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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






2. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






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






4. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






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






6. 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






7. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






8. ________ the proof number is the percentage of alcohol by volume.






9. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.






10. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






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






12. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






13. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






14. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






15. 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).






16. Specialized nerve endings that recognize neurotransmitter molecules and cause a change in the electrical activity of the neuron when activated are called _________.






17. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






18. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






19. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






20. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.






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






22. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.






23. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






24. Almost all alcoholics suffering from withdrawal symptoms (about __%) can be treated in outpatient programs.






25. During the 1800s - opium and morphine were the active ingredients found in many American ________ ________.






26. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






27. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






28. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






29. 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.






30. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






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






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






33. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






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






35. 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.






36. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






37. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).






38. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.






39. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.






40. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.






41. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.






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






43. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.






44. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.






45. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.






46. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






47. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).






48. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






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






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