Describe the three key components (epidemiologic triad) of understanding a public health problem so that drug and alcohol use/abuse can be understood in the context of behavioral health

The three key factors are:

a . The host is the individual with the problem.
b. The agent is the substance.
c. The environment includes social, economic, physical, political, and cultural settings in which the host and agent interact.
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When a patient is given the wrong surgery and dies, a sentinel event has occurred

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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