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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






2. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






3. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.






4. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






5. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.






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






7. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






8. 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.






9. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






10. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






11. Alcohol is the second leading substance abuse related cause of premature death among Americans (________ is first).






12. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






13. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






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






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






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






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






18. ___________________ 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.






19. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.






20. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






21. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.






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






23. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






24. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






25. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.






26. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






27. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






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






29. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.






30. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.






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

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32. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.






33. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.






34. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






35. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.






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






37. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






38. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.






39. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.






40. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






41. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






42. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.






43. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






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