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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






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






3. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






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






5. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.






6. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






7. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






8. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






9. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






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






11. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.






12. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






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






14. 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






15. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.






16. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






17. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






23. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






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






25. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a






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






27. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






28. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






29. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






30. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.






31. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.






32. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.






33. ____-acting barbiturates or benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to prevent Alcohol withdrawal symptoms.






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






35. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.






36. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.






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






38. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






39. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.






40. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.






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






42. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






43. 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.






44. 18.2% of unemployed persons report ________ drug use compared to only 7.9% of those with full time jobs and 10.7% of part time employees.






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






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






47. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






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






49. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






50. If all of the following consumed the same amount of alcohol at the same speed - which one would have the highest BAC? (120 pound woman - 135 pound woman - 150 pound man - 170 pound man).