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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Examples of ilicit drugs - include alcohol - tea - coffee - _______ and over the counter (OTC) drugs.






2. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






3. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.






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






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






6. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.






7. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.






8. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.






9. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.






10. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.






11. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.






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






13. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.






14. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






15. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.






16. Glaucoma is a leading cause of ______ and its treatment is one of the possible medical uses of marijuana.






17. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.






18. 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






19. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






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






21. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.






22. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






23. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






24. Alcohol is the second leading substance abuse related cause of premature death among Americans (________ is first).






25. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






26. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






27. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






28. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.






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






30. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






31. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






32. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






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






34. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.






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






36. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.






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






38. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






39. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






40. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.






41. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.






42. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.






43. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






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






45. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.






46. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






47. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






48. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.






49. Ice is also known as '______________'.






50. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.