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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.
200
Antihistamines
Nicotine
Columbus
2. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
Fluoxetine
26
Blood-brain
Spirits
3. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.
Muscle tone
Hallucinogen
Caffenism
Cannabis sativa
4. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
Fluoxetine
Time course
Enzymes
Freebase
5. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Dangerous
Strychnine
Methamphetamine
Heroin
6. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.
Psychological
Methamphetamine
Inherited
Heart beat
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.
Artificial
Paradoxica
Nonspecific
Muscle tone
8. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Absorbed
Breathing
Amphetamines
Isopropyl
9. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.
Hallucinogens
Cessation
Temperance
Brain tissue
10. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
Dietary supplements
Cocaine
Solvents
Tardive dyskinesia
11. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.
Cancer
Asleep
Rapid
Depressants
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.
Eyes
Cigarettes
Rohypnol
Toluene
13. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.
Antihistamines
Breaks down
Xanthines
Hemp rope
14. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.
34
Ounces
One half
Diagnostic
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
Dependency
III
Pharmaceutical
Haldol
16. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).
Dropouts
Entactogens
OTC
Psilocybin
17. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.
Substitution
Pleasurable
Hallucinations
One half
18. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.
Prescription
Parkinson's
Slowly
Tardive dyskinesia
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.
Illicit
Anorexiants
Long
Benzodiazepines
20. Another word for _________ is painkiller.
Cannabis sativa
Analgesic
Speed
Diarrhea
21. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.
Heroin
Peyote
Mesolimbic
Antidepressant
22. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.
100
Marijuana
Benzodiazepines
Illicit
23. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
Family
Muscle tone
Black Tar
Day
24. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.
Myopia
Brain tissue
Breathing
25
25. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.
Months
Licit
Inflammatory
Bupropion
26. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.
Breathing
30
Months
Mucous membranes
27. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.
Interactions
Craving
Decrease
Neurotransmitters
28. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.
Psychological
Contextual
Date rape
Autonomic
29. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.
90
Antidepressant
Receptors
Heroin
30. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.
Benzodiazepines
Thousand
Glucosamine
Decrease
31. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Indians
Fentanyl
Psychedelics
Alcohol
32. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.
Nutrients
Positive
Delirium tremens
Antidepressant
33. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.
Somatic
Anxiety
95
Blood thinners
34. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Heroin
Entactogens
Weight
35. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.
Heroin
Biological
Equilibrium
Dentists
36. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.
Large
Spinal cord
Hepatitis
Weeks
37. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.
Safely
Adolescents
41
Inflammatory
38. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.
Dangerous
Caffeine
Anesthetics
Bipolar disorder
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.
Increase
Medical
Laughing gas
Parkinson's
40. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.
25
Is Not
Schedule I
Licit
41. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.
Dangerous
Psychoactive
Tobacco
Erich Goode
42. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.
Spinal cord
Potent
Chantix
Disease
43. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.
Behavioral tolerance
Breathing
Alcohol
Dangerous
44. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.
Potent
Psychoactive
Employee Assitance Programs
Laughing gas
45. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.
Mental
Smoking
1980
Addictive
46. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
Psychological
Peyote
Constant
Withdrawal
47. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.
Dose response
Instantly
Abuse
Mesolimbic
48. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Speed
Psychological
Medicine
Fermentation
49. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Heart attacks
Prescription
Rate
Sedative hypnotic
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)
Social
Antifreeze
Naltrexone
III