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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.






6. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






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






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






9. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






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






11. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






12. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






13. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.






14. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






15. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.






16. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






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






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






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






20. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.






21. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.






22. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a






23. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.






24. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.






25. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






26. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






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






28. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






29. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.






30. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco






31. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






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






33. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






34. 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.






35. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.






36. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.






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






38. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.






39. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.






40. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






41. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






42. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






43. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.






44. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






45. ___________________ syndrome (NAS) is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive - illegal or prescription drugs while in the mother's womb.






46. 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.






47. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.






48. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.






49. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






50. 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.







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