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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).
Psychoactive
Brain
Leave
Felt tip
2. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.
Skin
Anxiety
Heroin
Short term
3. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.
Substitution
Depressants
Licit
Antidepressant
4. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
Blood pressure
Common
Antihistamines
95
5. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.
Reducing
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Central nervous system
Opioids
6. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.
48
Homeostasis
Cost
95
7. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.
Months
More
Blood-brain
Reducing
8. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
Psychoactive
Dopamine
LSD
Withdrawal
9. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.
Hypoxia
Decrease
Magic mushrooms
Brain tissue
10. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.
Pinpoint
Prescription
Natural
Watery
11. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.
Patches
Cocaine
Floaters
Breathing
12. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.
Psychoactive
Marijuana
Household
V
13. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.
San Salvador
Cumulative
Stimulant
Delirium tremens
14. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.
More
Overdose
Freebase
Hepatitis
15. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.
Appetite
Decrease
Heroin
Dependence
16. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.
Absorbed
Tobacco
Receptors
Caffeine
17. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.
Marijuana
440
Distillation
Pleasure
18. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.
Nonspecific
Dentists
Psychoactive
Psychotherapeutic
19. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.
Breathing
Central nervous system
Day
Schedule III
20. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.
Myopia
Antidepressant
Inflammatory
Physical
21. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.
Resin
Heart Disease
Mesolimbic
Anabolic steroid
22. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.
Amphetamines
Peyote cactus
Iproniazid
Mescaline
23. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.
Chantix
Replacing
Antidepressant
Anxiety
24. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine
20
Cigarettes
Legal Recreational Use
Without
25. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.
Less
HCL
48
Depressants
26. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
British East India
Coca
Hypoventilation
Heart attacks
27. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.
Solvent
Endorphines
Neurotransmitters
Methamphetamine
28. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.
Clove
One half
Medical
Benzodiazepines
29. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.
Dependence
Tremors
Federal
Phenothiazines
30. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.
Withdrawal
Large
Nonspecific
Inexpensive
31. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Mental
Poorer
Placebo
Hallucinogen
32. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.
Date rape
Alcohol
Thousand
Phyiscal
33. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.
Watery
Cumulative
30
Metabolism
34. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.
Depressants
Craving
Mushrooms
Receptors
35. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.
Somatic
Congeners
British East India
Months
36. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.
Central nervous system
Months
Mucous
Dopamine
37. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.
1980
Federal
Neurotransmitters
Sigmund Freud
38. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.
Federal
Cocaine
Glutamate
Spinal cord
39. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.
Caffeine
Phenothiazines
Hallucinogens
Pleasurable
40. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.
Expectancy
Schedule II
Amphetamines
Smaller
41. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.
100
Pharmacy
Constant
10
42. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.
Stimulant
Body fat
Ethanol
Isopropyl
43. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.
Depressants
Caffenism
Andes
Potency
44. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.
Naloxone
Floaters
Adolescents
Raves
45. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.
Household
Nicotine
Hydrochloride
Autonomic
46. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.
Erich Goode
Physical
Nicotine
Sigmund Freud
47. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Half life
4-6
Legal Instrumental Use
Entactogens
48. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.
Psychological
Haldol
Hallucinogen
Rapid
49. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.
Prescription
Clozapine
Environment
Prostitutes
50. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.
Patches
Benzodiazepines
Antihistamines
Fetal Alcohol