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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






3. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






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






5. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.






6. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.






7. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.






8. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.






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






10. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.






11. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






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






13. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s






14. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






15. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






16. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






17. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






18. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.






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






20. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






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






22. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






23. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






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






25. Opioids are also known as _________.






26. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.






27. Inhalant abuse is usually a problem among children and ___________.






28. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






29. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






30. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.






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






32. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






33. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.






34. 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






35. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






36. The combination of amphetamine or cocaine with an opioid narcotic--often heroin--is called a _________.






37. GHB is most well-known for its use in substances that disable users and make them vulnerable to sexual assault. _________ is another drug of this type.






38. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






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






40. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.






41. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.






42. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.






43. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






44. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






45. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.






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






47. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






48. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.






49. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.






50. Amnesiac and anesthesia effects are common among hypnotics when used in _____ doses.