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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.






2. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.






3. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






4. 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.






5. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.






6. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.






7. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






8. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






9. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






10. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






11. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.






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






13. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.






14. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.






15. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.






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






17. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.






18. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






19. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






20. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.






21. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






22. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






23. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






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






25. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






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






27. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.






28. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






29. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.






30. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






31. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.






32. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






33. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.






34. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them






35. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






36. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






37. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






38. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






39. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.






40. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






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






42. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






43. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.






44. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






45. LSD is a synthetic substance and is the most ______ and notorious of the hallucinogens.






46. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.






47. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.






48. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.






49. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco






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