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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.
Hepatitis
Environment
Cancer
Prescription
2. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.
Nail polish
Prescription
Peyote
Synthetic
3. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Perceived risk
Chewing
Toxic
Psychedelics
4. The second stage of drug addiction is increased use - in which the user starts to take increased amounts of the drug. This is followed by _____________ - the third stage of drug addiction.
Placebo
Preoccupation
Pleasure
Memory
5. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.
48
Myopia
Illicit
Eliminate
6. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.
OTC
One half
Wood
Cocaine
7. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.
Employee Assitance Programs
13-14
Cocaine
Switching
8. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.
Pharmacodynamic
Hepatitis
Psilocybin
San Salvador
9. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.
16
Diagnostic
Incurable
Depressants
10. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Dependency
Less
Half life
Benzodiazepines
11. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).
Dropouts
Marijuana
Brain
Black Tar
12. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
Poorer
Poppers
Epileptic seizures
1960
13. Drugs are more likely to produce psychological dependence if they have a _____ onset.
Graduates
Rapid
Employee Assitance Programs
Pharmaceutical
14. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.
Parkinson's
Inexpensive
Opium
More
15. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.
Amphetamines
Marinol
Preschool
Household
16. Because of cross tolerance - methadone is effective at reducing the severity and delaying symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal. Methadone is a __________ opioid.
Antidepressant
Cannabinoids
Erich Goode
Synthetic
17. GHB is most well-known for its use in substances that disable users and make them vulnerable to sexual assault. _________ is another drug of this type.
Rohypnol
Freebase
Prescription
Amino acids
18. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Diminishing
Irritability
Black Tar
Placenta
19. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Sedative hypnotic
Preschool
Dreams
Lipid solubility
20. 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.
Nonspecific
Body fat
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Steroids
21. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.
Withdrawal
Phenothiazines
Instantly
Dentists
22. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.
Potent
Indians
Inherited
Interactions
23. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.
Lipid soluble
Alcohol
Withdrawal
Naltrexone
24. 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.
Spirits
Months
Soft drinks
Mental
25. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them
Drug
Central nervous system
Kerosene
26
26. 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.
Prozac
Skin
Mushrooms
Common
27. Alcohol is the second leading substance abuse related cause of premature death among Americans (________ is first).
Psychoactive
Tobacco
Hair
Patent medicines
28. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.
Dentists
Crystal meth
Available
Temperance
29. ___________ and Chondroitin are both herbal dietary supplements that contribute to joint strength and are used to used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis.
Glucosamine
Stimulant
Depressant
One hour
30. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Depression
Slowly
Indians
Prostitutes
31. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.
Crack
Cancer
Muscle spasms
Speedball
32. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.
Phenothiazines
Contextual
Floaters
10
33. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.
Disease
Amino acids
Transdermal patch
Weight gain
34. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
Sinsemilla
Time course
V
Designer
35. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.
Steroids
Psychedelics
Instantly
Muscle
36. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.
Decrease
Crystal meth
More
Salt
37. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.
Mental
Year
Cocaine
Marijuana
38. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.
Prozac
Addiction
Sleeping pills
Soft drinks
39. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
Constipation
Toluene
Diagnostic
Social
40. 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.
Opioid
Hydrochloride
Crystal meth
Appetite
41. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.
Drinking
Environment
Clove
Naltrexone
42. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.
Bipolar disorder
Involuntary
Alcohol
Skin
43. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.
Breathing
Equal opportunity
Dronabinol
Available
44. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.
1937
PCP
Nutrients
Positive
45. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.
Steroids
Erich Goode
Haldol
Graduates
46. Clonidine is an opioide agonist drug (similar to methadone) used in heroin ______________.
Other's drugs.
Poppers
Detoxification
13-14
47. Approximately __% of people who use marijuana become addicted to it.
Psychedelics
41
Smoking
10
48. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.
Cocaine
Eliminate
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Employee Assitance Programs
49. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.
Weight control
Atypical
Pharmacodynamic
Cocaine
50. Also known as narcotics - _______ are a group of analgesic drugs that cause a dreamlike state; high doses can induce sleep.
Psychedelics
Marijuana
Incurable
Opioids
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