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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






2. 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.






3. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






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






5. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






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






7. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






8. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.






9. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.






10. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






11. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.






12. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.






13. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.






14. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.






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






16. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.






17. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






18. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.






19. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






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






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






22. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.






23. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.






24. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.






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






26. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






27. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






28. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






29. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.






30. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.






31. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.






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






33. Advertising restrictions - smoke-free indoor air - _____ on tobacco products and limiting youth access to tobacco are all examples of tobacco control laws.






34. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.






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






36. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.






37. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






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






39. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.






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






41. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.






42. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






43. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.






44. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






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






46. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.






47. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






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






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






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