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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






2. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






3. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.






4. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.






5. 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.






6. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






7. 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.






8. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.






9. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.






10. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.






11. National Prohibition of alcohol was successful in _________ alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated problems - but also led to a loss of alcohol taxes and increased law breaking.






12. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.






13. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.






14. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.






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






16. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.






17. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






18. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.






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






20. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.






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






22. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.






23. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






24. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.






25. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






26. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






27. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.






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






29. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






30. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






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






32. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)






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






34. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.






35. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.






36. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.






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






38. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






39. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






40. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.






41. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






42. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.






43. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.






44. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






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






46. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






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






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






49. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.






50. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.