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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






2. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






3. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.






4. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






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






6. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






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






8. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






9. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.






10. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.






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






12. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






13. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.






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






15. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.






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






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






18. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.






19. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.






20. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.






21. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.






22. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.






23. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






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






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






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






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






28. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






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






30. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.






31. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






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






33. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






34. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.






35. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.






36. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.






37. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






38. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






39. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.






40. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.






41. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.






42. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






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






44. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.






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






46. 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 ____.






47. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






48. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.






49. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.






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