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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'






2. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.






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






4. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






5. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).






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






7. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.






13. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.






14. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.






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






16. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.






17. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - no currently accepted medical use in the US - and declared unsafe are listed under Schedule _.






18. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






19. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.






20. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.






21. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.






22. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.






23. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






24. 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.






25. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.






26. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.






27. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.






28. ________ - benzodiazepines and opioid narcotics are also used for this purpose.






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






30. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.






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






32. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.






33. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






34. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.






35. ____________ is the process by which sugar is converted into alcohol through the biochemical action of yeast.






36. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.






37. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.






38. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.






39. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.






40. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






41. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.






42. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.






43. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






44. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






45. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






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






47. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






48. illicit drug use - cocaine - marijuana - etc






49. Opioids such as morphine and _______ are the drugs most often used for acute pain - such as short-term pain after surgery.






50. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.