Deck 21: Substance Use Disorders in College Settings

Question 1

In contrast to young adults in general, what percentage of college students report having abused an opioid?

A) 17.6 percent
B) 1.9 percent
C) 7.1 percent
D) 8.3 percent

Answer 1

1.9 percent

Question 2

Alcohol use causes substance-related academic problems for what percent of college students?

A) 30 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 17 percent

Answer 2

25 percent

Question 3

Research has found that of college students abuse an illicit drug during the academic year.

A) 7.1 percent
B) 8.2 percent
C) 20.2 percent
D) 29.1 percent

Answer 3

20.2 percent

Question 4

As a group, college students tend to their peer's drinking.

A) underestimate
B) overestimate
C) accurately assess
D) be impressed by

Question 5

Although most college students cannot legally purchase alcohol until the age of 21, research suggests that of college students view drinking as a central part of their social lives.

A) 17-22 percent
B) 35-38 percent
C) 47-50 percent
D) 90 percent

Question 6

It has been estimated that students per year are the victim of "date rape" while in college.

A) 50,000
B) 60,000
C) 90,000
D) 70,000

Question 7

Researchers found that college students who had consumed "energy drinks" while drinking were more likely to drive home despite being heavily intoxicated when compared to students who had not consumed "energy drinks" while drinking that evening.

A) 50 percent
B) 100 percent
C) 300 percent
D) 400 percent

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about so­called "party" colleges?

A) The rate of alcohol use by students at these colleges is similar to students at colleges that are not considered "party" schools.
B) The rate of alcohol use by students at these colleges is less than rates at colleges not considered "party" schools.
C) The rate of alcohol use by students at these colleges is higher than rates at colleges not considered "party" schools.
D) Efforts to reduce drinking at "party" colleges between 1993­2005 were very successful.

Question 9

Individuals with the strongest commitment to post-secondary education

A) tend to drink more heavily than other students.
B) tend to build peer relationships with like-minded students.
C) tend to be those students who commute to and from school.
D) are less isolative and more social.

Question 10

As a group, college students tend to the number of their peers who are drinking.

A) be unwilling to join
B) overestimate
C) be fairly accurate about
D) underestimate

Question 11

Students who utilize performance-enhancing compounds tend to

A) engage in other forms of substance use as well.
B) be more likely to excel in their studies.
C) have troubled interpersonal relationships.
D) be better athletes.

Question 12

Which of the following term does the author use to describe the phenomenon of college students feeling protected against all but the most severe repercussions of their alcohol use?

A) Group isolation
B) Group insulation
C) Social norms
D) Social insulation

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons described in your text that may contribute to why college students living in sororities and fraternities binge drink at higher rates than students not living in sororities and fraternities?

A) Students living in sororities and fraternities are more likely to be student athletes.
B) Students attracted to living in sororities and fraternities may be more likely to engage in abusive drinking.
C) Students living in sororities and fraternities are surrounded by others who engage in binge drinking.
D) Students living in sororities and fraternities may view binge drinking as a rite of passage.

Question 14

It has been estimated that of high school graduates will graduate from college.

A) 10-15 percent
B) 55-60 percent
C) 49-52 percent
D) 20-24 percent

Question 15

The adolescent brain is thought to be times more vulnerable to alcohol-induced brain damage than the adult brain.

A) 1.5 to 2
B) 2.5 to 3.5
C) 4 to 5
D) 6 to 7.5

Question 16

It has been found that of fraternity members binge drink.

A) 75 percent
B) 86 percent
C) 90 percent
D) 68 percent

Question 17

About of college students abuse illicit drugs, which is a similar rate found in their non-college-bound peers.

A) 7.3 percent
B) 10.9 percent
C) 16.7 percent
D) 20.2 percent

Question 18

There is a between student levels of alcohol use and academic performance.

A) inverse relationship
B) positive correlation
C) neutral relationship
D) static

Question 19

What percentage of medical students meet the criteria for diagnosis of alcohol abuse?

A) 11 percent
B) 18 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 32 percent

Question 20

Research has found that of college undergraduates engage in heavy episodic drinking at least once every two weeks.

A) 10 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 40 percent
D) 65 percent

Question 21

Explain how the selection of peer relationships might influence drug/alcohol use during college.

Question 22

Describe the factors that may influence drinking patterns in those who attend college.

Question 23

Women tend to be more protected from alcohol abuse problems in college than men.

Question 24

What is unique about the environment of attending college regarding the transition into adulthood?

Question 25

One of the indirect dangers from consuming energy drinks is that those who do are more likely to plan to drive home after drinking.

A) 300 percent
B) 400 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 100 percent

Question 26

How might attending graduate school influence alcohol use?

Question 27

Describe the differences between college students and their non­college bound peers.

Question 28

Drinking patterns of college students are similar to drinking patterns of young adults who do not enter college right after high school.

Question 29

The rate of college enrollment has grown over the years. In 2008, of people between the ages of 18 and 19 entered college.

A) 49 percent
B) 75 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 33 percent

Question 30

Tobacco use rates

A) are similar regardless of education level.
B) actually trend up with higher education.
C) go down with undergrad education but trend back up with attending graduate school.
D) continue to decline with more education.