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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Placenta
Parkinson's
Stimulant
One hour
2. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).
Amphetamines
25
Felt tip
Lipid solubility
3. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
Breathing
Equal opportunity
Ethanol
Topical anesthesia
4. Psychological dependence is closely related to the concept of _________ reinforcement - which states that if a behavior is reliably followed by a stimulus - it leads to an increase in the behavior.
Thousands
Positive
Large
Diarrhea
5. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.
Leukoplakia
Freebase
Licit
Antifreeze
6. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Transdermal patch
Weight gain
60
Opioid
7. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.
Prostitutes
Muscle tone
Cumulative
Addiction
8. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.
Hypoventilation
Mesolimbic
Phenothiazines
Methylphenidate
9. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.
Codeine
Mucous membranes
Solvent
Methamphetamine
10. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.
Bipolar disorder
Decreased
Theobromine
Mucous membranes
11. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.
Pleasure
Codeine
Decreased
Marinol
12. 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.
PCP
Congeners
Alcohol
Medical
13. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.
Antipsychotics
Less
Fentanyl
Prostitutes
14. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.
Social
Dietary supplements
Federal
10
15. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.
Alcohol
Antabuse
Sedative
Opiate
16. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.
Parkinson's
Day
Weight
Solvent
17. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.
Mesolimbic
Pharmaceutical
Withdrawal
Legal Instrumental Use
18. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.
Blood thinners
Antihistamines
Kerosene
Eliminate
19. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.
Raves
Equilibrium
Amphetamines
Methamphetamine
20. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.
Congeners
Dopamine
Sleeping pills
Neurotransmitters
21. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.
Dietary supplements
More
James
Violent
22. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.
Central nervous system
Commonly
Withdrawal
Depressant
23. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
Tardive dyskinesia
Atypical
Gateway
Phyiscal
24. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.
Heart beat
Skin
Autonomic
Expectancy
25. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.
Tax
Antipsychotics
Diminishing
1980
26. Opioids are also known as _________.
Cocaine
Rock
Is Not
Narcotics
27. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
I
Andes
Long
Kerosene
28. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.
Clozapine
Medical
Emphysema
Solvents
29. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.
Blood pressure
Opiate
Eliminate
Amphetamines
30. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).
Drug
Cocaine
0.4
Constipation
31. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.
Designer
Dopamine
Environment
Emphysema
32. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.
Felt tip
Absorbed
Fluoxetine
Pharmacological
33. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.
Crack
Muscle spasms
Toxic
Dependency
34. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Temperance
Indians
British East India
Prescription
35. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.
Consequences
25
Acetylcholine
Mental
36. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.
Structural analogs
Date rape
Pharmacodynamic
Magic mushrooms
37. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.
Fetal Alcohol
Psychological
Transdermal patch
Inflammatory
38. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation
Instantly
Entactogens
Instrumental
Sedatives
39. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Andes
GABA
Increase
Narcotics
40. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.
Abuse
Al
Insomnia
Cumulative
41. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.
Illicit
Muscle
Chewing
Abuse
42. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.
Marijuana
Sudden sniffing death
Chewing
Absorbed
43. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.
Rate
1980
Diarrhea
Detoxification
44. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.
Positive
Explosive
Irritability
Antifreeze
45. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.
Soft drinks
Solvent
I
Alcohol
46. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.
Over the counter
Disease
Pharmaceutical
III
47. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.
Cocaine
Dietary supplements
Blood thinners
Speedball
48. Headaches - nosebleeds - nausea - drunken appearance and ______ eyes are all signs of inhalant abuse.
Solvent
Watery
Consequences
Heroin
49. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.
Medical
Opposed
Isopropyl
Alcohol
50. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.
Rate
Fetal Alcohol
Toxic
6 -000