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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






2. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






3. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.






4. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






5. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






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






7. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.






8. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.






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






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






11. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






12. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






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






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






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






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






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






18. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.






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






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






21. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






22. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






23. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.






24. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






25. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






26. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






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






28. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.






29. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






30. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






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






32. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.






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






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






35. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.






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






37. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.






38. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.






39. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.






40. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






41. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






42. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.






43. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.






44. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.






45. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.






46. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






47. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.






48. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






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






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