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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






2. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






3. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






4. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






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






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






7. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.






13. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.






14. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.






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






16. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness






17. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






18. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.






19. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






20. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






21. 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.






22. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.






23. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.






24. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence






25. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






26. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






27. In a recent study - 65.6% of full time employees reported _______ use within the past month.






28. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






29. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.






30. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






31. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






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






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






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






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






36. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.






37. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)






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






39. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.






40. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.






41. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






42. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.






43. 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






44. 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.






45. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






46. 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.






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






48. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.






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






50. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.