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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Medicinal herbs
Irritability
III
Nicotine
2. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.
Transmitter
Pharmacodynamic
Eliminate
Designer
3. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.
Topical anesthesia
Speedball
Short term
Date rape
4. The names of barbiturates all end in __.
Blood thinners
Al
5
Illicit
5. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.
Eyes
Licit
Illicit
Year
6. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.
Cannabis sativa
More
Diminishing
Cocaine
7. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
1960
Biological
Spinal cord
Decreased
8. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.
Heart Disease
Rohypnol
Skin
Positive
9. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).
Prescription
Antihistamines
PCP
Serotonin
10. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.
Heroin
Skin
Expectancy
Inflammatory
11. Ice is also known as '______________'.
Crystal meth
Crack
Schedule I
Smaller
12. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.
Evaporate
Hallucinogens
Ounces
Dopamine
13. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.
Naloxone
Chlorpromazine
Commonly
Rock
14. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.
Breathing
200
Medical
Transmitter
15. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.
Addiction
Behavioral tolerance
Autonomic
Injection
16. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).
25
Felt tip
LSD
Generic
17. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________
Strychnine
Antagonists
Hallucinogens
Substitution
18. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.
Nonspecific
Schedule I
Hallucinogens
Psychological
19. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.
Relaxed
Anesthetics
10
Dentists
20. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Stimulant
Peyote
Amino acids
Designer
21. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.
Delirium tremens
Erich Goode
Diminishing
Perceived risk
22. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.
Environment
Nalorphine
Less
Hydrochloride
23. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.
Time course
Appetite
Stimulant
Interactions
24. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Lipid solubility
Amphetamines
Potent
Poorer
25. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.
Kerosene
Norepinephrine
Phenothiazines
Blood thinners
26. 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.
Muscle spasms
Constant
V
Blindness
27. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Homeostasis
Illegal Recreational Use
San Salvador
More
28. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.
Overdose
Theraputic
Hallucinogen
Cancer
29. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.
Cocaine
Constipation
Large
Blood-brain
30. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.
25
Antagonists
Psychological
Memory
31. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.
Placenta
Memory
Schedule II
10
32. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.
Alcohol
Craving
Poorer
Constant
33. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.
Leave
1960
Heart attacks
Withdrawal
34. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.
Hydrochloride
More
Rapid
Inherited
35. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.
Chewing
V
Naltrexone
Ethanol
36. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.
Available
Dronabinol
5
Depressants
37. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.
Poorer
Antidepressant
Legal Recreational Use
Poppers
38. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.
Cannabis sativa
Decrease
Legal Instrumental Use
Haldol
39. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.
Toluene
Toxic
Molecular
Metabolism
40. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.
13-14
Half life
Andes
Nicotine
41. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.
Less
Mental
Homeostasis
Xanthines
42. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).
120 pound woman
Muscle
Heroin
Alcohol
43. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.
Psychoactive
Withdrawal
PET
Long
44. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.
Mesolimbic
Sigmund Freud
British East India
Patches
45. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.
Constipation
Biological
Pharmacodynamic
Drug safety
46. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
Cocaine
Clozapine
Neonatal abstinence
Fluoxetine
47. 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 ____.
Malnutrition
Year
Breaks down
Months
48. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.
Equilibrium
Antidepressant
Sedative hypnotic
Schedule I
49. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.
Sigmund Freud
Psilocybin
Escaping
Legal Instrumental Use
50. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.
Abuse
British East India
Laughing gas
Ethanol