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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.
Dropouts
Antipsychotics
Neurotransmitters
Alcohol
2. 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
Alcohol
Peers
Dose dependent
440
3. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.
GABA
Amino acids
Lipid soluble
Enzymes
4. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Kerosene
Dronabinol
Soft drinks
Patches
5. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).
Ounces
Thousands
Benzodiazepines
PCP
6. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.
Hallucinogen
One hour
Mesolimbic
Pinpoint
7. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.
Directions
Distillation
Adolescents
More
8. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.
Reducing
Physical
Prescription
Paradoxica
9. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.
Decrease
Iproniazid
Malnutrition
Breaks down
10. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.
Weight control
More
Antitussives
Muscle tone
11. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.
Erich Goode
Glaucoma
Sedative
Decrease
12. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.
Benzodiazepines
Loco weed
Equilibrium
Surroundings
13. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.
15
48
Memory
Psilocybin
14. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.
Synthetic
Leave
Ethanol
Substitution
15. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
Psychoactive
Depressants
Involuntary
Equal opportunity
16. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.
Soft drinks
III
Hypoventilation
Temperance
17. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.
PCP
Patches
Motor
San Salvador
18. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.
Poppers
Federal
Asleep
Benzodiazepines
19. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.
Antidepressant
Brain tissue
Psychological
Sinsemilla
20. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Poorer
Blood thinners
Opioids
Obesity
21. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.
Pharmaceutical
Hallucinations
Mainlining
Depressants
22. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.
Depression
Large
OTC
Entactogens
23. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.
Serotonin
Dependency
Benzodiazepines
Sedative hypnotic
24. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.
PCP
Ethanol
Weeks
Opposed
25. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Benzodiazepines
Physical
Moderate
Mental
26. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
Social
Designer
Mental retardation
Slowly
27. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.
Ethanol
Anesthetic
Breathing
Amphetamines
28. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
15
Schedule I
Directions
GABA
29. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.
Watery
Tardive dyskinesia
Pleasure
Dopamine
30. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
Muscle spasms
Mainlining
Methamphetamine
Blood-brain
31. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.
Theraputic
Motor
Heroin
20
32. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.
120 pound woman
Physical
Sinsemilla
Replacing
33. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.
Relaxed
Muscle tone
Half life
Illegal Recreational Use
34. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.
Withdrawal
Adolescents
Medicinal herbs
Coca
35. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.
Chewing
Psychedelics
Central nervous system
Nalorphine
36. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.
Prescription
Absorbed
Large
Psychoactive
37. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.
Nonspecific
Cocaine
Available
Chlorpromazine
38. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Brain tissue
Tranquilizers
Skin
Women
39. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.
Detoxification
Cocaine
Less
Physical
40. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).
Hallucinogens
Solvents
Pinpoint
Is Not
41. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.
Decrease
Solvent
Hallucinations
Psychoactive
42. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.
LSD
Poppers
Detoxification
Toluene
43. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.
41
Asleep
20
Parkinson's
44. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.
Amphetamines
Football
Bipolar disorder
Depressants
45. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.
Women
Coca
Muscle spasms
Malnutrition
46. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Speedball
THC
Equilibrium
Heroin
47. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.
Depression
Directions
15
Hallucinations
48. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Phenothiazines
Over the counter
Designer
4-6
49. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.
Tobacco
LSD
Involuntary
Hydrochloride
50. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Indians
Mucous
Commonly
Illegal Instrumental Use
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