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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).






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






3. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.






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






5. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






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






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






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






9. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.






10. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






11. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






12. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.






13. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.






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






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






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






17. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.






18. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.






19. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.






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






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






22. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.






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






24. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






25. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.






26. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






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






28. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






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






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






31. 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.






32. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






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






34. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






35. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






36. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.






37. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






38. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






39. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






40. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.






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






42. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.






43. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.






44. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.






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






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






47. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






48. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.






49. 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.






50. 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.







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