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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






2. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






3. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.






4. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.






5. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






6. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






7. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).






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






9. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.






10. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






11. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a






12. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






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






14. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.






15. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






16. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.






17. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






18. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.






19. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






20. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






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






22. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.






23. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.






24. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.






25. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.






26. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






27. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.






28. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






29. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






30. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence






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






32. Crack is also known as '_____'.






33. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






34. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).






35. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






36. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.






37. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.






38. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.






39. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.






40. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






41. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






42. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.






43. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.






44. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






45. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.






46. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






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






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






49. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






50. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.