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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.
Cannabinoids
26
Chlorpromazine
Blood pressure
2. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.
Crystal meth
Memory
Asleep
Lipid solubility
3. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.
Freebase
Depressants
Steroids
Caffeine
4. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.
Graduates
Antitussives
Heroin
Raves
5. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.
Delirium tremens
Norepinephrine
Decreased
Depressants
6. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
Prozac
Barbiturate
Plants
Sinsemilla
7. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild
Depression
Pharmacodynamic
Substitution
Cross tolerant
8. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.
Positive
Football
Antidepressant
Temperance
9. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
Hemp rope
Tremors
Coca
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
10. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.
Tremors
Nonspecific
Liver
20
11. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.
Natural
Hydrochloride
Phenothiazines
Federal
12. Ice is also known as '______________'.
Directions
Theraputic
20
Crystal meth
13. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.
25
Antitussives
Benzodiazepines
Malnutrition
14. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.
Replacing
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Weight
Tremors
15. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.
Freebase
Smoked
10
Antidepressant
16. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.
Illegal Instrumental Use
Behavioral tolerance
Bupropion
Tardive dyskinesia
17. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.
Codeine
Magic mushrooms
Mainlining
1933
18. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.
Switching
Atypical
Cocaine
OTC
19. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.
Watery
Steroids
Psychedelics
Heroin
20. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.
Dependence
Kerosene
San Salvador
Sleeping pills
21. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.
Safely
Atypical
440
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
22. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.
Household
Cocaine
Soft drinks
Emphysema
23. Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.
Depressants
Decrease
Antifreeze
Glucosamine
24. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.
Parkinson's
Schedule III
Patent medicines
Heart beat
25. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.
Hallucinations
Steroids
20
Generic
26. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.
Heroin
Diarrhea
Smoking
Andes
27. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.
Sleeping pills
Solvent
Asleep
Stimulant
28. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.
Clove
Cocaine
Theobromine
Bupropion
29. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.
Surroundings
Phenothiazines
Temperance
Weight gain
30. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Designer
Phenothiazines
Columbus
Illicit
31. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
Injection
Memory
Cannabis sativa
Fluoxetine
32. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.
Addiction
Illicit
Placenta
Pharmacodynamic
33. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.
Tissue
Bipolar disorder
Hallucinogen
PCP
34. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.
Interactions
Emphysema
Magic mushrooms
Speed
35. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.
Prescription
Columbus
Mental retardation
Depressants
36. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.
Laughing gas
One half
Blood-brain
Hallucinations
37. 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.
Endorphines
Steroids
Memory
Reducing
38. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.
1960
Peers
Schedule I
OTC
39. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.
Slowly
16
Caffeine
Patent medicines
40. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.
Relaxed
Depressant
Muscle
Spirits
41. There are approximately __ analogs of PCP.
30
Alcohol
Wood
Narcan
42. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.
Illegal Instrumental Use
Muscle tone
Environment
5
43. Drug dependence is made up of both ________ and psychological factors.
Physical
Synesthesia
III
Prescription
44. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.
Available
Chantix
Family
Year
45. 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.
Smoked
Hallucinations
Body fat
Myopia
46. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.
Marinol
Staggering
Molecular
Designer
47. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.
Marijuana
Neurotransmitters
Decrease
Crystal meth
48. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.
Employee Assitance Programs
Designer
Speedball
Rapid
49. 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.
Common
Cocaine
Marinol
Dopamine
50. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.
Gateway
Potency
San Salvador
Women