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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.
Evaporate
Stimulant
100
Mucous membranes
2. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.
Norepinephrine
Bupropion
Obesity
Psychological
3. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.
Brain tissue
Depression
Ethanol
Narcan
4. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.
Diarrhea
Nicotine
Chewing
Smoked
5. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.
Ethanol
Antitussives
Phenothiazines
Atypical
6. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.
Enzymes
Watery
Less
Loco weed
7. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.
Injection
Spinal cord
Caffenism
More
8. 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.
Al
Surroundings
Antihistamines
Toxic
9. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.
Physical
OTC
Sedative
200
10. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).
Solvent
Depress
Weeks
41
11. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Family
Moderate
Magic mushrooms
Long
12. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.
Weight
Marijuana
Anorexiants
Withdrawal
13. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
Opiate
Tremors
Parkinson's
Over the counter
14. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.
Amphetamines
Weight gain
Psychedelics
Hair
15. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Relief
Weight
95
Soft drinks
16. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.
Pharmaceutical
Potent
Constant
Sudden sniffing death
17. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.
Steroids
100
Smaller
Medical
18. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.
Haldol
Sinsemilla
Mental retardation
Distillation
19. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.
Tobacco
Mushrooms
Amino acids
Dose dependent
20. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.
Glucosamine
Enzymes
Hair
30
21. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.
Replacing
90
Natural
10
22. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.
Depressants
PCP
Amino acids
Tissue
23. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.
Cocaine
Breathing
III
Alcoholic
24. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.
Brain tissue
Dopamine
Tissue
Kerosene
25. Psychological dependence is closely related to the concept of _________ reinforcement - which states that if a behavior is reliably followed by a stimulus - it leads to an increase in the behavior.
Hallucinogen
Bupropion
1937
Positive
26. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Topical anesthesia
Ounces
Chlorpromazine
Weight gain
27. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.
Diagnostic
Rate
Nutrients
PCP
28. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.
Body fat
Social
Diagnostic
Illicit
29. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco
Peers
Kerosene
Nicotine
Brain
30. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.
Detoxification
Interactions
95
Pharmaceutical
31. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.
Antifreeze
Grain neutral
Biological
Cocaine
32. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Anesthetics
Dangerous
Replacing
30
33. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.
Hallucinogen
Weight
440
Contextual
34. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.
5
Floaters
Constipation
Alcohol
35. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.
Breathing
Patent medicines
Breaks down
Opium
36. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
Fermentation
Coca
Kerosene
Pharmacological
37. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.
90
Acetylcholine
Cocaine
Dose dependent
38. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.
San Salvador
Antidepressant
Potency
III
39. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.
Fermentation
Cocaine
Atypical
Mental retardation
40. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Watery
Day
Black Tar
Dreams
41. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.
Depressants
Leukoplakia
Surroundings
Laughing gas
42. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers
Prescription
Heart attacks
Benzodiazepines
Alcohol
43. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.
Alcohol
Perceived risk
OTC
Peyote
44. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.
10
Disease
Lipid soluble
Alcohol
45. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.
James
Transmitter
Opposed
Pharmacy
46. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.
Environment
Antipsychotics
25
Columbus
47. The branch of the _________ system involved in flight or fight reactions is called the sympathetic branch.
Methamphetamine
Autonomic
Cost
Rapid
48. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
Patent medicines
Social
Spirits
Antifreeze
49. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.
Antidepressant
Speed
Heroin
Wood
50. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.
Prescription
Decreased
Weight gain
Sigmund Freud