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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.






2. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






3. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.






4. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






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






6. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.






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






8. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.






9. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






10. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.






11. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






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






13. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.






14. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.

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15. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.






16. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.






17. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






18. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.






19. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






20. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.






21. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






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






23. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






24. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.






25. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.






26. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






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






28. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.






29. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






30. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.






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






32. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






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






34. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.






35. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.






36. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






37. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.






38. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.






39. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






40. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






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






42. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.






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






44. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






45. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).






46. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






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






48. Crack is obtained by mixing cocaine with simple _________ chemicals - including baking soda and water - and then drying it--resulting in a lump of smokable cocaine.






49. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.






50. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.







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