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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.
Dentists
Mental retardation
Hair
Malnutrition
2. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Mucous
30
90
120 pound woman
3. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.
16
Spirits
Tobacco
Equilibrium
4. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Nail polish
Medicinal herbs
Heroin
Hypnotics
5. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.
Columbus
Craving
Sedative
Magic mushrooms
6. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).
CYP450
Atypical
PCP
Al
7. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.
Illicit
Analgesic
Fluoxetine
Somatic
8. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.
Lipid soluble
Delirium tremens
Leave
Alcohol
9. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.
Opposed
Neonatal abstinence
20
Social
10. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.
Constant
Psychological
Spirits
Naltrexone
11. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.
Breathing
Cancer
Schedule I
Benzodiazepines
12. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.
Inflammatory
Theobromine
Antidepressant
15
13. ____________ is the process by which sugar is converted into alcohol through the biochemical action of yeast.
Cocaine
Tax
Fermentation
British East India
14. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.
Craving
15
Weight
Phyiscal
15. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.
Toxic
Entactogens
Toluene
Marinol
16. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.
Licit
Cost
Paradoxica
Synesthesia
17. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.
Potent
Peyote
10
Analgesic
18. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.
Natural
Cocaine
Hair
Evaporate
19. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Hydrochloride
Cardiovascular
Less
Diarrhea
20. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.
20
Synthetic
Motor
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
21. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
Phyiscal
Mental
26
30
22. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Barley
Muscle tone
Mushrooms
Epileptic seizures
23. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.
Lipid solubility
Schedule II
Heart attacks
Receptors
24. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.
Instantly
Methamphetamine
Without
Cigarettes
25. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.
LSD
I
Escaping
British East India
26. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.
One half
Parkinson's
Fentanyl
Nalorphine
27. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.
Heroin
Schedule I
26
25
28. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.
OTC
Distillation
Naloxone
Homeostasis
29. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Barley
Indians
Heroin
Heart attacks
30. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.
Date rape
Neurotransmitters
Recreational
Benzodiazepines
31. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Mental
Amphetamines
Antidepressant
Artificial
32. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.
Grain neutral
Leukoplakia
100
Heroin
33. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.
Marijuana
20
Environment
Peyote cactus
34. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Codeine
Thousands
Substitution
Barbiturate
35. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.
Dopamine
Patent medicines
1933
Illegal Instrumental Use
36. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Tranquilizers
Al
Neurotransmitters
Hallucinogen
37. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.
Watery
Tobacco
Benzodiazepines
Ethanol
38. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.
Dose response
Psychoactive
Adolescents
Family
39. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
15
5
Withdrawal
Positive
40. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.
Taxes
Antitussives
Opioids
Ethanol
41. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.
Decreased
Psychoactive
20
Opioids
42. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.
Dietary supplements
Antidepressant
Anorexiants
Relief
43. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.
Codeine
Sedatives
Molecular
Prescription
44. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.
Amphetamines
Marijuana
Depress
Relief
45. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'
Heart attacks
Naltrexone
Anxiety
Synesthesia
46. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.
Mental retardation
Unknown
Pinpoint
Dronabinol
47. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.
Increase
DMT
Cost
Grain neutral
48. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.
Anesthetics
Artificial
41
Cocaine
49. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.
Speedball
Drinking
Breaks down
Ounces
50. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).
Drinking
Chantix
Taxes
Felt tip