Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Substance Abuse

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






2. 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






3. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






4. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






5. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






6. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






7. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.






8. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






9. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






10. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.






11. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.






12. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.






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


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






15. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






16. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






17. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






18. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






19. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.






20. The second stage of drug addiction is increased use - in which the user starts to take increased amounts of the drug. This is followed by _____________ - the third stage of drug addiction.






21. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






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






23. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






24. Crack is also known as '_____'.






25. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






26. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.






27. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.






28. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






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






30. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






31. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






32. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






33. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






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






35. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






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






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






38. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.






39. Cannabis sativa originated in Asia but now grows worldwide. _____ ____ is made from the fibers of this plant.






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






41. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.






42. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.






43. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






44. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.






45. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






46. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.






47. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






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






49. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.






50. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.