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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.






3. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






4. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.






5. 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.






6. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.






7. Crack is also known as '_____'.






8. 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.






9. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






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






11. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






12. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.






13. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






14. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






15. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






16. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






17. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






18. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






19. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






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






21. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






22. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.






23. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






24. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






25. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






26. 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.






27. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






28. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






29. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






30. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






31. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






32. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






33. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness






34. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






35. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






36. Opioids are also known as _________.






37. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






38. 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.






39. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.






40. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.






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






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






43. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






44. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.






45. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






46. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.






47. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.






48. Examples of ilicit drugs - include alcohol - tea - coffee - _______ and over the counter (OTC) drugs.






49. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






50. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.







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