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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Alcohol - cigarettes - and _________ are called gateway drugs because their use is often believed to lead to the use of other stronger drugs.






2. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.






3. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.






4. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






5. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.






6. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.






7. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.






8. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.






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






10. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.






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






12. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.






13. 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.






14. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.






15. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






16. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.






17. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






18. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






19. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.






20. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






21. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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






23. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.






24. Psychological dependence is closely related to the concept of _________ reinforcement - which states that if a behavior is reliably followed by a stimulus - it leads to an increase in the behavior.






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






26. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.






27. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.






28. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.






29. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






30. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.






31. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.






32. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.






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






34. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






35. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.






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






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






38. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






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






40. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.






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






42. The buildup of a drug in the body after multiple doses taken at short intervals is called __________ effect.






43. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






44. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






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






46. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






47. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






48. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.






49. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






50. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.