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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.
Thousand
Naltrexone
Cumulative
Dietary supplements
2. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Bipolar disorder
Antihistamines
Constipation
Designer
3. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.
Depress
LSD
Craving
Decreased
4. Nicotine is often thought of as being a mild _________ - but it also seems to have some of the relaxant properties of a low dose of a depressant.
Toxic
Weight control
Stimulant
Chewing
5. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.
26
Consequences
Available
Illicit
6. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.
Designer
16
Phyiscal
Inhalant
7. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Strychnine
Solvents
Codeine
Mental
8. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.
25
10
Psychoactive
Sinsemilla
9. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.
Sinsemilla
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Disease
Atypical
10. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Epileptic seizures
Grain neutral
Synthetic
Cocaine
11. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
Phenothiazines
Dreams
Schedule I
Cocaine
12. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.
Fetal Alcohol
Fentanyl
Molecular
Brain
13. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.
Women
Cocaine
Decrease
Alcohol
14. Crack is also known as '_____'.
Taxes
Rock
60
Lungs
15. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
Over the counter
Antagonists
Withdrawal
Is Not
16. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).
Cannabinoids
Dropouts
Placebo
Epileptic seizures
17. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
Muscle
Cannabis sativa
Pharmacy
Blood pressure
18. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.
One-third
PCP
1960
Phenothiazines
19. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.
Antagonists
Narcan
Muscle spasms
Day
20. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild
Depression
Muscle spasms
Employee Assitance Programs
Central nervous system
21. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.
Cessation
Raves
Heroin
Family
22. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.
Dropouts
Equal opportunity
Synthetic
Codeine
23. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.
Year
Dependency
Resin
Hypoventilation
24. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.
Amphetamines
Stimulant
Benzodiazepines
Naltrexone
25. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.
Commonly
Behavioral tolerance
Cocaine
Barbiturate
26. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.
Entactogens
Leukoplakia
Enzymes
Breaks down
27. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.
Mucous membranes
Opposed
Date rape
Neurotransmitters
28. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.
Crystal meth
One hour
Resin
Toxic
29. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.
Potency
Fentanyl
Stimulant
Hallucinogens
30. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.
Behavioral tolerance
Patches
1960
Hallucinations
31. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.
Ounces
Epileptic seizures
Active
Paradoxica
32. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.
James
Pharmacological
Substitution
Insomnia
33. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.
Craving
Benzodiazepines
Legal Recreational Use
Cardiovascular
34. Drug dependence is made up of both ________ and psychological factors.
Large
Physical
Tissue
Body
35. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.
Medical
Cessation
10
Psychoactive
36. 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.
34
Toxic
Mucous membranes
Absorbed
37. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.
Codeine
Psilocybin
Preschool
Weight control
38. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Barley
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
39. Another word for _________ is painkiller.
Dose dependent
Pinpoint
Detoxification
Analgesic
40. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
Emphysema
10
Paradoxica
Social
41. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.
Sudden sniffing death
Heroin
Magic mushrooms
Available
42. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.
Sedative hypnotic
Involuntary
Inexpensive
Detoxification
43. 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.
Epileptic seizures
Cocaine
Theraputic
Coca
44. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.
Relief
25
Irritability
Diminishing
45. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.
One-third
Cost
Nutrients
Norepinephrine
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.
Common
Weeks
Hypoxia
Floaters
47. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.
Lungs
Mental
Pharmacological
Psychoactive
48. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.
20
Tobacco
Enzymes
Muscle tone
49. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.
Less
Leave
Months
Decreased
50. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.
Social
Heroin
Positive
Patches