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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.






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






3. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.






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






5. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






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






7. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.






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






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






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






11. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.






12. 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.






13. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






14. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






15. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






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






17. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






18. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






19. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






20. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






21. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.






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






23. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






24. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






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






26. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.






27. 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).






28. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






29. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






30. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.






31. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.






32. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.






33. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.






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






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






36. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.






37. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.






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






39. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.






40. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






41. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






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






43. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






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






45. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






46. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.






47. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






48. Psychological dependence is closely related to the concept of _________ reinforcement - which states that if a behavior is reliably followed by a stimulus - it leads to an increase in the behavior.






49. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






50. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.