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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.






2. The second stage of drug addiction is increased use - in which the user starts to take increased amounts of the drug. This is followed by _____________ - the third stage of drug addiction.






3. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.






4. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






5. The concentration of _______ found in the blood is called the BAC.






6. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






7. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






8. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.






9. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






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






11. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






12. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






13. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






14. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.






15. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.






16. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






17. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






18. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






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






20. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.






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






22. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






23. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






24. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






25. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.






26. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.






27. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






28. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






29. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.






30. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






31. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






32. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.






33. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.






34. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.






35. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.






36. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






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






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






39. 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 ______________.






40. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.






41. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers






42. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






43. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.






44. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.






45. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.






46. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.






47. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






48. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






49. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild






50. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.