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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






2. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a






3. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






4. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.






5. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






6. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.






7. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.






8. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.






9. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.






10. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.






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






12. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






13. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.






14. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






15. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.






16. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






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






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






19. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.






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






21. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.






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






23. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






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






25. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.






26. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






27. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.






28. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






29. 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.






30. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






31. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.






32. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.






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






34. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.






35. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






36. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






37. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.






38. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.






39. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






40. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






41. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.






42. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.






43. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






44. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.






45. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.






46. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).






47. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.






48. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.






49. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.






50. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.