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DSST Substance Abuse

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






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






3. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.






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

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






6. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.






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






8. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.






9. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.






10. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.






11. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






12. 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.






13. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.






14. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.






15. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.






16. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.






17. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.






18. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






19. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






20. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.






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






22. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.






23. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.






24. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






25. 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.






26. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






27. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).






28. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






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






30. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






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






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






33. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






34. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.






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






36. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






37. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






38. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.






39. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.






40. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.






41. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






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






43. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.






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






45. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.






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






47. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.






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






49. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






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