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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.






2. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






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






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






5. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.






6. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






7. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






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






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






10. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.






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






12. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.






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






14. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






15. 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 ____.






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






17. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.






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






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






20. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.






21. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.






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






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






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






25. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






26. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.






27. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






28. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.






29. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.






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






31. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






32. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'






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






34. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






35. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.






36. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






37. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






38. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.






39. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.






40. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






41. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.






42. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.






43. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






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






45. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.






46. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.






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






48. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






49. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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50. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.