Understanding Risk Factors for Substance Use Disorders

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Which of the following factors can increase the risk of developing a substance use disorder?

  • Having a high income
  • Not having any mental disorders
  • Having a stable household environment
  • Experiencing physical, emotional, and sexual abuse in early childhood (correct)

What are the factors that affect whether and how a person develops a substance use disorder?

  • Only environmental factors
  • Only genetic factors
  • Developmental, environmental, social, and genetic factors (correct)
  • Only developmental factors

When does initiation of substance use in adolescence increase the risk of developing a substance use disorder?

  • It only increases the risk for mental disorders
  • It does not increase the risk
  • It increases the risk of later development of a substance use disorder (correct)
  • It only increases the risk for physical health problems

What are some examples of early childhood experiences that can increase the risk of developing a substance use disorder?

<p>Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Do substance use and mental disorders often co-occur?

<p>Yes, they often co-occur (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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