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DSST Substance Abuse

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






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






3. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






4. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






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






6. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.






7. LSD is a synthetic substance and is the most ______ and notorious of the hallucinogens.






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






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






10. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






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






12. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.






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






14. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






15. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.






16. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






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






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






19. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






20. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.






21. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.






22. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.






23. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.






24. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






25. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.






26. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






27. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them






28. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






29. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.






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






31. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.






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






33. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






34. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






35. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.






36. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






37. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.






38. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






39. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.






40. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






41. Cannabis sativa originated in Asia but now grows worldwide. _____ ____ is made from the fibers of this plant.






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






43. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






44. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.






45. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.






46. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.






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






48. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.






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






50. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.