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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Cannabis sativa originated in Asia but now grows worldwide. _____ ____ is made from the fibers of this plant.






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






3. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






4. Crack is also known as '_____'.






5. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s






6. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






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






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






9. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.






10. 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.






11. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.






12. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






13. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






14. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.






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






16. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






17. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.






18. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.






19. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.






20. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.






21. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.






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






23. Crack is obtained by mixing cocaine with simple _________ chemicals - including baking soda and water - and then drying it--resulting in a lump of smokable cocaine.






24. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






25. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.






26. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.






27. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.






28. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






29. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.






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

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31. The second stage of drug addiction is increased use - in which the user starts to take increased amounts of the drug. This is followed by _____________ - the third stage of drug addiction.






32. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






33. The most important drug-metabolizing enzymes found in the liver belong to a group known as the ______ family of enzymes.






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






35. 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






36. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.






37. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.






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






39. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






40. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






41. 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.






42. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.






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






44. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






45. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






46. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.






47. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






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






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






50. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.