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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.
Nicotine
Theraputic
Fentanyl
Detoxification
2. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.
Alcohol
Asleep
Relief
Opioid
3. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'
Synesthesia
Smoked
Mental
Cocaine
4. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..
Liver
Depressant
Instrumental
Stimulant
5. Drug dependence is made up of both ________ and psychological factors.
Amino acids
Naltrexone
Psychoactive
Physical
6. ___________________ 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.
Congestion rebound
Inflammatory
Neonatal abstinence
Rapid
7. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).
Dropouts
Chewing
Hypnotics
Atypical
8. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.
Pharmaceutical
Norepinephrine
Available
Weight control
9. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.
Stimulant
Antihistamines
Smoked
Anxiety
10. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.
Ethanol
Clozapine
Slowly
90
11. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).
PCP
Kerosene
THC
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
12. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.
Atypical
Lungs
Chewing
30
13. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.
Alcohol
Phenothiazines
Safely
Is Not
14. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
Women
Antipsychotics
Antidepressant
Codeine
15. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.
Blood thinners
Motor
Appetite
Instantly
16. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.
1960
Alcohol
Hypnotics
Coca
17. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.
Pharmacy
Lipid soluble
Employee Assitance Programs
Involuntary
18. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.
Illegal Instrumental Use
Grain neutral
Appetite
Serotonin
19. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.
Laughing gas
Inhalant
Black Tar
25
20. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.
Phenothiazines
Psychedelics
Mental
Al
21. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
Sigmund Freud
1937
Antifreeze
Antagonists
22. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.
Sedatives
Alcohol
20
Drinking
23. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.
Prostitutes
Antabuse
Body fat
Autonomic
24. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.
Short term
Steroids
Violent
1960
25. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.
Weight control
Codeine
Available
Smaller
26. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
Heroin
Over the counter
Nutrients
Healthcare
27. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.
Medical
Gateway
Decrease
Dopamine
28. 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.
Crack
Central nervous system
Heroin
Pharmacy
29. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Toxic
Indians
Memory
Cocaine
30. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.
Hypoxia
Replacing
Heroin
Dreams
31. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.
Rate
Toluene
Antitussives
Dose dependent
32. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.
Expectancy
Metabolism
Legal Recreational Use
Opium
33. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.
Sigmund Freud
Sedative
V
Depressants
34. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.
Gateway
Enzymes
Addiction
Alcohol
35. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.
Illicit
Dopamine
5
More
36. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.
Temperance
Social
Illicit
Day
37. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.
Physical
10
16
1980
38. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.
Heroin
Amphetamines
Relief
Solvents
39. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.
Eyes
Hepatitis
30
Amphetamines
40. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Heart attacks
Legal Instrumental Use
Poorer
Homeostasis
41. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.
Physical
Molecular
Poorer
Pleasure
42. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.
Cocaine
Insomnia
Prescription
Instrumental
43. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.
Absorbed
Rate
20
Antihistamines
44. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Atypical
Cost
Amphetamines
James
45. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.
Autonomic
Increase
Abuse
Methamphetamine
46. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.
James
Addiction
Pinpoint
Patent medicines
47. 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.
10
Placebo
48
Biological
48. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.
PCP
Safely
Detoxification
Enzymes
49. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.
Pleasurable
Irritability
Blood-brain
Benzodiazepines
50. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.
Equal opportunity
Antidepressant
Anorexiants
Alcohol