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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.
Endorphines
Drinking
Slowly
Heart Disease
2. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Blood pressure
Heroin
Epileptic seizures
Body
3. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
Schedule I
Heart attacks
Relief
Emphysema
4. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Perceived risk
Poppers
Duration
Cocaine
5. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.
Speed
Synesthesia
25
Fentanyl
6. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.
Cessation
Reducing
Mucous membranes
Large
7. 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.
Diagnostic
PCP
Crack
10
8. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.
LSD
CYP450
Prescription
PCP
9. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.
Leukoplakia
Cocaine
Positive
Gateway
10. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.
Weight gain
Hydrochloride
Benzodiazepines
Leukoplakia
11. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.
Ethanol
Antidepressant
Schedule II
30
12. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.
Marinol
Cigarettes
120 pound woman
Glutamate
13. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.
Congeners
Mental
Inherited
Coca
14. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.
Speedball
Muscle tone
Antipsychotics
Date rape
15. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.
Fetal Alcohol
Mucous
Iproniazid
Peyote
16. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.
Nicotine
Year
Transmitter
Codeine
17. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.
More
Is Not
Atypical
100
18. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.
Violent
Instantly
Alcoholic
Dietary supplements
19. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.
Women
Stimulant
Leukoplakia
Receptors
20. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.
Day
Indians
Leave
1937
21. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.
Depressants
Withdrawal
Stimulant
Endorphines
22. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.
Marijuana
Opioid
Body fat
Preschool
23. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.
Ethanol
Nalorphine
Phyiscal
Appetite
24. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.
Blindness
Skin
Hallucinations
Medical
25. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.
Positive
Depressants
Equilibrium
Speed
26. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).
30
5
Cocaine
Depress
27. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.
Employee Assitance Programs
Decreased
Muscle tone
Low
28. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.
Toxic
30
Temperance
Synthetic
29. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.
Irritability
Dietary supplements
Anesthetic
Designer
30. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.
Heroin
Ounces
Enzymes
41
31. 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.
Mental
Opium
Graduates
Cigarettes
32. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.
Crack
Memory
Short term
Haldol
33. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.
MDMA
Alcohol
Wood
Liver
34. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.
Artificial
Bipolar disorder
30
DMT
35. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.
Floaters
Crack
Ethanol
Insomnia
36. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.
Ethanol
Phyiscal
48
Codeine
37. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.
25
Illegal Instrumental Use
Positive
Hair
38. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.
Mucous membranes
Ounces
Pinpoint
Dronabinol
39. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.
Household
Diagnostic
Mental
Dependence
40. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.
Less
Antihistamines
Lipid soluble
Endorphines
41. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.
Without
Lipid solubility
Cross tolerant
Fentanyl
42. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.
Entactogens
Equilibrium
Barley
Coca
43. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Black Tar
Central nervous system
Psychoactive
Myopia
44. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.
Serotonin
Raves
Hypoventilation
Eliminate
45. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.
Stimulant
Psychotherapeutic
Eyes
Metabolism
46. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.
Thousand
Cocaine
Benzodiazepines
Sedatives
47. Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.
Antifreeze
60
Coca
Atypical
48. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.
Employee Assitance Programs
Artificial
Medical
Mushrooms
49. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.
Pharmacodynamic
Dangerous
Mental
Paradoxica
50. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Soft drinks
Nail polish
Prescription
Dependence