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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.
Anorexiants
Insomnia
Instrumental
Injection
2. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...
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3. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.
Theobromine
Dietary supplements
More
Naloxone
4. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.
10
Is Not
Hallucinogens
Positive
5. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Methamphetamine
Moderate
Brain
Crystal meth
6. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.
Sleeping pills
Absorbed
Inherited
Decrease
7. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.
Soft drinks
Cardiovascular
Homeostasis
Hallucinogens
8. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.
Schedule I
Toxic
Instrumental
Opioids
9. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.
Less
Dependence
Cross tolerant
Cocaine
10. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.
Grain neutral
Cessation
Memory
Depressants
11. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Tranquilizers
Obesity
Toluene
Antagonists
12. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.
Amphetamines
Cancer
More
Distillation
13. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).
Glutamate
Prozac
Rate
Muscle
14. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.
Incurable
Rate
Temperance
Amphetamines
15. Advertising restrictions - smoke-free indoor air - _____ on tobacco products and limiting youth access to tobacco are all examples of tobacco control laws.
Medical
Taxes
Smoked
Tremors
16. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.
Pleasurable
Amino acids
Poorer
Decrease
17. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.
20
Environment
PCP
30
18. 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.
Brain
Potency
Mental retardation
Common
19. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.
Alcohol
Mesolimbic
Alcoholics Anonymous
Weight
20. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.
Delirium tremens
Nicotine
Transmitter
OTC
21. 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.
Less
Equilibrium
Endorphines
High
22. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.
Columbus
Neurotransmitters
Medicinal herbs
Social
23. 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.
Psychological
90
Amphetamines
Mental
24. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.
Memory
Toxic
Eyes
Hallucinogen
25. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.
25
Positive
20
Prozac
26. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.
Anabolic steroid
Medical
Over the counter
Cigarettes
27. 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.
Floaters
Stimulant
Common
Pharmacological
28. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.
Escaping
Blood thinners
Norepinephrine
20
29. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.
10
13-14
Explosive
Toxic
30. The most important drug-metabolizing enzymes found in the liver belong to a group known as the ______ family of enzymes.
Lungs
Marinol
III
CYP450
31. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.
Memory
34
Hydrochloride
Neonatal abstinence
32. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.
Autonomic
Fentanyl
Cannabinoids
Benzodiazepines
33. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
Schedule III
Relaxed
Antagonists
30
34. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.
Naltrexone
Illegal Instrumental Use
Somatic
Soft drinks
35. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.
Speedball
Somatic
Peers
LSD
36. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.
More
Perceived risk
Medicine
Alcohol
37. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.
Black Tar
Half life
Relaxed
Cross tolerant
38. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.
Temperance
Fentanyl
Safely
Women
39. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.
Structural analogs
GABA
Constant
Escaping
40. The process where the body rids itself of drugs and alcohol is called ______________.
Cessation
HCL
Detoxification
San Salvador
41. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.
Weeks
Detoxification
Metabolism
Artificial
42. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.
Drug safety
British East India
Bipolar disorder
Hallucinogens
43. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them
Toluene
Felt tip
Drug
Bupropion
44. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.
Decreased
Antihistamines
Addictive
Violent
45. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.
Dropouts
Eliminate
Perceived risk
Benzodiazepines
46. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.
Antitussives
Breathing
Gateway
Medicinal herbs
47. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.
Cocaine
Medical
THC
Body
48. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.
Diagnostic
Stimulant
Salt
Norepinephrine
49. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.
Psychedelics
OTC
Erich Goode
Psychoactive
50. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Antitussives
Craving
Clozapine
Homeostasis