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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.

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






3. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






4. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






5. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.






6. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.






7. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.






8. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






9. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






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






11. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






12. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






13. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.






14. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






15. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)






16. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






17. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.






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






19. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.






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






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






22. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.






23. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.






24. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






25. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.






26. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.






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






28. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.






29. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






30. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






31. Alcohol ______ - is the tendency for someone under the influence of alcohol to focus on the here and now and to pay less attention to long term consequences.






32. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






33. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






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






35. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.






36. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.






37. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.






38. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.






39. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






40. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.






41. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.






42. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.






43. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






44. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






45. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






46. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






47. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






48. An increase in the heart rate and reddening of the ____ are the two most consistent physiological effects of smoking marijuana.






49. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.






50. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.