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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
Antagonists
Cancer
Taxes
Dietary supplements
2. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.
Antabuse
One-third
Months
Nicotine
3. 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.
Surroundings
Legal Instrumental Use
Body fat
Peyote
4. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.
Stimulant
Antipsychotics
Bupropion
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5. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s
Federal
Weight gain
Alcoholics Anonymous
Prescription
6. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
Social
Amphetamines
13-14
Black Tar
7. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.
Naloxone
Tremors
Depressants
San Salvador
8. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Breathing
Preschool
Taxes
Cardiovascular
9. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.
Less
Alcohol
OTC
Half life
10. 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.
Stimulant
Temperance
Spinal cord
Reducing
11. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.
Incurable
Benzodiazepines
Antipsychotics
Peyote cactus
12. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.
Biological
Somatic
Escaping
Illegal Instrumental Use
13. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.
Sedatives
Fluoxetine
Nicotine
Short term
14. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
30
Blood pressure
Tobacco
Decrease
15. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.
Distillation
Involuntary
Blood thinners
Dietary supplements
16. Opioids are also known as _________.
Narcotics
Common
Disease
Adolescents
17. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.
Cost
0.4
Decreased
Insomnia
18. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.
Withdrawal
Heroin
Pleasure
Relaxed
19. ___________________ 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.
Alcohol
Liver
Dietary supplements
Bipolar disorder
20. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.
Amphetamines
THC
Environment
Mental retardation
21. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.
Psychoactive
Safely
Heart Disease
4-6
22. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.
Anesthetic
Consequences
Codeine
Toxic
23. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild
Memory
Congestion rebound
OTC
Depression
24. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.
4-6
Graduates
Cocaine
Synesthesia
25. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.
Depressants
34
Cocaine
More
26. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.
Amphetamines
Neurotransmitters
Positive
Crystal meth
27. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Neonatal abstinence
Involuntary
Antihistamines
Perceived risk
28. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.
Benzodiazepines
Glaucoma
Steroids
Psychological
29. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.
Injection
Neurotransmitters
Andes
Pleasurable
30. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.
Glucosamine
Steroids
Brain
Antagonists
31. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.
1933
Cocaine
Hallucinogen
Brain
32. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.
Solvent
Wood
Methylphenidate
Placebo
33. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.
Ethanol
Cocaine
Weight
Indians
34. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.
Prostitutes
Autonomic
Nail polish
Months
35. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
I
Autonomic
Relief
Stimulant
36. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.
Anesthetics
Dopamine
Neurotransmitters
Sudden sniffing death
37. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.
Glucosamine
34
Clozapine
Body fat
38. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.
Available
1937
Leukoplakia
Mushrooms
39. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Speed
Inherited
MDMA
Household
40. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.
Xanthines
Relief
Hemp rope
Hallucinogens
41. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.
Malnutrition
Neurotransmitters
Dentists
Smaller
42. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.
Antihistamines
Fetal Alcohol
Sleeping pills
British East India
43. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.
Surroundings
Naltrexone
Heroin
More
44. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.
Antidepressant
PCP
Mental
Alcohol
45. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Distillation
Blindness
Half life
Raves
46. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).
120 pound woman
Cocaine
Dentists
Acetylcholine
47. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.
MDMA
Hallucinogen
Mucous membranes
Antidepressant
48. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.
Recreational
Football
120 pound woman
Antitussives
49. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.
Anabolic steroid
Drinking
Theobromine
Cocaine
50. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.
HCL
Employee Assitance Programs
Nicotine
Lipid solubility