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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






2. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






3. The two categories of psychoactive drugs are ______ (legal) and illicit (illegal).






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






5. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






6. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.






7. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.






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






9. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






10. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.






11. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






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






13. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.






14. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.






15. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






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






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






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






19. Crack is also known as '_____'.






20. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






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






22. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.






23. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






24. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.






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






26. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.






27. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






28. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






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






30. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






31. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.






32. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.






33. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






34. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






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






36. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.






37. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






38. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.






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






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






41. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






42. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.






43. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..






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






45. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






46. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.






47. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.






48. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






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






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






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