Deck 4: The Extent of Alcohol and Other Drug Use

Question 1

Ethnography studies:

A)different drug use by ethnic groups
B)use key informants for information
C)mostly skid row and homeless groups
D)all of the above

Answer 1

D
all of the above

Question 2

Effects of specific drugs are difficult to assess when polydrug abuse occurs because:

A)drugs can cancel each other's effects
B)drugs can increase the effect of other drugs
C)polydrug users differ from those using few or no drugs
D)all of the above

Answer 2

D
all of the above

Question 3

Comorbidity refers to the presence of _______ or more psychiatric classifications

A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four

Answer 3

B
two

Question 4

The view favored by the field of psychiatry is that some form of ____________ precedes and contributes toward alcohol and other drugs.

A)genetics
B)abnormality
C)psychopathology
D)influence

Question 5

A study of white middle class cocaine users (Waldorf et al., 1991):

A)found most unable to control their use
B)used random household sampling
C)found most had otherwise normal lives
D)found most tried without success to quit

Question 6

Having an alcohol use disorder __________ the likelihood individuals would also have a corresponding use disorder with many other drugs.

A)slightly increases
B)slightly decreases
C)greatly decreases
D)greatly increases

Question 7

All but which applies to the NHSDA survey:

A)started in 1951
B)became an annual survey in the late 1980s
C)uses a representative sample of the population
D)may underreport due to face to face administration of portions

Question 8

Household surveys of drug use conducted on random probability samples:

A)overlook homeless and inmates of correctional facilities
B)underestimate illegal drug use
C)overestimate if polydrug users get counted more than once
D)c & d only

Question 9

NESARC, NSDUH, and NHSDA's definition of use ignores the fact that "use" varies widely in __________ and ____________.

A)quantities, frequencies
B)supply, demand
C)costs, benefits
D)men, women

Question 10

Past studies have found an association between _________ personality and alcohol dependency.

A)schizotypal
B)aggressive
C)dissociative
D)antisocial

Question 11

Which of the following statements is not true?

A)new cases define the incidence rate
B)existing cases define the prevalence rate
C)old and new cases represent the prevalence rate
D)lifetime use refers to any use for any length of time

Question 12

According to the 2006 NSDUH survey, a higher percentage of _________ compared to __________ used tobacco products.

A)adults, youths
B)males, females
C)Asians, Hispanics
D)Immigrants, U.S.natives

Question 13

All but which applies to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse:

A)obtains annual estimates of drug use
B)examines demographic differences in drug use
C)monitors temporal trends in drug use in society
D)tries to use education to prevent increases in use

Question 14

The snowball technique is:

A)a dangerous way of mixing illicit drugs
B)a procedure to obtain participants
C)part of general population epidemiology
D)an objective research tool

Question 15

The National Comorbidity Survey found that about ________ of their respondents with any type of substance use disorder in their lifetimes also had at least one other _______ disorder in their lifetimes

A)half, health
B)one third, psychiatric
C)one third, health
D)half, psychiatric

Question 16

Polydrug use can:

A)reduce the effects of another drug
B)increase the effects of another drug
C)lead to strong and sometimes lethal effects
D)all of the above

Question 17

In reference to abstainers, which of the following is not true:

A)women were twice as likely than men to be classified as lifetime abstainers
B)the middle age ranges were less likely to be abstainers compared to the 18-24 and 65+ age groups
C)ethnic minorities were more likely to abstain from drinking than whites
D)middle age ranges were more likely to be abstainers compared to the 18-24 and 65+ age groups

Question 18

Epidemiology involves:

A)use of large random samples
B)identifying the number of users in the general population
C)identifying characteristics of users in the general population
D)self report surveys of college students

Question 19

Epidemiological studies:

A)indicate the extent of drug use
B)establish the causes of drug use
C)develop theoretical accounts
D)provide prevention approaches

Question 20

The main difference between simultaneous and concurrent co-use is:

A)concurrent co-use refers to co-use of drugs within the past months at the same time
B)concurrent co-use refers to use of several drugs within the past months but never at the same time
C)simultaneous use of drugs refers to using alcohol and drugs sometimes but never at the same time
D)concurrent co-use is more prevalent than simultaneous use

Question 21

The limitations faced by cross-sectional studies are that use is measured at one point in time, and _____________________________________________________.

A)these studies capture changes in drug use over time within given individuals
B)fails to capture changes in drug use over time within given individuals
C)only captures changes in drug use over time within a sub population of individuals
D)can accurately capture changes in drug use over time within given individuals