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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






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






3. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






4. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.






5. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






6. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.






7. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






8. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.






9. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






10. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).






11. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






12. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






13. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






14. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






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






16. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






17. 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.






18. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






19. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.






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






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






22. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






23. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.






24. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.






25. 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.






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






27. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.






28. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.






29. 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






30. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.






31. 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.






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






33. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






34. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.






35. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






36. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






37. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






38. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.






39. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.






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






41. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






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






43. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.






44. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.






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






46. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.






47. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






48. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)






49. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






50. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.