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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.






2. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






3. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.






4. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






5. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






6. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






7. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).






8. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






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






10. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.






11. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.






12. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.






13. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.






14. The concentration of _______ found in the blood is called the BAC.






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






16. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.






17. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.






18. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






19. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.






20. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.






21. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






22. 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.






23. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






24. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.






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






26. 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.






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






28. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






29. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






30. 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.






31. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






32. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.






33. The two categories of psychoactive drugs are ______ (legal) and illicit (illegal).






34. Withdrawal symptoms for marijuana include: irritability - restlessness - _________ appetite - weight loss and abnormal sleep.






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






36. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






37. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






38. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.






39. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






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






41. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.






42. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.






43. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.






44. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.






45. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






46. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.






47. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






48. Both barbiturates and _______________ affect the neurotransmitter GABA.






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






50. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.