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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






2. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






3. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).






4. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






5. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.






6. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.






7. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






8. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.






9. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






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






11. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






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






13. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.






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






15. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.






16. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.






17. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.






18. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






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






20. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






21. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






22. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






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






24. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






25. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






26. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.






27. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






28. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.






29. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.






30. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.






31. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.






32. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.






33. 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.






34. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.

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35. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.






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






37. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.






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






39. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.






40. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






41. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.






42. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.






43. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






44. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






45. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.






46. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






47. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.






48. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.






49. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






50. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.







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