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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.






2. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.






3. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'






4. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






5. Crack is also known as '_____'.






6. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.






7. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






8. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.






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






17. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.






18. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.






19. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






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






21. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.






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






23. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






24. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






25. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation






26. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).






27. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.






28. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






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






30. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.






31. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






32. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.






33. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






34. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.






35. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.






36. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






37. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






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






39. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.






40. Opioids are also known as _________.






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






42. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.






43. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.






44. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).






45. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






46. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






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






48. 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.






49. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






50. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.