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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.
Mesolimbic
Glaucoma
Drug safety
Hallucinogens
2. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.
Tax
Benzodiazepines
1960
Cannabinoids
3. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.
Active
Psychedelics
Antidepressant
15
4. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.
Mesolimbic
Psychoactive
Chewing
34
5. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
Heart Disease
Schedule I
Memory
Chewing
6. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.
Mucous membranes
1960
Large
Autonomic
7. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.
Hallucinogens
LSD
Marijuana
Football
8. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Antidepressant
Peers
Less
Decreased
9. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.
Amino acids
20
Cocaine
Smoked
10. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.
13-14
Obesity
One half
Liver
11. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.
Mental retardation
Physical
Intoxicating
Pharmacodynamic
12. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.
Constant
Withdrawal
Injection
Psychological
13. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.
Somatic
Analgesic
Clozapine
Synthetic
14. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
Alcohol
Cocaine
Social
More
15. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Reducing
Psychedelics
Cost
Amphetamines
16. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.
CYP450
Licit
Magic mushrooms
Detoxification
17. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.
Without
Obesity
Speedball
Caffenism
18. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.
Hydrochloride
Delirium tremens
Depressants
Artificial
19. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.
Hypoventilation
Decreased
Intoxicating
Nutrients
20. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.
4-6
Antihistamines
Skin
Anesthetic
21. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.
Eyes
Antabuse
Methamphetamine
Strychnine
22. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.
Iproniazid
Prostitutes
Plants
Slowly
23. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.
Tardive dyskinesia
Atypical
Glaucoma
Over the counter
24. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.
1933
Cocaine
Weight control
Mainlining
25. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Xanthines
Hepatitis
Autonomic
Amino acids
26. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers
Resin
Tardive dyskinesia
Solvents
Heart attacks
27. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.
Patches
Cardiovascular
Memory
Addictive
28. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.
6 -000
Methamphetamine
Designer
Temperance
29. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Heroin
Narcotics
Antipsychotics
Addictive
30. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.
Antihistamines
Depressants
Sleeping pills
I
31. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
One half
Inexpensive
Tardive dyskinesia
Atypical
32. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.
Antidepressant
Blood-brain
Illicit
Memory
33. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.
Without
Hallucinogens
Floaters
Antidepressant
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).
Antidepressant
Short term
Schedule I
120 pound woman
35. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.
Speedball
Brain tissue
10
Behavioral tolerance
36. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.
Bupropion
Freebase
Grain neutral
30
37. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.
Skin
Cancer
Overdose
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
38. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.
CYP450
Autonomic
Cumulative
Codeine
39. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).
Cardiovascular
Smoked
Is Not
Atypical
40. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.
Low
Dropouts
Blindness
Physical
41. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.
Inflammatory
Phyiscal
Designer
Antidepressant
42. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.
Smaller
Caffeine
1933
Codeine
43. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Peers
Pleasure
Homeostasis
Slowly
44. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Entactogens
Dose dependent
Serotonin
Weight gain
45. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.
Autonomic
Receptors
Breaks down
Strychnine
46. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.
Chantix
Thousands
Less
Alcohol
47. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.
Weight control
Smoking
Mescaline
Watery
48. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.
Pinpoint
Hepatitis
Topical anesthesia
Constant
49. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.
Kerosene
Nonspecific
Enzymes
Toxic
50. 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
Psychoactive
Designer
Fluoxetine
Alcoholics Anonymous