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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.






2. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






3. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






4. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.






5. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






6. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






7. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.






8. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






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






10. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.






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






12. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






13. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.






14. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.






15. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence






16. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






17. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.






18. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






19. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






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






21. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






22. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






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






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






25. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






26. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.






27. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.






28. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






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






30. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






31. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






32. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).






33. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






34. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






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






36. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






37. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






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






39. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






40. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






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






42. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.






43. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.






44. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.






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






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






47. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






48. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






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






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