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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.






2. 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.






3. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






4. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






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






6. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.






7. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.






8. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






9. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.






10. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






11. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.






12. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






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






14. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.






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






16. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.






17. LSD is a synthetic substance and is the most ______ and notorious of the hallucinogens.






18. 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.






19. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.






20. Smoking is involved in about ___ percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease.






21. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.






22. Caffeine is the world's most popular drug and frequently used _________.






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






24. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.






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






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






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






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






29. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.






30. The leading cause of death in the US is _____________.






31. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






32. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.






33. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.






34. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.






35. Fast acting drugs are the most likely to produce _____________ dependence.






36. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.






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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.






41. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.






42. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.






43. 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






44. Ice is also known as '______________'.






45. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






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






47. Only lipid-soluble substances can pass the _____________ barrier.






48. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.






49. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






50. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.