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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.






2. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






3. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






4. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.






5. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.






6. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.






7. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






8. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






9. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.






10. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






11. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






12. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.






13. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.






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






15. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






16. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






17. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






18. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






19. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.






20. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






21. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






22. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.






23. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






24. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






25. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






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






27. 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.






28. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.






29. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.






30. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






31. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.






32. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






33. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






34. The most important drug-metabolizing enzymes found in the liver belong to a group known as the ______ family of enzymes.






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






36. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






37. Crack is obtained by mixing cocaine with simple _________ chemicals - including baking soda and water - and then drying it--resulting in a lump of smokable cocaine.






38. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






39. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.






40. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






41. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.






42. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






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






44. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






45. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






46. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.






47. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






48. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.






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






50. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.







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