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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..
Liver
Hypoxia
Fentanyl
Plants
2. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.
Designer
Norepinephrine
Cumulative
Autonomic
3. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.
Irritability
Medicinal herbs
Plants
Stimulant
4. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.
Heart beat
Fluoxetine
Alcohol
Instantly
5. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.
Low
Sedative
Dose response
Hepatitis
6. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
Antagonists
Body
Heroin
Spinal cord
7. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation
Instrumental
Equilibrium
Diminishing
Mesolimbic
8. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.
Endorphines
Antidepressant
Phenothiazines
Pharmaceutical
9. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.
Licit
Relief
Heart Disease
Women
10. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.
Lipid soluble
Decreased
1933
Schedule I
11. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.
Medicine
Positive
Addictive
Stimulant
12. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.
Tissue
Structural analogs
Strychnine
Toxic
13. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.
Al
Toxic
Dreams
Psychological
14. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.
Solvent
Iproniazid
Unknown
Smoked
15. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.
Norepinephrine
Pinpoint
Date rape
Low
16. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.
5
Mucous membranes
GABA
Bipolar disorder
17. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.
Cocaine
Myopia
Depression
Psychoactive
18. Marinol is a ____________ controlled substance.
Atypical
Schedule III
Schedule I
Long
19. 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.
Consequences
Duration
Ounces
Myopia
20. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.
Psychedelics
Steroids
OTC
Benzodiazepines
21. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.
Mental
Schedule I
Staggering
Cocaine
22. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.
Schedule II
Speedball
Codeine
Diminishing
23. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.
Pleasure
Heart beat
Cocaine
Antidepressant
24. Both barbiturates and _______________ affect the neurotransmitter GABA.
Abuse
Tranquilizers
Neurotransmitters
Benzodiazepines
25. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.
Instantly
Positive
Breathing
Instrumental
26. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).
1980
Marinol
Is Not
Bupropion
27. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.
Weeks
Dose response
Special K
Homeostasis
28. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.
Medicine
Positive
Short term
1980
29. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.
Mushrooms
PET
Decrease
Diminishing
30. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.
Instrumental
Consequences
Weight
Dronabinol
31. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.
5
Smaller
Staggering
Months
32. 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.
Mucous
Stimulant
Dependence
Common
33. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.
Contextual
Employee Assitance Programs
1933
Synthetic
34. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.
Patches
Caffeine
Mental
Spinal cord
35. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.
Psychological
Blindness
Eliminate
Diminishing
36. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.
Behavioral tolerance
Breathing
Magic mushrooms
Explosive
37. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
Cocaine
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Enzymes
Year
38. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.
Receptors
Heroin
5
Diminishing
39. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.
Codeine
Dentists
Acetylcholine
Appetite
40. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.
6 -000
Household
1960
Synthetic
41. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.
Felt tip
Cannabinoids
Muscle tone
Sedative hypnotic
42. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
Fluoxetine
30
Alcohol
Body fat
43. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.
Heroin
Psychoactive
Potency
Antidepressant
44. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).
15
0.4
Dropouts
Hair
45. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.
Mental
Stimulant
Spinal cord
13-14
46. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.
Natural
Heart Disease
Alcohol
Long
47. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.
British East India
Placenta
Toluene
Escaping
48. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
Perceived risk
Gateway
Heart Disease
Codeine
49. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.
Entactogens
Detoxification
Heroin
Decreased
50. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.
Enzymes
Time course
Fetal Alcohol
Memory