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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






2. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.






3. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.






4. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.






5. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.






6. 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.






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






8. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.






9. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.






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






11. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






12. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.






13. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.






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






15. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.






16. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






17. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.






18. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






19. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.






20. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.

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21. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.






22. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.






23. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






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






25. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






26. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.






27. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.






28. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






29. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






30. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.






31. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.






32. 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.






33. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






34. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.






35. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.






36. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






37. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.






38. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.






39. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






40. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.






41. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.






42. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.






43. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






44. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






45. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.






46. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






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






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






49. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.






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