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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.






2. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






3. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.






4. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.






5. Nicotine is often thought of as being a mild _________ - but it also seems to have some of the relaxant properties of a low dose of a depressant.






6. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






7. 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






8. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






9. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






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






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






12. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.






13. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






14. Prior to 1965 - the most common medical use of amphetamines was for the treatment of _______.






15. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).






16. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






17. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.






18. 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.






19. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.






20. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.






21. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






22. ________ can be found in many over-the-counter drugs.






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






24. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.






25. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






26. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.






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






28. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






29. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.






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






31. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).






32. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.






33. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.






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






35. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






36. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






37. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.






38. 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.






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






40. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






41. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.






42. 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.






43. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.






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






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

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46. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






47. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






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






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






50. Both barbiturates and _______________ affect the neurotransmitter GABA.