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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






2. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.






3. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






4. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






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






6. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






7. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






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






9. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.






10. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






11. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






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






13. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






14. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






15. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.






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






17. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






18. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






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






20. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.






21. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






22. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






23. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.






24. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.






25. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






26. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.






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






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






30. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers






31. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






32. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






33. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






34. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






35. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






36. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






37. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






38. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






39. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.






40. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).






41. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






42. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






43. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.






44. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.






45. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.






46. Cannabis sativa originated in Asia but now grows worldwide. _____ ____ is made from the fibers of this plant.






47. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.






48. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.






49. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.






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