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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 _____________.
Congestion rebound
Heart Disease
Amphetamines
Cocaine
2. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).
Drug
5
Intoxicating
120 pound woman
3. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.
Solvents
Cancer
Methylphenidate
Psychoactive
4. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.
Epileptic seizures
Crack
Benzodiazepines
HCL
5. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.
Sigmund Freud
Instantly
Large
Alcohol
6. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.
Pharmacodynamic
Mucous
Wood
Nicotine
7. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.
Nicotine
Heroin
James
Generic
8. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Temperance
Months
9. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.
Benzodiazepines
Time course
Artificial
Amphetamines
10. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.
Illegal Recreational Use
Heart beat
Cocaine
Serotonin
11. 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.
Cocaine
More
Brain
Artificial
12. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.
Watery
Enzymes
Moderate
Cannabinoids
13. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.
Benzodiazepines
Toxic
Theobromine
Narcotics
14. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.
Reducing
Schedule I
Moderate
Structural analogs
15. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.
Barley
Neurotransmitters
Entactogens
Rock
16. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.
Evaporate
Motor
Nutrients
Medicine
17. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence
Pharmacological
III
Steroids
Alcohol
18. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.
Dopamine
Pharmaceutical
Leukoplakia
Theraputic
19. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.
Cocaine
Rohypnol
Xanthines
Nalorphine
20. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.
Prozac
Chewing
Sedative
Instantly
21. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.
22. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.
Cocaine
34
Hair
Isopropyl
23. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Sleeping pills
Constipation
Atypical
Antidepressant
24. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..
Liver
Stimulant
Heroin
Neurotransmitters
25. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.
Dangerous
Depressants
One hour
Floaters
26. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.
Tremors
Paradoxica
Bupropion
Instrumental
27. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.
Nalorphine
Mental
Contextual
Day
28. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).
Legal Recreational Use
Patent medicines
PCP
MDMA
29. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.
Crystal meth
Phenothiazines
Cocaine
Hepatitis
30. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
1980
Caffeine
Indians
Social
31. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.
Large
Heroin
Benzodiazepines
Drug safety
32. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Speed
Toxic
Sinsemilla
Nicotine
33. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
Day
Sinsemilla
Norepinephrine
Loco weed
34. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.
Blindness
Bipolar disorder
Hepatitis
Muscle tone
35. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
Schedule I
Natural
Bupropion
Neurotransmitters
36. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.
Federal
Speed
Inflammatory
Smaller
37. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.
Strychnine
Heroin
Cocaine
Active
38. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.
Date rape
Theraputic
Clove
1937
39. National Prohibition of alcohol was successful in _________ alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated problems - but also led to a loss of alcohol taxes and increased law breaking.
Mescaline
Nalorphine
Relaxed
Reducing
40. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Hypoventilation
Hypoxia
Antihistamines
Long
41. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.
Blood pressure
Watery
Dietary supplements
Inexpensive
42. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.
48
Marinol
15
Benzodiazepines
43. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.
Alcohol
Preoccupation
Cost
Positive
44. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.
Crystal meth
Narcan
Molecular
Psychoactive
45. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.
Grain neutral
Heroin
Pharmacy
Fentanyl
46. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.
Isopropyl
Benzodiazepines
Sedative
Is Not
47. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.
Explosive
Depressant
One half
Psychological
48. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
Hallucinogens
Constipation
Codeine
Loco weed
49. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
26
Enzymes
50. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.
Homeostasis
Mushrooms
Over the counter
Blood pressure