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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.






2. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.






3. There are now more than 40 million former smokers in the United States - and about 90 percent of them report that they quit smoking _______ formal treatment programs.






4. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






5. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.






6. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






7. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation






8. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






9. 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.






10. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.






11. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.






12. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.






13. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.






14. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






15. Because _______ is lipid soluble - it is easily absorbed by the liver - heart - brain - lungs and reproductive organs.






16. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






17. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






18. The three types of names that are applied to drugs are the _______ name - the chemical name - and the brand name.






19. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.






20. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






21. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.






22. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






23. Advertising restrictions - smoke-free indoor air - _____ on tobacco products and limiting youth access to tobacco are all examples of tobacco control laws.






24. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






25. Family and friends of controlled users are often completely unaware of this person's drug use. Controlled users place ___________ constraints on their drug use - for example never on a workday - never around children - etc.






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






27. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






28. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






29. REM sleep is the sleep phase associated with _______.






30. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them






31. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






32. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.






33. 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).






34. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.






35. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.






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






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






38. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.






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






40. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






41. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.






42. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.






43. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.






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






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






46. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.






47. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin are similar to those of LSD and __________.






48. Ketamine is sometimes known as '_________' - has effects similar to PCP and is commonly used in veterinary hospitals as an anesthetic.






49. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.






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







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