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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






2. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'






3. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.






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






5. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.






6. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






7. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.






8. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






9. 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 ______________.






10. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






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






12. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






13. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.






14. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






15. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.






16. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).






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






18. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.






19. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






20. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.






21. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.






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






23. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.






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






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






26. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers






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






28. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.






29. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.






30. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.






31. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






32. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






33. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.






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






35. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






36. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.






37. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.






38. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






39. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






40. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






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






42. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.






43. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.






44. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.






45. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.






46. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






47. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.






48. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






49. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






50. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.