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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.
Legal Recreational Use
Incurable
Poppers
Hallucinogens
2. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.
Distillation
Narcan
34
Cancer
3. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).
Neurotransmitters
Raves
PCP
Depressants
4. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.
Phenothiazines
Switching
Steroids
Patent medicines
5. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
200
Kerosene
Neurotransmitters
6. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.
Benzodiazepines
High
Psychoactive
Psychotherapeutic
7. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.
Glutamate
Nutrients
Disease
20
8. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Positive
Staggering
Indians
Less
9. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.
Depression
Placenta
Mental
Decrease
10. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.
Dreams
Theraputic
Without
Nail polish
11. 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.
Hallucinations
Legal Instrumental Use
Opioid
Cancer
12. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.
Heroin
Escaping
Cocaine
Unknown
13. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.
Weight control
Pleasurable
Medical
Surroundings
14. Opioids are also known as _________.
Hallucinogens
Narcotics
Legal Recreational Use
Months
15. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.
Antitussives
Mescaline
Enzymes
Hemp rope
16. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.
Antidepressant
Poppers
Caffeine
Synesthesia
17. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.
Smoking
25
Mental
Antidepressant
18. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.
Andes
Serotonin
James
Stimulant
19. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.
Instantly
Clove
Hallucinogens
Magic mushrooms
20. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.
Phenothiazines
Codeine
Bipolar disorder
Steroids
21. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.
Less
Cancer
Amino acids
Tissue
22. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.
Central nervous system
Escaping
Dependency
Potency
23. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine
Cocaine
Legal Recreational Use
Tranquilizers
Sedative hypnotic
24. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.
Bupropion
Poppers
Switching
Irritability
25. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.
Women
Ethanol
Diminishing
Depression
26. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.
Hydrochloride
HCL
Illegal Recreational Use
Poorer
27. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Low
Black Tar
Blindness
Depression
28. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.
Heroin
13-14
Drug safety
Theobromine
29. 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
Opioids
Amphetamines
PCP
Opioid
30. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.
Chewing
Enzymes
Explosive
Alcohol
31. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).
Behavioral tolerance
Medical
Is Not
Body fat
32. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Constipation
Strychnine
Illicit
Perceived risk
33. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.
Toxic
Phenothiazines
Prozac
Neurotransmitters
34. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.
4-6
Slowly
Is Not
Withdrawal
35. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.
Dronabinol
Antidepressant
Social
Analgesic
36. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.
Anabolic steroid
Lipid solubility
One-third
Psilocybin
37. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.
Theobromine
Depressants
Methamphetamine
Heroin
38. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.
Toxic
Pharmacological
20
Mescaline
39. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.
Instrumental
Violent
Salt
Inflammatory
40. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.
Inhalant
Neurotransmitters
Solvents
Intoxicating
41. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.
Patches
Malnutrition
V
Cross tolerant
42. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.
Inexpensive
Cessation
34
Decreased
43. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.
Paradoxica
Entactogens
Relaxed
Anesthetics
44. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.
Speedball
Muscle tone
Ethanol
Physical
45. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.
Congestion rebound
Ethanol
Depressants
Autonomic
46. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.
Delirium tremens
PCP
Cessation
Women
47. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.
Al
One-third
Leukoplakia
Phyiscal
48. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Hallucinogens
Moderate
Smoked
Loco weed
49. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
Nonspecific
Tranquilizers
Medical
Antagonists
50. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.
THC
Antidepressant
Sigmund Freud
Opiate