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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.
Caffeine
100
20
More
2. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.
Irritability
Heart beat
Molecular
Craving
3. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.
Thousand
Delirium tremens
Obesity
Amphetamines
4. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.
Haldol
Depressants
Amphetamines
Mescaline
5. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.
Cannabis sativa
Day
Illicit
Fentanyl
6. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.
13-14
Tissue
Hypoxia
Iproniazid
7. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).
Brain tissue
Felt tip
Cocaine
Synthetic
8. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.
Chlorpromazine
Synthetic
Grain neutral
Preoccupation
9. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.
Dangerous
Available
One half
Asleep
10. Almost all of the ______________ and other conventional antipsychotics produce pseudoparkinsonism.
One hour
Phenothiazines
Antidepressant
Dentists
11. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.
Tobacco
Tremors
Prozac
Anesthetic
12. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).
Antidepressant
Physical
PCP
Psychological
13. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
Enzymes
Weeks
Cocaine
1960
14. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
Codeine
4-6
More
Poppers
15. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.
1980
Mental
16
Laughing gas
16. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
Increase
Obesity
Day
Less
17. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.
Cocaine
Molecular
Prescription
Alcoholics Anonymous
18. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Epileptic seizures
Staggering
Barbiturate
Tranquilizers
19. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.
Methylphenidate
Brain
Resin
DMT
20. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.
Spirits
Hallucinogen
25
Nicotine
21. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.
San Salvador
Positive
Less
Long
22. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.
Codeine
25
Contextual
Heart attacks
23. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.
Naltrexone
Diarrhea
Smoking
Bupropion
24. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.
Amphetamines
Opium
Body
Diagnostic
25. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.
Antabuse
Directions
Brain tissue
Depressants
26. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.
Prescription
Peyote cactus
Methamphetamine
Opiate
27. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.
Graduates
Blood pressure
LSD
Illicit
28. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.
Replacing
Marijuana
Ethanol
Constant
29. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.
Watery
Hair
Positive
Other's drugs.
30. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.
Isopropyl
Antifreeze
Without
Decreased
31. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.
Common
Medical
Short term
6 -000
32. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.
Nicotine
Amphetamines
Antagonists
THC
33. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.
Methamphetamine
Sedative hypnotic
Analgesic
Muscle spasms
34. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.
Leukoplakia
More
Felt tip
Hair
35. The concentration of _______ found in the blood is called the BAC.
Kerosene
Lipid solubility
Hallucinogen
Alcohol
36. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Neurotransmitters
Atypical
Social
Instrumental
37. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.
Safely
10
Raves
13-14
38. Traffic fatalities involving alcohol have _________ since 1980.
Thousands
Decreased
Neurotransmitters
Prescription
39. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
MDMA
Psychological
Fentanyl
Over the counter
40. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.
Synthetic
Directions
Parkinson's
Natural
41. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Lipid soluble
Antifreeze
Thousands
Chantix
42. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Serotonin
PCP
Hypoxia
Sedative hypnotic
43. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Mescaline
Enzymes
34
Poorer
44. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.
Heart beat
Phenothiazines
Dependence
Dietary supplements
45. 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.
Heroin
Positive
Benzodiazepines
Patent medicines
46. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.
Designer
Sudden sniffing death
Heart attacks
Nicotine
47. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.
PCP
Antidepressant
Less
Alcohol
48. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Acetylcholine
Opioids
Chewing
Cardiovascular
49. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Cocaine
Toxic
Weight gain
Antidepressant
50. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.
Irritability
More
Theobromine
Malnutrition
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