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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.






2. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).






3. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






4. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






5. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.






6. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.






7. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.






8. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






9. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






10. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.






11. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.






12. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.






13. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.






14. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






15. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






16. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.






17. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence






18. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






19. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.






20. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






21. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.


22. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.






23. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






24. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..






25. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






26. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.






27. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.






28. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).






29. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.






30. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.






31. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






32. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






33. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






34. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.






35. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






36. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.






37. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.






38. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






39. National Prohibition of alcohol was successful in _________ alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated problems - but also led to a loss of alcohol taxes and increased law breaking.






40. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.






41. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






42. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






43. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.






44. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






45. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.






46. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






47. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.






48. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.






49. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






50. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.