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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.
Liver
Floaters
Dopamine
Mucous
2. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.
Potent
Congeners
Alcohol
Caffeine
3. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.
Somatic
Thousand
Mesolimbic
Liver
4. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.
Potent
Cocaine
Moderate
Motor
5. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
Xanthines
Involuntary
Designer
Alcohol
6. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.
Norepinephrine
Transmitter
30
Heroin
7. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.
Amino acids
Fluoxetine
Transmitter
Hypoxia
8. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.
Inhalant
Antidepressant
Freebase
Biological
9. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).
Autonomic
Benzodiazepines
Atypical
Other's drugs.
10. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.
Psychological
Detoxification
Haldol
Black Tar
11. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.
PET
Wood
Psychoactive
Anesthetics
12. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Long
Dronabinol
Andes
Schedule II
13. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.
Dose dependent
Amphetamines
Muscle tone
15
14. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.
10
Time course
Illicit
Fentanyl
15. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
Dronabinol
Coca
Abuse
Nonspecific
16. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.
Hydrochloride
Antihistamines
Common
Stimulant
17. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).
Alcohol
Dentists
Is Not
Patches
18. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.
Solvents
Freebase
Decreased
Glutamate
19. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Hemp rope
Amphetamines
15
Peyote
20. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
OTC
Equilibrium
Dangerous
21. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.
Body
Drug safety
Mushrooms
Stimulant
22. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.
Weight
British East India
Physical
Medical
23. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Solvent
Caffenism
Liver
24. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Cocaine
Mesolimbic
Marijuana
Autonomic
25. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.
Schedule I
Craving
Smoked
Slowly
26. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.
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27. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.
Decreased
Steroids
Cumulative
Thousands
28. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Medicine
Hypoventilation
Poorer
Dietary supplements
29. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.
Alcohol
Without
Opiate
PCP
30. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.
Women
Psychoactive
Smoking
Staggering
31. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.
Naltrexone
Blood-brain
Over the counter
Marinol
32. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.
Schedule I
Neurotransmitters
Social
Chlorpromazine
33. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.
Fetal Alcohol
1937
Felt tip
Relaxed
34. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.
Legal Instrumental Use
Physical
Peers
Escaping
35. ____________ is the process by which sugar is converted into alcohol through the biochemical action of yeast.
Fermentation
Cocaine
Sudden sniffing death
Methamphetamine
36. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.
Steroids
Black Tar
Naltrexone
Iproniazid
37. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.
Federal
Patent medicines
Dopamine
One-third
38. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.
60
Illegal Instrumental Use
Glucosamine
Abuse
39. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.
Pharmaceutical
Football
Alcohol
Spinal cord
40. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.
Obesity
Low
Stimulant
Theraputic
41. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.
Hemp rope
Active
20
Erich Goode
42. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
Heroin
Emphysema
10
Withdrawal
43. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.
Equilibrium
Tranquilizers
Toluene
Topical anesthesia
44. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.
Explosive
Lipid soluble
Antihistamines
Irritability
45. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.
James
Mushrooms
Duration
Neurotransmitters
46. Its believed that antipsychotic drugs work by blocking D2 ________ receptors.
Dopamine
Anesthetics
Neurotransmitters
Thousand
47. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.
Freebase
Caffeine
Phyiscal
Antipsychotics
48. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.
Methamphetamine
Leave
Inflammatory
Clove
49. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.
Benzodiazepines
95
Rapid
Pharmacy
50. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.
30
Inherited
Methamphetamine
Transmitter
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