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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).






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






5. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






6. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






7. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.






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






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






10. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.






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






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






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






14. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






15. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.






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






17. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.






18. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.






19. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.






20. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.






21. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).






22. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.






23. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.






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






25. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.






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






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






28. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






36. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






37. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






38. 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






39. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






40. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






41. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






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






43. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.






44. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






45. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






46. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






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






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






49. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.






50. ___________________ syndrome (NAS) is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive - illegal or prescription drugs while in the mother's womb.