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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






2. Ice is also known as '______________'.






3. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






4. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.






5. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.






6. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






7. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.






8. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






9. 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.






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






11. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.






12. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.






13. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.






14. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.






15. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






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






17. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild






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






19. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.






20. Crack is also known as '_____'.






21. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).






22. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.






23. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






24. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






25. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






26. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.






27. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






28. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






29. Nicotine is often thought of as being a mild _________ - but it also seems to have some of the relaxant properties of a low dose of a depressant.






30. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






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






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






33. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






34. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






35. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






36. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






37. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.






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






39. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.






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






41. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.






42. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.






43. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






44. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






45. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.






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






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






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






49. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






50. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.