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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.
Emphysema
Schedule II
Floaters
Designer
2. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).
Naltrexone
Salt
Graduates
Legal Recreational Use
3. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Designer
More
Months
Entactogens
4. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
Breathing
Dentists
PCP
Over the counter
5. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.
Hallucinations
Xanthines
200
Atypical
6. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.
Pharmacodynamic
Stimulant
Cocaine
Dopamine
7. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.
PCP
Interactions
Mucous membranes
Time course
8. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.
Mesolimbic
Prescription
Hepatitis
Marinol
9. 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).
Emphysema
Designer
120 pound woman
Sinsemilla
10. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.
Social
Codeine
Toxic
Relief
11. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Tranquilizers
Salt
Cardiovascular
Common
12. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.
Hepatitis
4-6
Depression
Legal Instrumental Use
13. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.
Hallucinations
Medicinal herbs
Medical
1933
14. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Alcohol
Speed
Active
Alcohol
15. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.
Caffeine
Opioid
Black Tar
Psychoactive
16. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.
Cessation
Naloxone
Mental
Graduates
17. Advertising restrictions - smoke-free indoor air - _____ on tobacco products and limiting youth access to tobacco are all examples of tobacco control laws.
Insomnia
Taxes
Depression
Evaporate
18. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.
Receptors
Antitussives
Drinking
Antihistamines
19. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.
Muscle spasms
Mental
Toxic
Injection
20. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.
Medicinal herbs
Codeine
Leave
Heroin
21. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.
Erich Goode
Months
Decrease
Weight gain
22. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.
Insomnia
95
Football
Equilibrium
23. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.
Generic
Dronabinol
Slowly
Designer
24. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.
Psychological
Prescription
Psychological
Mushrooms
25. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.
Blood thinners
Autonomic
Motor
Analgesic
26. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.
Ounces
Inflammatory
6 -000
Body fat
27. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.
Instrumental
Obesity
Acetylcholine
Naloxone
28. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.
Alcohol
Psychoactive
Weight
Psychedelics
29. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.
British East India
Artificial
Peers
Directions
30. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.
Psychological
Hallucinogens
Glaucoma
Peers
31. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.
Directions
Weeks
Psychoactive
Hallucinogen
32. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.
Hypoventilation
Mesolimbic
Sigmund Freud
Designer
33. 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.
Obesity
Marijuana
Illicit
Transdermal patch
34. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Cessation
Thousands
4-6
GABA
35. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.
Nicotine
Benzodiazepines
Opium
Thousand
36. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.
Gateway
Barley
Enzymes
More
37. 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
Alcoholics Anonymous
Ethanol
OTC
Distillation
38. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.
Depressant
Interactions
Nicotine
Withdrawal
39. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.
Amphetamines
Entactogens
Prozac
Caffenism
40. ___ is normally ineffective when taken orally and is usually snorted - smoked - or taken by injection.
Patches
13-14
Emphysema
DMT
41. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.
90
16
Sedative
Available
42. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.
Generic
Narcotics
THC
Nutrients
43. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.
Long
Pharmacy
Motor
PCP
44. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation
Instrumental
Benzodiazepines
Adolescents
Detoxification
45. 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.
Common
Cocaine
Weight control
Pleasurable
46. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.
Large
Cocaine
Incurable
Phenothiazines
47. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.
16
Slowly
PCP
Legal Recreational Use
48. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.
Dependency
Strychnine
25
Leukoplakia
49. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.
Heroin
Chewing
Opiate
Pleasure
50. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.
Blood thinners
Distillation
Generic
Positive