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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. LSD is a synthetic substance and is the most ______ and notorious of the hallucinogens.
Temperance
Atypical
Potent
440
2. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.
Pharmaceutical
Overdose
Safely
Antidepressant
3. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.
Federal
Heart beat
Cocaine
Tardive dyskinesia
4. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.
Pharmacy
Cumulative
Synesthesia
Women
5. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.
OTC
6 -000
Floaters
Serotonin
6. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.
Mescaline
Norepinephrine
Haldol
Dependence
7. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.
Bupropion
Alcohol
PET
Motor
8. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.
Amphetamines
Marijuana
Phyiscal
MDMA
9. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.
Withdrawal
Amphetamines
Schedule I
Hypnotics
10. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.
Drinking
Special K
Sudden sniffing death
Cocaine
11. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Recreational
Felt tip
Andes
Codeine
12. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.
Phenothiazines
Inexpensive
Decreased
Synthetic
13. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.
Injection
200
Marinol
Loco weed
14. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.
Cocaine
Opium
Hypoventilation
Depressants
15. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.
Mental
Withdrawal
Bipolar disorder
Dopamine
16. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.
Cessation
Alcohol
Dependency
Benzodiazepines
17. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.
Peers
Caffenism
Transmitter
48
18. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
Bupropion
LSD
1960
Somatic
19. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.
1980
Special K
Directions
Crystal meth
20. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.
Patent medicines
Steroids
Caffeine
Anorexiants
21. Examples of ilicit drugs - include alcohol - tea - coffee - _______ and over the counter (OTC) drugs.
Tobacco
Glucosamine
Blood thinners
Months
22. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.
Neonatal abstinence
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
30
Alcohol
23. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.
Psychological
Pharmacodynamic
Amphetamines
Employee Assitance Programs
24. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.
1933
Dentists
Medicine
Sleeping pills
25. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.
Opiate
Glaucoma
Natural
Diagnostic
26. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.
1933
200
Cannabis sativa
Antidepressant
27. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.
Alcohol
Cancer
Injection
Nicotine
28. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Naltrexone
Dopamine
Craving
29. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.
Malnutrition
Watery
Bipolar disorder
Antihistamines
30. 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.
V
Caffenism
Designer
Mental
31. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.
Codeine
Commonly
Poorer
Licit
32. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.
Benzodiazepines
Physical
Months
Anabolic steroid
33. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.
Prescription
Smoking
Medical
15
34. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild
Antihistamines
Benzodiazepines
Heart beat
Depression
35. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.
Emphysema
Tardive dyskinesia
Muscle tone
Healthcare
36. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.
90
Depressants
Analgesic
Plants
37. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.
Psychoactive
41
Patches
Cessation
38. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.
Withdrawal
30
Schedule I
Antipsychotics
39. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.
Clozapine
Behavioral tolerance
Breathing
Hepatitis
40. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.
6 -000
Intoxicating
Substitution
Steroids
41. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.
Natural
Sleeping pills
Barley
British East India
42. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.
Peyote
1933
Crack
Naloxone
43. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.
Fentanyl
Mescaline
Opposed
Smoking
44. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Recreational
Benzodiazepines
30
Toxic
45. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.
Drug safety
Depressants
Tax
Clozapine
46. The concentration of _______ found in the blood is called the BAC.
Pinpoint
Alcohol
Schedule I
More
47. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.
Endorphines
Natural
Tobacco
Marijuana
48. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.
Dentists
Hydrochloride
THC
26
49. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
Decrease
Smaller
Heroin
Codeine
50. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.
Mental
Detoxification
Heroin
Adolescents
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