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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
10
Coca
Marijuana
Patent medicines
2. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.
Antipsychotics
Depressant
Bipolar disorder
Haldol
3. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).
Structural analogs
Hallucinogen
Blindness
0.4
4. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.
Spinal cord
Escaping
Medical
Distillation
5. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.
Clozapine
Cocaine
Chantix
Somatic
6. 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
Peers
Neurotransmitters
10
Hydrochloride
7. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.
Antihistamines
Neonatal abstinence
Autonomic
More
8. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.
Large
Inexpensive
One half
Special K
9. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.
Incurable
Toluene
Switching
Enzymes
10. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.
Caffenism
1980
Phenothiazines
Anesthetics
11. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.
Molecular
Breathing
Injection
Memory
12. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.
Ethanol
Mucous
Motor
Opioids
13. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.
Schedule III
Wood
Blood thinners
48
14. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.
Medicine
Bipolar disorder
Methamphetamine
Enzymes
15. 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).
Pharmacodynamic
Recreational
Erich Goode
120 pound woman
16. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.
Short term
Watery
Decreased
Receptors
17. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.
Structural analogs
25
Cocaine
Erich Goode
18. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.
Patches
Wood
Toluene
1933
19. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.
Naloxone
Antidepressant
Methylphenidate
Dependency
20. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.
Dose dependent
Body fat
Addiction
Heroin
21. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Skin
Watery
Liver
Sedative hypnotic
22. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Detoxification
1980
Poorer
Other's drugs.
23. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.
13-14
Evaporate
Motor
Atypical
24. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.
95
Opiate
Amphetamines
Adolescents
25. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.
Indians
Patent medicines
Positive
25
26. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.
Sinsemilla
Antidepressant
Cessation
Social
27. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
Dronabinol
Analgesic
Surroundings
Over the counter
28. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Injection
Cocaine
Brain tissue
29. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.
Bupropion
Potency
Memory
Opioid
30. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.
200
Xanthines
Relief
Thousand
31. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
Clozapine
Months
Emphysema
1933
32. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.
Benzodiazepines
Equilibrium
Brain tissue
GABA
33. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.
Breathing
Alcoholic
Cocaine
Rohypnol
34. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.
Depression
Neurotransmitters
Federal
Women
35. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.
Emphysema
Biological
Neurotransmitters
Relief
36. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.
Anabolic steroid
Dropouts
GABA
Recreational
37. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).
Medical
Anorexiants
Naltrexone
Mescaline
38. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.
Long
Methylphenidate
Glaucoma
Detoxification
39. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.
Medicinal herbs
Indians
Psilocybin
Hemp rope
40. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Ethanol
Indians
Day
Inflammatory
41. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
Nutrients
Isopropyl
Grain neutral
Cocaine
42. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.
James
25
Large
Cannabis sativa
43. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.
Hallucinogens
Body fat
10
Day
44. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.
Glucosamine
Substitution
Endorphines
Contextual
45. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.
Entactogens
Fermentation
Depressants
Solvents
46. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.
Anxiety
Eliminate
I
Heroin
47. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).
Metabolism
Benzodiazepines
Medicine
41
48. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.
Amphetamines
Hallucinogen
Obesity
Football
49. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.
10
Alcohol
Tobacco
Time course
50. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.
Is Not
Congestion rebound
Gateway
Graduates