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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.
Medicine
Isopropyl
Disease
Heroin
2. 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
Opioids
Withdrawal
Heroin
Adolescents
3. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.
Anxiety
Detoxification
Phenothiazines
Amphetamines
4. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.
LSD
Hemp rope
Prescription
Toxic
5. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
Depression
Watery
Mainlining
Mushrooms
6. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.
Andes
Solvent
Congeners
Asleep
7. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.
Breathing
Dropouts
Sedatives
Prescription
8. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.
Molecular
Depressants
Withdrawal
Peyote
9. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.
Illegal Recreational Use
Transmitter
Freebase
MDMA
10. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.
Incurable
Speedball
Phenothiazines
Heroin
11. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.
Instantly
Chewing
Cocaine
Antipsychotics
12. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.
Tissue
Pharmacodynamic
Neonatal abstinence
Involuntary
13. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.
Cross tolerant
Laughing gas
Physical
Dose dependent
14. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.
Raves
Chantix
Receptors
Methamphetamine
15. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.
Acetylcholine
Pinpoint
Months
Obesity
16. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Antagonists
Solvent
Codeine
Thousands
17. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Perceived risk
Malnutrition
Crack
Neurotransmitters
18. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.
Inhalant
Cross tolerant
Hypoxia
Indians
19. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.
Neurotransmitters
Hypoxia
Potent
Designer
20. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.
Neurotransmitters
PCP
Antipsychotics
Sudden sniffing death
21. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.
Synthetic
Resin
Muscle spasms
Eliminate
22. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.
Surroundings
Recreational
Congeners
Neurotransmitters
23. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc
Illegal Instrumental Use
Perceived risk
Illegal Recreational Use
Freebase
24. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers
Antihistamines
Weight control
Breathing
Heart attacks
25. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.
60
Illicit
Malnutrition
Positive
26. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Peyote cactus
Theobromine
Mental
Anxiety
27. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.
Steroids
Cocaine
Anesthetics
Pleasure
28. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.
Delirium tremens
Psychological
Psychoactive
Methylphenidate
29. The second stage of drug addiction is increased use - in which the user starts to take increased amounts of the drug. This is followed by _____________ - the third stage of drug addiction.
Antidepressant
Preoccupation
Patches
Amphetamines
30. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.
Cost
Watery
Peyote cactus
Delirium tremens
31. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.
Heart Disease
Marinol
Legal Recreational Use
Toluene
32. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.
Spirits
Half life
16
Breaks down
33. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.
Rohypnol
34
Glaucoma
Leave
34. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.
Cigarettes
Weight control
Dopamine
Mescaline
35. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.
LSD
0.4
Long
Alcohol
36. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________
Dependence
Substitution
25
Breathing
37. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.
Nonspecific
Chewing
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Employee Assitance Programs
38. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.
Solvents
Addiction
Salt
25
39. The names of barbiturates all end in __.
Iproniazid
Al
Opioids
Neurotransmitters
40. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.
Loco weed
Memory
Mesolimbic
Neurotransmitters
41. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.
Legal Recreational Use
Poppers
Naltrexone
Mucous membranes
42. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.
Ethanol
Delirium tremens
Narcotics
Legal Instrumental Use
43. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.
Time course
Illicit
Staggering
Safely
44. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.
Pharmacodynamic
20
Withdrawal
Muscle spasms
45. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.
Psychoactive
Brain
Transmitter
Narcan
46. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).
Anorexiants
Neurotransmitters
Relaxed
Benzodiazepines
47. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
Benzodiazepines
Transmitter
Breathing
Tardive dyskinesia
48. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
THC
Smaller
Codeine
Cigarettes
49. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.
Autonomic
Freebase
Hepatitis
V
50. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
Synesthesia
1960
Cocaine
Biological