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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.






2. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.






3. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






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






5. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






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






7. 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.






8. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






9. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






10. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.






11. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






12. 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.






13. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.






14. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.






15. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence






16. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).






17. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






18. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






19. 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.






20. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






21. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.






22. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






23. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






24. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.






25. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.






26. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






27. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






28. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






29. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






30. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






31. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.






32. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






33. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.






34. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.






35. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.






36. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.






37. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.






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






39. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.






40. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.






41. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






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






43. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






44. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.






45. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.






46. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






47. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






48. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






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






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