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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Permanent brain damage - loss of muscle control - damage to the liver - heart - blood - and bone marrow are all possible consequences of _____ abuse.






2. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






3. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






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






5. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






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






7. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.






8. Ecstasy falls under the category of synthetic or _________ drugs.






9. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.






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






11. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.






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






13. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






14. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.






15. _________ ________ occurs after using a nasal spray regularly for longer than the recommended period.






16. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.






17. The DEA is the primary _______ agency responsible for enforcing U.S. drug laws.






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






19. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.






20. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






21. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco






22. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






23. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.






24. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.






25. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.






26. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.






27. 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.






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






29. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.






30. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.






31. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.






32. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






33. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






34. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.






35. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.






36. 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.






37. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






38. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.






39. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






40. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






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






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






43. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






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






45. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






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






47. The ________ the amount needed to get a particular effect - the more potent the drug.






48. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.






49. ______ cocaine is not water soluble but can be converted to a water soluble cocaine salt if it is dissolved in citric acid ( for example - vinegar or lemon juice).






50. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.