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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s






2. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






3. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






4. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.






5. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.






6. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






7. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






8. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






9. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






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






11. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.






12. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.






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






14. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






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






16. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.






17. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.






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






19. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.






20. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.






21. 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.






22. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.






23. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.






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






25. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






26. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.






27. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






28. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.






29. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






30. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.






31. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.






32. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






33. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.






34. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






35. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.






36. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.






37. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






38. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






39. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






40. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






41. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






42. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.






43. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.






44. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.






45. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






46. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.






47. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.






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






49. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






50. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.