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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.






2. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






3. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






4. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






5. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






6. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.






7. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






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






9. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






10. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.






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






12. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






13. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






14. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






15. ____________ is the process by which sugar is converted into alcohol through the biochemical action of yeast.






16. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.






17. 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.






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






19. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






20. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






21. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.






22. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).






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






24. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






25. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.






26. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






27. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.






28. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






29. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'






30. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)






31. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






32. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






33. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.






34. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






35. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.






36. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






37. 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.






38. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






39. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






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






41. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






42. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.






43. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






44. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






45. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






46. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






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






48. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.






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






50. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.







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