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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.






2. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.






3. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






4. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






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






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






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






8. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






9. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.






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






11. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.






12. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.






13. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.






14. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






15. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.






16. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.






17. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






18. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.






19. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






20. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.






21. Ice is also known as '______________'.






22. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.






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






24. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






25. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.






26. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).






27. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.






28. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






29. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






30. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






31. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).






32. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.






33. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.






34. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.






35. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






36. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






37. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






38. Crack is obtained by mixing cocaine with simple _________ chemicals - including baking soda and water - and then drying it--resulting in a lump of smokable cocaine.






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






40. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.






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






42. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






43. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.






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






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






46. 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.






47. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






48. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






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






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