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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






2. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






3. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.






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






5. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






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






7. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.






8. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






9. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.






10. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






11. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.






12. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






13. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.






14. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






15. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).






16. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






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






18. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.






19. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.






20. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.






21. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






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






23. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.






24. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






25. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






26. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.






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






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






29. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






30. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.






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






32. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






33. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.






34. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






35. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.






36. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






37. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.






38. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






39. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






40. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






41. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






42. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






43. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.






44. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.






45. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.






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






47. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






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






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






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