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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






3. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.






4. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






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






6. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.






7. Opioids are also known as _________.






8. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






9. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.






10. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.






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






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






13. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.






14. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.






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






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






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






18. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.






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






20. 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.






21. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.






22. 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.






23. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






24. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






25. Crack is also known as '_____'.






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






27. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.






28. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






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






30. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.






31. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.






32. The use of alcohol has decreased since ____ and its consumption varies greatly in different regions of the US and among different cultural groups.






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






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






35. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






36. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.






37. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.






38. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






39. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






40. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.






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






42. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






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






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






45. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






46. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






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






48. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.






49. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)






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







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