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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






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






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






4. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






5. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.






6. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.






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






8. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






9. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).






10. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






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






12. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.






13. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.






14. Psychological dependence is closely related to the concept of _________ reinforcement - which states that if a behavior is reliably followed by a stimulus - it leads to an increase in the behavior.






15. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.






16. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






17. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






18. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






19. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






20. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.






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






22. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.






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






24. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.






25. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






26. 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.






27. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.






28. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.






29. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.






30. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






31. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.






32. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






33. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.






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






35. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






36. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.






37. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






38. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.






39. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






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






41. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.






42. 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.






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






44. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.






45. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






46. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






47. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






48. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






49. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.






50. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.