Question 1

Which of the following is the best way to break a pattern of excessive alcohol use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Keep a drinking diary.
B)  Set goals for change.
C)  Ask a friend to hide your alcohol.
D)  Reduce the amount of alcohol in your drinks.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding alcohol use in the United States is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 40 percent of adults who drink are considered heavy drinkers.
B)  About 90 percent of adults drink alcohol.
C)  About 35 percent of adults call themselves abstainers.
D)  About 50 percent of college students drink alcoholic beverages.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Death can result from alcohol intoxication beginning at a blood alcohol concentration of about ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.50
B)  0.45
C)  0.35
D)  0.20
E)  0.10F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The scarring of liver tissue from alcohol abuse is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The scarring of liver tissue from alcohol...

Question 5

Smoking reduces the effectiveness of some medications, particularly anti-anxiety drugs and penicillin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is true of alcohol-induced cirrhosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its effects can be reversed by about 30 days' abstinence from drinking.
B)  It can occur without symptoms in some people.
C)  It begins at the moment a person takes his or her first drink.
D)  It usually takes about 10 years of steady, heavy drinking for cirrhosis to develop.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Smoking is estimated to play a role in ______ percent of all cancer deaths.

Accepted Answer

A)  30
B)  40
C)  50
D)  60E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Drinking identified by the one-word term ________ is defined as the consumption of five or more drinks in a row for men and four or more drinks for women at least once in a two-week period.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Drinking identified by the one-word term ________...

Question 9

Smoking delays menopause by approximately five years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Every day, the tobacco industry loses 4,600 smokers, either to quitting or to death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Alcohol exposure during fetal development that causes developmental impairment

Accepted Answer

A)  Low-risk drinking
B)  Moderate drinking
C)  Binge drinking
D)  Fatty liver
E)  Fetal alcohol syndromeF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Binge drinking on college campuses is most strongly influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  the social environment.
B)  economic conditions.
C)  education levels.
D)  heredity.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The enzyme ________ converts alcohol to acetaldehyde in the liver.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about smoking cessation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mucous production is among the last things to change following smoking cessation.
B)  Quitting after age 70 has little effect on health or longevity.
C)  Blood circulation decreases in most people after they quit smoking.
D)  The risk of smoking-related heart attack can fall by half within a year.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Today, cigarettes account for nearly 95 percent of the tobacco market in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Alcohol use is a factor in about ________ of suicides in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-eighth
B)  one-third
C)  two-thirds
D)  three-quartersE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Battery-powered devices that provide inhaled doses of nicotine by heating a nicotine chemical solution into a vapor

Accepted Answer

A)  Snuff
B)  Black & Milds
C)  Bidis
D)  E-cigarettes
E)  HookahsF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Consumption of cigarettes decreases as they become more expensive through taxation and other such measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Every day, an additional 4,000 teenagers under age 18 light up their first cigarette.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An abnormal condition of the lungs in which the air sacs become enlarged and their walls lose their elasticity is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An abnormal condition of the lungs in...

Exam 9: Alcohol and Tobacco

Which of the following statements regarding alcohol use in the United States is true?

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Drinking identified by the one-word term ________ is defined as the consumption of five or more drinks in a row for men and four or more drinks for women at least once in a two-week period.

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The scarring of liver tissue from alcohol abuse is called ________.

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Smoking delays menopause by approximately five years.

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Which of the following is true of alcohol-induced cirrhosis?

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An abnormal condition of the lungs in which the air sacs become enlarged and their walls lose their elasticity is called ________.

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