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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.






2. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.






3. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)






4. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






5. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






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






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






8. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.






9. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.






10. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.






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






12. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






13. The most important drug-metabolizing enzymes found in the liver belong to a group known as the ______ family of enzymes.






14. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






15. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.






16. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






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






18. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.






19. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






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






21. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






22. 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 ____.






23. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.






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






25. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






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






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






28. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.






29. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.






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






31. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






32. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






33. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.






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






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






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






37. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.






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






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






40. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






41. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






42. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






43. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.






44. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






45. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.






46. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






47. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.






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






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






50. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.