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Test Your Drug and Alcohol Addiction IQ

May 17, 2012 by Clinical in Toxins with 0 Comments

Have a go at this short quiz to test your knowledge of drug and alcohol addiction (U.K.). The answers are at the bottom (no cheating!!)

1) In England in 2009, how many percent of men aged 16 and over reported drinking an alcoholic drink on at least one day of the week in 2011?

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2) How may percent of woman in England aged 16 and over reported drinking an alcoholic drink on at least one day of the week in 2011?

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3) How many percent of men and women in England were classified as hazardous drinkers in 2011?

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4) In 2009/10 how many alcohol related admissions to hospital were there in England?

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5) In 2010, how many prescription items for drugs for the treatment of alcohol dependency were prescribed in primary care settings or NHS hospitals and dispensed in the community in England?

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6) In 2009, what is the percentage of children aged between 11 and 15 who have tried drugs in England?

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7) In 2010, what percentage of adults (16-59 years) used one or more illicit drugs in England and Wales?

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8) In 2010, what percentage of young adults (16-24 years) used one or more illicit drugs in England and Wales?

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9) Which drug was the most widely used by young adults and adults in 2009/10 in England and Wales?

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10) How many drugs seizures were made by the police and the UK Boarder Agency in England and Wales in 2010/11?

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True or false?

 

1) In 2010, 290 prescription items per 100,000 population were dispensed for alcohol dependency in England.

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2) 460 deaths were caused by drivers over the legal alcohol limit in 2007

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3) Alcohol is the biggest single cause of accidents in the home

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4) It is safe to operate machinery, swim and drive after drinking alcohol

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5) Alcohol is a factor in one in three burglaries

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Here are the multiple choice answers: 1 (b). 2 (c). 3 (b). 4 (c). 5 (c). 6 (b). 7 (c ). 8 (c). 9 (b). 10 (b)

 

Here are the true or false answers: 1 – True, 2 – True, 3 – True, 4 – False, 5 – True

 

References

www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jul/24/drug-overdose-death-statistics

www.homeoffice.gov.uk

www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/alcohol11

www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/003_Health_Lifestyles/Statistics_on_Drug_Misuse%20_England_2010.pdf

 


 

 

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