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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.
Heart Disease
1933
Brain
Healthcare
2. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Mental
Leave
Cross tolerant
Drug safety
3. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.
Lipid solubility
Narcotics
Cross tolerant
Breathing
4. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.
Craving
Hepatitis
Detoxification
Prozac
5. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.
Instantly
Benzodiazepines
Craving
Spirits
6. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.
Women
Nicotine
Neurotransmitters
Less
7. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.
Barley
Solvent
Alcohol
15
8. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.
Explosive
48
Months
Hallucinogen
9. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.
Active
Psychoactive
Antipsychotics
III
10. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).
Artificial
Anesthetic
Muscle
Autonomic
11. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).
120 pound woman
Nalorphine
Mesolimbic
Antihistamines
12. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Day
Homeostasis
Amphetamines
Nalorphine
13. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.
PCP
Switching
Cardiovascular
Mucous
14. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.
20
Depressants
Unknown
Withdrawal
15. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.
Hallucinations
Leave
Opiate
Sigmund Freud
16. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
15
Emphysema
DMT
26
17. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.
Cancer
Mesolimbic
Natural
Detoxification
18. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Weight gain
Addictive
Antihistamines
Injection
19. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.
Depressants
Sedative
Smoked
Violent
20. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.
Schedule III
Breathing
DMT
Crack
21. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
Memory
Heart Disease
Coca
Potency
22. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.
Long
Freebase
Fluoxetine
Nutrients
23. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.
I
Detoxification
Behavioral tolerance
Watery
24. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
Memory
Heroin
26
Diarrhea
25. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Replacing
30
Steroids
Blood pressure
26. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.
Pleasurable
Alcohol
Blood thinners
British East India
27. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Autonomic
Bipolar disorder
LSD
Anabolic steroid
28. Tremors and rigidity are two symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Similar damage to the dopamine neurons can occur as a side effect of some ______________ drugs.
Recreational
Peers
Psychoactive
Anesthetic
29. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.
Speed
James
Nonspecific
Neurotransmitters
30. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.
90
Depress
Brain
Peyote cactus
31. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Intoxicating
Diminishing
Antidepressant
Methamphetamine
32. National Prohibition of alcohol was successful in _________ alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated problems - but also led to a loss of alcohol taxes and increased law breaking.
Reducing
Overdose
Brain
20
33. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Metabolism
Andes
Federal
Sigmund Freud
34. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.
Fluoxetine
Memory
Receptors
Pleasurable
35. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.
Is Not
Leukoplakia
Psychoactive
Speed
36. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
15
Mainlining
Eyes
Sleeping pills
37. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.
Norepinephrine
Dronabinol
Psychoactive
Synesthesia
38. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.
THC
Antidepressant
Hallucinogens
Grain neutral
39. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.
Chantix
Licit
Pinpoint
Synthetic
40. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.
Phenothiazines
10
Depressants
Spirits
41. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.
Amino acids
Toluene
Abuse
Solvents
42. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.
Less
Eyes
Recreational
Alcoholics Anonymous
43. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.
Explosive
Graduates
Decrease
Illegal Instrumental Use
44. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.
LSD
Withdrawal
Caffeine
Drug safety
45. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.
Enzymes
Alcohol
Large
Hypnotics
46. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.
Dentists
120 pound woman
Alcohol
Withdrawal
47. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.
Methamphetamine
Erich Goode
Tax
Pinpoint
48. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.
Molecular
Muscle tone
Pharmaceutical
26
49. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Large
Mucous
Placebo
Soft drinks
50. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.
Psychedelics
Toxic
Sigmund Freud
Obesity