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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.






2. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.






3. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






4. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






5. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






6. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






7. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild






8. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






9. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






10. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.






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






12. Ice is also known as '______________'.






13. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






14. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.






15. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.






16. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






17. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






18. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.






19. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






20. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.






21. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.






22. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






23. Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.






24. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.






25. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.






26. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.






27. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.






28. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.






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






30. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






31. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






32. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.






33. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






34. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.






35. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.






36. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.






37. 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.






38. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






39. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.






40. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






41. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






42. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.






43. Drug dependence is made up of both ________ and psychological factors.






44. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.






45. Alcohol ______ - is the tendency for someone under the influence of alcohol to focus on the here and now and to pay less attention to long term consequences.






46. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.






47. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.






48. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






49. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






50. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.