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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.






3. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






9. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






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






11. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.






12. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.






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






14. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.






15. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






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






17. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






18. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.






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






20. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






21. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.






22. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






23. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






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

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






26. Tremors and rigidity are two symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Similar damage to the dopamine neurons can occur as a side effect of some ______________ drugs.






27. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






28. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






29. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.






30. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.






31. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






32. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.






33. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco






34. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.






35. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.






36. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






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






38. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.






39. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.






40. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.






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






42. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.






43. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.






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






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






46. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.






47. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






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






49. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






50. ___________________ syndrome (NAS) is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive - illegal or prescription drugs while in the mother's womb.