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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.
Rate
Tardive dyskinesia
Cancer
Pharmacodynamic
2. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.
Medical
Depressant
Muscle tone
Anesthetic
3. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.
Toxic
Topical anesthesia
Malnutrition
Reducing
4. GHB is most well-known for its use in substances that disable users and make them vulnerable to sexual assault. _________ is another drug of this type.
Positive
Rohypnol
Stimulant
200
5. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.
Federal
Directions
Time course
Benzodiazepines
6. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.
Antidepressant
Directions
Antihistamines
Legal Recreational Use
7. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.
Switching
Delirium tremens
Epileptic seizures
Pinpoint
8. Alcohol is the second leading substance abuse related cause of premature death among Americans (________ is first).
Tobacco
120 pound woman
One hour
Withdrawal
9. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.
Instantly
Less
Diarrhea
30
10. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.
Low
Dependency
Psychoactive
Enzymes
11. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.
Weight
DMT
Antabuse
Social
12. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.
Rock
Hypoventilation
25
Heroin
13. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.
Temperance
Nonspecific
Clozapine
Cocaine
14. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Antidepressant
Steroids
Depressants
Thousand
15. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.
Xanthines
Decrease
Nicotine
Marinol
16. 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.
Household
Involuntary
Muscle tone
Fermentation
17. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.
GABA
Transmitter
Cocaine
Opioids
18. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Antifreeze
One hour
Sedative hypnotic
Commonly
19. ______ cocaine is not water soluble but can be converted to a water soluble cocaine salt if it is dissolved in citric acid ( for example - vinegar or lemon juice).
Crack
Sedative
Sedative hypnotic
Iproniazid
20. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.
Anabolic steroid
Dose response
Andes
Mushrooms
21. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.
Psilocybin
Mucous membranes
20
Overdose
22. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.
Dronabinol
Pleasurable
Transmitter
Illicit
23. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.
Atypical
Hallucinogens
Mesolimbic
Inherited
24. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.
Physical
GABA
5
Staggering
25. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Designer
Eliminate
Constant
Phyiscal
26. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
Cross tolerant
Prozac
Incurable
Antagonists
27. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.
Physical
1933
Generic
Patches
28. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.
Violent
Theobromine
26
Mucous membranes
29. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.
Marijuana
Alcoholic
Eyes
Federal
30. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.
Antidepressant
200
Available
Amino acids
31. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.
Depress
Chantix
Metabolism
Cocaine
32. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).
Blood-brain
Depress
Prescription
Perceived risk
33. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.
Body fat
Benzodiazepines
Cannabis sativa
Methamphetamine
34. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.
Hallucinogens
Narcan
Medicinal herbs
Medical
35. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.
Cumulative
Mushrooms
Artificial
Football
36. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.
25
Phenothiazines
Rohypnol
Weight
37. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.
Synesthesia
Stimulant
Toluene
Felt tip
38. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Speed
Isopropyl
Motor
Cocaine
39. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.
Strychnine
Brain
Enzymes
Delirium tremens
40. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.
Amphetamines
Glaucoma
Grain neutral
Tax
41. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.
Erich Goode
Detoxification
120 pound woman
200
42. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.
Pleasure
Legal Instrumental Use
100
Withdrawal
43. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.
Pleasure
MDMA
Congestion rebound
Depressants
44. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
Schedule I
More
90
Low
45. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.
Overdose
Sedative
Mainlining
Clove
46. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.
10
Pharmacodynamic
Steroids
Taxes
47. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.
Motor
Substitution
Acetylcholine
Glutamate
48. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.
Hallucinogens
10
Craving
Overdose
49. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.
Depressant
Escaping
Football
Wood
50. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.
Marijuana
Hypoxia
Illegal Recreational Use
Opiate
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