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Chapter 13 - Addictive Behavior and Wellness



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Alcohol is the number-one drug problem among college students.
 

 2. 

Smoking is the largest preventable cause of illness and premature death in the United States.
 

 3. 

The most important factor in quitting cigarette smoking is the person's sincere desire to do so.
 

 4. 

About 200,000 Americans die each year from tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drug use.
 

 5. 

According to the United States Department of Justice, about 80 percent of all state inmates have abused drugs.
 

 6. 

After a single dose, THC is not completely eliminated from the body for about one month.
 

 7. 

A 1993 report by US government physicians stated that each cigarette shortens life by 2 minutes.
 

 8. 

The American Cancer Society reports that 87 percent of lung cancer is attributable to smoking.
 

 9. 

Every year in the United States, about 2,000 people die of lung cancer because they breathed somebody else's tobacco smoke.
 

 10. 

Physiological addiction to tobacco results from smoking about 3 packs of cigarettes over a relatively short period of time.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 11. 

Reasons people become addicted include: