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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.






2. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.






3. Opioids are also known as _________.






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






5. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.






6. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.






7. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






8. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






9. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






10. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






11. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.






12. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






13. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






14. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.






15. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






16. 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.






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






18. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






19. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.






20. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






21. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






22. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.






23. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.






24. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






25. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






26. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.






27. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






28. Cocaine ___ (Hydrochloride) is water soluble and can easily be injected intravenously.






29. In a recent study - 65.6% of full time employees reported _______ use within the past month.






30. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.






31. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






32. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.






33. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.






34. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.






35. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).






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






37. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.






38. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






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






40. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






41. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






42. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.






43. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






44. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






45. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.






46. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






47. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.






48. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.






49. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






50. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.