A Common Source of Substance Abuse and Misuse Related to the Elderly

question 63

Multiple Choice

A common source of substance abuse and misuse related to the elderly is:

• A)prescription drugs.
• B)illegal drugs.
• C)tobacco.
• D)alcohol.

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Multiplicative Rule

In probability, a rule that calculates the probability of two independent events occurring together by multiplying the probability of each event.

Probability

A gauge of an event's occurrence likelihood, numerically between 0 and 1.

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