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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.
Hallucinogens
Antidepressant
Body fat
Soft drinks
2. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.
Incurable
Entactogens
Glucosamine
Narcan
3. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.
Alcohol
Diminishing
Indians
Depressants
4. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.
Depressants
Structural analogs
Coca
Brain
5. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Soft drinks
Atypical
Staggering
Body
6. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.
III
Enzymes
Toxic
Injection
7. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.
Antihistamines
Theraputic
Hallucinogens
Toxic
8. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.
Antihistamines
Pinpoint
PET
Inflammatory
9. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
Heroin
Over the counter
Pleasurable
Opioids
10. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.
Nonspecific
5
Malnutrition
Disease
11. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.
0.4
Felt tip
Tobacco
Hypoxia
12. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.
Cannabis sativa
Leave
Spirits
60
13. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.
Cocaine
Expectancy
Low
One hour
14. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Smoked
Blood pressure
Women
Epileptic seizures
15. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.
Psychological
Muscle tone
Motor
Benzodiazepines
16. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.
Methylphenidate
Cocaine
Loco weed
Cocaine
17. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.
Analgesic
Cocaine
Narcotics
Large
18. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.
Leukoplakia
4-6
Hallucinations
Chlorpromazine
19. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.
Inexpensive
Expectancy
Columbus
Pleasurable
20. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.
Norepinephrine
Relief
Illegal Instrumental Use
Eliminate
21. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.
Schedule I
Dependence
Positive
Blood-brain
22. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.
Kerosene
Glutamate
Decrease
LSD
23. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.
Breathing
Antihistamines
MDMA
Moderate
24. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
Illicit
Crack
Duration
Day
25. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.
OTC
Atypical
Nail polish
Blood-brain
26. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
Involuntary
Schedule I
Year
Illegal Recreational Use
27. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.
Thousands
Escaping
Heroin
Synthetic
28. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.
Recreational
Memory
1980
Legal Instrumental Use
29. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.
Cocaine
Cardiovascular
Decreased
Felt tip
30. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...
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31. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
Poppers
Antagonists
6 -000
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
32. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.
5
Peers
Staggering
Alcohol
33. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.
Watery
Anesthetic
Dentists
Cocaine
34. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Consequences
Phenothiazines
Hallucinogens
Autonomic
35. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.
Poppers
Solvent
Relaxed
More
36. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.
Transmitter
OTC
Methylphenidate
Norepinephrine
37. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.
Prescription
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Cocaine
Positive
38. Nicotine is often thought of as being a mild _________ - but it also seems to have some of the relaxant properties of a low dose of a depressant.
Moderate
Autonomic
Heroin
Stimulant
39. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.
Illicit
Other's drugs.
Thousand
Norepinephrine
40. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.
Expectancy
Sedatives
Absorbed
Synesthesia
41. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.
Hallucinogens
Adolescents
Overdose
Psychoactive
42. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.
Physical
20
Positive
Taxes
43. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.
Transmitter
Instrumental
Brain tissue
Medicinal herbs
44. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.
Haldol
90
Patent medicines
Antitussives
45. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.
Lipid solubility
26
Heroin
Naloxone
46. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.
Unknown
Muscle spasms
Depressants
Speed
47. _______ drugs are illegal to own or use. Some examples are cocaine - LSD and marijuana.
Absorbed
Anesthetics
Natural
Illicit
48. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.
Smaller
Soft drinks
Instantly
Women
49. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.
Steroids
Opioids
Bupropion
Antihistamines
50. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.
Laughing gas
Phenothiazines
Diarrhea
Antifreeze