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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






2. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.






3. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






4. GHB is most well-known for its use in substances that disable users and make them vulnerable to sexual assault. _________ is another drug of this type.






5. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.






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






7. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.

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8. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






9. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.






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






11. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.






12. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






13. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.






14. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.






15. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






16. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.






17. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






18. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.






19. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






20. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






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






22. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.






23. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.






24. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






25. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.






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






27. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.






28. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






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






30. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.






31. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.






32. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).






33. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






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






35. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






36. 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.






37. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






38. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.






39. Alcohol ______ - is the tendency for someone under the influence of alcohol to focus on the here and now and to pay less attention to long term consequences.






40. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.






41. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.






42. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






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






44. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






45. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.






46. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.






47. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






48. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.






49. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.






50. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.