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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.
6 -000
34
Toluene
Speedball
2. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.
Theraputic
Crack
90
Nonspecific
3. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.
Alcohol
Without
Dose dependent
Addiction
4. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.
San Salvador
Transdermal patch
Benzodiazepines
Tissue
5. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.
Physical
Graduates
Asleep
Inherited
6. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.
Consequences
Weeks
Opiate
Xanthines
7. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation
Opioids
Instrumental
Columbus
GABA
8. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.
Smoked
Schedule II
Medicinal herbs
Antipsychotics
9. 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.
Stimulant
Healthcare
10
Switching
10. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.
Benzodiazepines
Steroids
Glucosamine
Stimulant
11. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
Withdrawal
Inflammatory
Depress
Consequences
12. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.
Depressants
Anesthetic
Cocaine
Atypical
13. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.
V
60
Bipolar disorder
Half life
14. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.
Mucous membranes
III
Myopia
Depressants
15. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.
Toluene
Parkinson's
Illicit
Psychedelics
16. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.
Chewing
Raves
Structural analogs
Detoxification
17. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.
Naltrexone
Opioid
Cannabis sativa
Alcohol
18. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.
Depressants
Unknown
Generic
Atypical
19. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.
Long
Psychological
Dependence
Blindness
20. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.
Alcohol
Enzymes
Healthcare
Large
21. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.
More
Schedule I
Loco weed
Prostitutes
22. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.
1937
Diagnostic
Antipsychotics
Leave
23. Advertising restrictions - smoke-free indoor air - _____ on tobacco products and limiting youth access to tobacco are all examples of tobacco control laws.
Liver
San Salvador
Psychological
Taxes
24. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
Blood pressure
Hypoventilation
Day
Lipid solubility
25. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.
Body fat
Cocaine
Parkinson's
Artificial
26. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.
Sigmund Freud
Blood thinners
MDMA
Cocaine
27. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.
Hypnotics
Active
Insomnia
James
28. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.
James
Gateway
Asleep
Less
29. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.
Rohypnol
Mushrooms
Dreams
PET
30. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them
Congestion rebound
Drug
Hemp rope
Fermentation
31. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.
1980
Natural
Recreational
Breathing
32. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.
34
Thousand
1960
Toxic
33. 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).
Synthetic
Cocaine
120 pound woman
Soft drinks
34. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.
Andes
Prescription
THC
Mental
35. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.
Heroin
Anesthetics
Adolescents
Opioids
36. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.
Cost
Adolescents
Pharmaceutical
Inhalant
37. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.
Steroids
Delirium tremens
Enzymes
Methamphetamine
38. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.
Increase
Decreased
Cross tolerant
Caffenism
39. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.
Glaucoma
Blood pressure
Recreational
Inflammatory
40. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.
Depressant
Potent
Neurotransmitters
Designer
41. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.
Dropouts
Cannabinoids
Neurotransmitters
Black Tar
42. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.
Coca
I
Illicit
Chantix
43. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.
Clove
Family
One half
4-6
44. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
5
LSD
Depressants
Cocaine
45. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
Sinsemilla
Alcoholics Anonymous
Salt
Xanthines
46. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.
Anxiety
30
PET
Watery
47. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.
Cocaine
Football
Mescaline
Appetite
48. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.
Special K
Football
Alcoholics Anonymous
Cocaine
49. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.
Caffeine
Opioid
Ethanol
Involuntary
50. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Homeostasis
Tranquilizers
Healthcare
Fentanyl
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