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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
Mainlining
Autonomic
Designer
Theobromine
2. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.
Tranquilizers
Speed
Dopamine
Theobromine
3. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
Depressant
Day
Caffeine
Alcohol
4. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.
Cocaine
Withdrawal
Peyote cactus
Methamphetamine
5. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Atypical
Short term
Dangerous
25
6. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.
Contextual
Dependence
Weight
Patent medicines
7. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.
Cocaine
Months
Lipid soluble
Receptors
8. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.
Special K
34
Felt tip
Muscle tone
9. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.
Large
Toluene
Illicit
OTC
10. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.
Neurotransmitters
Caffenism
Large
Breathing
11. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers
Serotonin
Enzymes
Drug safety
Heart attacks
12. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.
Peyote cactus
Crystal meth
Steroids
Hypoventilation
13. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.
Smoked
Biological
Enzymes
Benzodiazepines
14. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.
Benzodiazepines
High
Appetite
Eliminate
15. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.
Antidepressant
Medical
Appetite
Blindness
16. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.
Psilocybin
Haldol
Day
Enzymes
17. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.
Opium
Brain
Rapid
Potent
18. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.
One-third
Obesity
Smoking
Cocaine
19. 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.
Structural analogs
Depress
Weight
Equal opportunity
20. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Cocaine
Breathing
James
Acetylcholine
21. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.
100
Illegal Recreational Use
Pharmacological
Steroids
22. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.
Distillation
Solvent
16
Depressant
23. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.
Cost
Structural analogs
Household
Nicotine
24. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.
Potent
Mainlining
Hallucinogens
Potency
25. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.
Commonly
Spirits
Inflammatory
Amphetamines
26. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.
Environment
Opioids
Family
Prescription
27. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.
Toxic
Expectancy
LSD
Transmitter
28. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.
Medical
Molecular
Phyiscal
Drinking
29. The names of barbiturates all end in __.
Al
Less
Naltrexone
Phenothiazines
30. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.
Relief
Antitussives
Norepinephrine
Mental
31. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.
Cessation
Dreams
Motor
Cocaine
32. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.
Thousand
Peyote
Preschool
30
33. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.
Xanthines
Artificial
Preoccupation
Marijuana
34. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.
Synesthesia
James
Mainlining
Autonomic
35. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.
Naltrexone
Diminishing
Overdose
Ethanol
36. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.
Marijuana
1960
Antitussives
Pleasurable
37. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
Blood pressure
Nicotine
Antidepressant
Toluene
38. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.
Nicotine
25
20
GABA
39. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.
Toxic
Moderate
Muscle tone
Nicotine
40. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.
Iproniazid
Fluoxetine
Involuntary
Behavioral tolerance
41. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.
Kerosene
Alcohol
Weight control
Paradoxica
42. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.
Commonly
Social
Plants
Congeners
43. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.
Schedule II
Safely
Salt
Cocaine
44. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.
Social
Anxiety
Hallucinogens
Barbiturate
45. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.
Neurotransmitters
Day
Mental
Appetite
46. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Toxic
Cannabis sativa
Weight gain
Inexpensive
47. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.
Depressants
Day
More
15
48. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.
Potency
Blindness
Psychotherapeutic
Prostitutes
49. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.
20
Year
Artificial
Withdrawal
50. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.
Dose dependent
Glutamate
Biological
Alcoholic