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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






2. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.






3. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.






4. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






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






6. ________ brought tobacco to Europe after his voyage to the Americas.






7. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






8. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.






9. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.






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






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






12. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.






13. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.






14. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






15. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






16. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)






17. Employee Assitance Programs or EAPs can also be known as _____ of Assistance programs.






18. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






19. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.






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






21. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






22. Crack is obtained by mixing cocaine with simple _________ chemicals - including baking soda and water - and then drying it--resulting in a lump of smokable cocaine.






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






24. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.






25. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.






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






27. Smoking tends to inhibit hunger contractions up to ____ ____






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






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






30. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






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






32. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.






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






34. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






35. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






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. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






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






39. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.






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






41. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.






42. Contextual factors refer to how physical ______________ affect drug use; i.e. being at home vs. being in a rock concert or in a dance club.






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






44. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






45. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






46. 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.






47. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






48. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.






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






50. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.