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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Acetylcholine
Hemp rope
Opioids
Norepinephrine
2. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Moderate
Amino acids
Synthetic
Codeine
3. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.
Pleasurable
Indians
Mental
Safely
4. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.
Antidepressant
Cocaine
Asleep
Sleeping pills
5. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Sedative hypnotic
25
Dependency
Replacing
6. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.
Glutamate
0.4
Heart attacks
Slowly
7. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.
Amphetamines
PCP
Alcohol
Opposed
8. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.
Entactogens
Antihistamines
Solvents
13-14
9. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.
Prescription
Motor
Psychological
Coca
10. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.
Abuse
Hallucinogens
Positive
Amphetamines
11. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
More
Irritability
San Salvador
Coca
12. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.
Parkinson's
Rock
Solvent
Cost
13. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.
Dangerous
Body
Iproniazid
Prescription
14. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.
Tremors
CYP450
Appetite
Injection
15. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Central nervous system
Brain tissue
Soft drinks
Pleasurable
16. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.
Pharmacodynamic
Employee Assitance Programs
Cocaine
Muscle
17. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.
GABA
Hemp rope
Heroin
440
18. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.
Mental
Illegal Instrumental Use
Patches
Caffenism
19. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.
Rapid
Mental
Mesolimbic
Bupropion
20. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.
Glucosamine
95
25
Anesthetic
21. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.
Psychological
Tobacco
Myopia
Addictive
22. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.
Sleeping pills
Heart attacks
Contextual
Cardiovascular
23. 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.
Cocaine
V
Clozapine
Poppers
24. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.
Sedatives
Opposed
Equilibrium
Steroids
25. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Expectancy
Obesity
Dangerous
Poorer
26. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.
Columbus
Illegal Recreational Use
Xanthines
Isopropyl
27. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.
Blindness
Natural
Medicinal herbs
Psychoactive
28. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.
10
Tobacco
Household
Obesity
29. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Smaller
Nonspecific
Inflammatory
Long
30. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.
Dose dependent
Hallucinogen
Short term
Phyiscal
31. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.
Benzodiazepines
Cocaine
Muscle spasms
Instrumental
32. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc
Illegal Recreational Use
Patent medicines
DMT
Delirium tremens
33. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.
Cocaine
Psychotherapeutic
British East India
Cessation
34. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Sedative hypnotic
Body
Black Tar
Day
35. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.
Lipid solubility
Year
Theobromine
Depressants
36. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.
Mucous membranes
Fentanyl
Transdermal patch
440
37. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
Alcoholic
Phenothiazines
Emphysema
Solvents
38. 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.
Clozapine
Stimulant
Breaks down
Illicit
39. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.
Nonspecific
Instantly
Breaks down
Placebo
40. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Cross tolerant
Psychoactive
Tranquilizers
Illicit
41. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.
Indians
Pharmacodynamic
Unknown
Less
42. 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.
Less
Wood
Toxic
Withdrawal
43. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.
Muscle spasms
Violent
Less
Healthcare
44. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.
Potency
Congestion rebound
Brain
48
45. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Environment
Craving
Indians
5
46. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.
Indians
PCP
Alcoholics Anonymous
Surroundings
47. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.
Stimulant
Hallucinogen
Smoking
Phyiscal
48. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Glaucoma
Norepinephrine
Depressants
Cardiovascular
49. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.
Clove
Decrease
Prozac
Less
50. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.
Months
Adolescents
Less
Placenta