NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

HEALTH EDUCATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The social cost of alcohol use in Australia (2004) was
A
2 billion dollars for the year
B
7 billion dollars for the year
C
15 billion dollars for the year
D
20 billion dollars for the year
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The social costs of alcohol abuse in Australia (2004–05) were estimated to be in excess of $15b (Collins & Lapsley 2008), with $10.8b attributed to tangible costs (eg labour and health costs) and $4.5b to intangible costs such as loss of life through violence (Collins & Lapsley 2008).

Detailed explanation-2: -Alcohol costs Australians $36 billion every year. in Australia is $15.3 billion. Others found that the total cost of alcohol-related harms to someone other than the drinker was $20 billion.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cost of excessive alcohol use in the United States reached $249 billion in 2010, or about $2.05 per drink. Most (77%) of these costs were due to binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as drinking four or more alcoholic beverages per occasion for women or five or more drinks per occasion for men.

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