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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.
Breathing
Hydrochloride
Salt
Ethanol
2. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.
GABA
Breathing
Nonspecific
Alcohol
3. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Cocaine
Homeostasis
Benzodiazepines
Sedative
4. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.
Depressant
Barbiturate
Months
Toxic
5. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.
Andes
Cocaine
Illegal Instrumental Use
Neurotransmitters
6. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.
Phyiscal
Evaporate
Cross tolerant
20
7. Opioids are also known as _________.
Heroin
0.4
Cocaine
Narcotics
8. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.
Nicotine
Caffenism
Benzodiazepines
Synesthesia
9. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Antidepressant
Cocaine
Sudden sniffing death
Blood-brain
10. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.
Addictive
Loco weed
Alcohol
Fentanyl
11. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.
Codeine
Malnutrition
Theobromine
Antipsychotics
12. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.
Temperance
Hallucinogen
Medical
Ounces
13. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.
Inherited
Eliminate
Metabolism
One half
14. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.
Detoxification
Special K
Fluoxetine
Cancer
15. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
Crack
Sudden sniffing death
Thousands
Codeine
16. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.
Hallucinogens
Legal Recreational Use
Cocaine
One hour
17. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.
Salt
Cocaine
Long
Pharmaceutical
18. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.
Schedule II
Physical
Positive
34
19. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.
Toluene
Narcotics
Weeks
Toxic
20. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.
Dose response
LSD
Equal opportunity
Large
21. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.
Psychoactive
HCL
Tardive dyskinesia
Mainlining
22. 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.
Stimulant
Peyote
Spinal cord
Recreational
23. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.
DMT
Illegal Instrumental Use
Marijuana
Chlorpromazine
24. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.
Steroids
Pharmacodynamic
Tobacco
Interactions
25. Crack is also known as '_____'.
Caffeine
High
Weight
Rock
26. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.
Pharmacological
Contextual
Insomnia
Illegal Instrumental Use
27. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.
Physical
Parkinson's
Nalorphine
Cocaine
28. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.
Biological
Spinal cord
Epileptic seizures
Prescription
29. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.
Depressants
Cancer
PCP
Cessation
30. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.
Nail polish
41
Replacing
Cocaine
31. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.
Enzymes
Over the counter
One-third
Substitution
32. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.
Body fat
Codeine
Enzymes
1980
33. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.
10
Rate
Abuse
Pharmacological
34. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.
PCP
Adolescents
Contextual
Plants
35. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.
Family
Stimulant
Blood pressure
Injection
36. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.
60
Andes
Sigmund Freud
Topical anesthesia
37. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.
Dependence
Hydrochloride
Poorer
Biological
38. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.
Psychotherapeutic
Illegal Recreational Use
Caffenism
Diminishing
39. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.
Steroids
Tax
Opposed
Tobacco
40. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.
Mescaline
Large
10
Autonomic
41. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.
Heroin
Smoking
Medical
Increase
42. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.
Tissue
Dopamine
Steroids
Constipation
43. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.
Detoxification
Lungs
Toxic
Grain neutral
44. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.
Heart Disease
Without
Thousand
Transdermal patch
45. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.
Spirits
Pharmacy
Alcohol
Decrease
46. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).
Skin
Marijuana
0.4
Soft drinks
47. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Nicotine
Bupropion
Black Tar
Smoking
48. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.
Addiction
Sedatives
Sleeping pills
Depressants
49. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)
Tardive dyskinesia
Addictive
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Sudden sniffing death
50. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.
Memory
Body fat
Relief
LSD
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