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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. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.






3. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






4. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.






5. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.






6. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






7. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).






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






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






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






11. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






12. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).






13. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






14. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.






15. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.






16. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






17. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.






18. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






19. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






20. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.






21. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






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






23. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






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






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






26. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.






27. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.






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






29. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






30. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






31. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.






32. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






33. 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.






34. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.






35. The concentration of _______ found in the blood is called the BAC.






36. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






37. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






38. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.






39. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






40. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.






41. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






42. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






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






44. ___________________ 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.






45. 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.






46. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.






47. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.






48. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.






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






50. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.







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