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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.
Toxic
Barbiturate
Opium
Opioids
2. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.
10
Dietary supplements
Interactions
Unknown
3. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.
Inflammatory
30
Weight control
Barley
4. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.
Drinking
Chlorpromazine
Over the counter
Schedule I
5. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.
Prostitutes
Alcohol
Reducing
Autonomic
6. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
Emphysema
Decrease
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Psilocybin
7. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
10
Cocaine
Dietary supplements
Dependency
8. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.
Phenothiazines
Heart Disease
Large
Steroids
9. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Expectancy
More
Cocaine
Thousands
10. 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
Smoking
Pharmacodynamic
Sleeping pills
Peers
11. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.
Parkinson's
Placenta
Depressants
Amphetamines
12. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.
Antidepressant
200
Neonatal abstinence
Cocaine
13. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.
Social
Anorexiants
Smoking
Loco weed
14. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Homeostasis
Anorexiants
Antidepressant
Coca
15. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide
Natural
Family
5
Heroin
16. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...
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17. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.
Heart beat
Intoxicating
High
Healthcare
18. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
Benzodiazepines
Tardive dyskinesia
Bupropion
Motor
19. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
25
Fetal Alcohol
Mental
Generic
20. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.
Methylphenidate
Blood-brain
LSD
Depressants
21. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.
San Salvador
1937
Interactions
Depressants
22. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.
Dreams
Benzodiazepines
Evaporate
Prozac
23. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.
Less
Heroin
Ounces
Psychoactive
24. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).
Cocaine
DMT
Breathing
Cardiovascular
25. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.
Prescription
Hypoxia
Interactions
Evaporate
26. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.
Gateway
Heroin
Cocaine
Lungs
27. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.
Illicit
Psychoactive
Detoxification
Cocaine
28. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.
Breathing
Legal Recreational Use
20
Poppers
29. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.
Brain
Fluoxetine
Laughing gas
More
30. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.
Healthcare
Eyes
PET
Illicit
31. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.
Psychoactive
Environment
Instantly
Family
32. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.
Slowly
Cumulative
Narcotics
Antipsychotics
33. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.
Fentanyl
Thousand
Psilocybin
Salt
34. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Amphetamines
Weight control
Psilocybin
Opioids
35. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.
Physical
Graduates
Explosive
Withdrawal
36. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.
Synesthesia
440
Prescription
Atypical
37. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.
Cancer
Rapid
One-third
More
38. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.
90
Watery
Pleasure
95
39. Nicotine is often thought of as being a mild _________ - but it also seems to have some of the relaxant properties of a low dose of a depressant.
Stimulant
Legal Instrumental Use
Steroids
Epileptic seizures
40. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.
Mucous
Dietary supplements
Cardiovascular
Staggering
41. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.
Patent medicines
Steroids
Depressant
Pinpoint
42. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.
Prostitutes
Spirits
Somatic
13-14
43. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Mesolimbic
Relief
Tranquilizers
Nicotine
44. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.
Structural analogs
Breathing
Alcohol
Legal Recreational Use
45. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Sedative hypnotic
Nicotine
Half life
GABA
46. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.
Nicotine
Disease
Mushrooms
Narcan
47. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.
Breaks down
Consequences
1960
Toxic
48. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.
Alcoholic
Addiction
Relaxed
Hypoventilation
49. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.
One half
Psychological
Positive
Cumulative
50. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
26
Haldol
Amphetamines
Available