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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.






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






3. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






4. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






5. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.






6. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a






7. 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.






8. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.






9. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.






10. 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.






11. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.






12. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






13. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.






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






15. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






16. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.






17. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






18. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.






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






20. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.






21. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.






22. Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.






23. 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.






24. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.






25. Advertising restrictions - smoke-free indoor air - _____ on tobacco products and limiting youth access to tobacco are all examples of tobacco control laws.






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






27. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.






28. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.






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






30. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






31. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






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






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






34. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.






35. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






36. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.






37. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.






38. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






39. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






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






41. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.






42. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.






43. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.






44. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






45. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






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






47. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.






48. Drug dependence is made up of both ________ and psychological factors.






49. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.






50. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.