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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine
Less
Short term
Legal Recreational Use
Motor
2. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
Football
16
Sinsemilla
1933
3. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.
Benzodiazepines
Heart attacks
Asleep
Entactogens
4. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.
Reducing
Pharmacodynamic
Pleasurable
Involuntary
5. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.
Opium
Prozac
Memory
Year
6. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.
Amino acids
Inhalant
Neurotransmitters
Schedule I
7. National Prohibition of alcohol was successful in _________ alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated problems - but also led to a loss of alcohol taxes and increased law breaking.
Cocaine
Detoxification
Long
Reducing
8. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.
Cocaine
Topical anesthesia
Detoxification
Cannabinoids
9. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.
Body
Lipid soluble
Relief
HCL
10. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.
Freebase
Graduates
Large
Anesthetic
11. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.
Motor
GABA
Decreased
Naloxone
12. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.
Illicit
Mucous
Thousand
Hydrochloride
13. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.
Escaping
Blood-brain
Alcoholic
10
14. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.
Delirium tremens
Congestion rebound
Marinol
Expectancy
15. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.
Consequences
Clove
Opioids
Cannabinoids
16. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.
Marijuana
Tissue
Medical
Marinol
17. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.
Barley
Mucous membranes
Narcotics
Antihistamines
18. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation
Andes
Instrumental
Cocaine
Inhalant
19. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.
Central nervous system
Equilibrium
Metabolism
High
20. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.
Decrease
Relief
Months
25
21. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Hypoventilation
Mental
Prescription
Xanthines
22. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.
Breathing
Schedule I
Poorer
Al
23. 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.
Schedule I
Crack
Illicit
Day
24. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.
Psychoactive
Transmitter
Codeine
Injection
25. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.
Low
10
Depressants
Floaters
26. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.
Glutamate
Over the counter
Spinal cord
4-6
27. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Cocaine
Neurotransmitters
Abuse
Heroin
28. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.
Long
1937
Expectancy
Peyote cactus
29. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.
Psychoactive
Depressant
Fentanyl
Diminishing
30. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.
Alcohol
Recreational
Muscle tone
6 -000
31. 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.
Glutamate
V
Caffeine
Opioid
32. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Sedative
Dependency
Body
Speed
33. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.
Smoked
Cocaine
Stimulant
Psychological
34. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits
Illicit
Grain neutral
Hair
Antidepressant
35. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.
Amphetamines
Skin
One-third
Equal opportunity
36. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
Freebase
Reducing
Involuntary
48
37. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.
Heart Disease
Paradoxica
Dronabinol
1933
38. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.
Natural
20
Inherited
Structural analogs
39. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.
Neurotransmitters
Cannabis sativa
Medical
Toxic
40. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.
Evaporate
Common
Entactogens
Benzodiazepines
41. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.
Nicotine
Constant
Dopamine
Lipid solubility
42. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.
Norepinephrine
Nalorphine
Potency
Half life
43. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.
Chewing
200
Special K
Body fat
44. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.
Isopropyl
Alcoholic
Schedule II
Opioids
45. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.
Marijuana
Behavioral tolerance
Switching
Heart attacks
46. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.
Peers
Xanthines
Antidepressant
Ounces
47. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..
Liver
Generic
Temperance
Skin
48. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'
Large
Synesthesia
Less
Weight control
49. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.
One half
Stimulant
Alcohol
Chantix
50. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.
Memory
Cancer
Insomnia
20