SUD 101 - The If’s and What’s of Substance Use Disorder Basics: Pre-Test

Please select the date this live training occurred.*

1. Which term speaks to the individual’s stage of low risk or experimental using?*

a. Substance use

b. Substance misuse

c. Substance use disorder

2. Most Medicare beneficiaries (90%) take prescription medications, and as many as __________ are nonadherent.*

a. 55%

b. 10%

c. 70%

3. Alcohol and substance use disorder are often overly reported.*

A) True

B) False

4. Which of the following is NOT included in the Diagnostic Criteria (DSM-5) for substance use disorders?*

a. Use of a substance in situations where it is physically hazardous to do so.

b. Failure to meet important obligations such as work, school, or home.

c. Developing an increased tolerance to the substance or developing withdrawal symptoms when the substance is not used.

d. Legal problems that result from substance use.

5. What are the potential impacts of substance use?*

a. Alcohol induced dementia

b. Heart/Muscle weakness

c. Stomach or intestinal bleeding

d. All the above