of the following should be included on a list of the indirect costs of the "war on drugs?"