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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






2. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.






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






4. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






5. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






6. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






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






8. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






9. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






10. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






11. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.






12. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






13. 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.






14. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






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






16. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.






17. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






18. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






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






20. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.






21. 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






22. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






23. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






24. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.






25. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.






26. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.






27. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






28. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






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






30. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.






31. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






32. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.






33. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.






34. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.






35. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






36. Alcohol is the second leading substance abuse related cause of premature death among Americans (________ is first).






37. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






38. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.






39. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






40. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.






41. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






42. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.






43. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.






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






45. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






46. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.






47. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






48. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.






49. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






50. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.






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