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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






2. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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3. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.






4. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.






5. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






6. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.






7. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






8. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.






9. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






10. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






11. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






12. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.






13. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






14. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






15. Advertising restrictions - smoke-free indoor air - _____ on tobacco products and limiting youth access to tobacco are all examples of tobacco control laws.






16. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.






17. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






18. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






19. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.






20. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.






21. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.






22. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.






23. 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.






24. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.






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






26. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






27. 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.






28. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.






29. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






30. The most important drug-metabolizing enzymes found in the liver belong to a group known as the ______ family of enzymes.






31. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






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






33. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






34. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






35. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.






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






37. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






38. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






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






40. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.






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






42. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






43. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them






44. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






45. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.






46. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






47. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.






48. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.






49. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






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