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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






2. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.






3. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






4. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.






5. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.






6. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.






7. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.






8. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.






9. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






10. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco






11. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.






12. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






13. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.






14. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.






15. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






16. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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17. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.






18. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.






19. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






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






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






22. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.






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






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






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






26. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.






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






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






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






30. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.






31. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






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






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






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






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






36. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.






37. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.






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






39. 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.






40. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.






41. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






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






43. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






44. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.






45. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.






46. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






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






48. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






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






50. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.