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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.






3. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.






4. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.






5. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






6. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






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






8. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.






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






10. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






11. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.






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






13. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






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






15. 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.






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






17. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.






18. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.






19. 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.






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






21. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






22. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.






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






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






25. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.






26. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






31. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






32. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






33. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.






34. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






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






36. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.






37. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






38. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






39. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.






40. National Prohibition of alcohol was successful in _________ alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated problems - but also led to a loss of alcohol taxes and increased law breaking.






41. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.






42. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






43. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






44. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






45. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






46. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






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






48. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.






49. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






50. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.







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