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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.






2. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






3. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.






4. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






5. In the relief stage - a user experiences satisfaction by _________ from negative feelings such as boredom - anger - stress - fatigue and loneliness.






6. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






7. A typical progression of drug use starts with ___________ and alcohol - and then marijuana before moving on to the stronger drugs - which is why these drugs are often called 'gateway' drugs.






8. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






9. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






10. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.






11. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






12. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.






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






14. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.






15. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






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






17. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.






18. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.






19. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.






20. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






21. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.






22. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them






23. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






24. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.






25. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






26. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






27. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.






28. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






29. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.






30. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.






31. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






32. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.






33. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






34. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






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






36. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






37. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






38. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






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






40. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






41. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.






42. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






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






44. 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.






45. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.






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






47. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.






48. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..






49. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.






50. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.