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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.
Hallucinogens
Synthetic
Nail polish
Mucous
2. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.
Hypoventilation
Chlorpromazine
Equilibrium
Blood thinners
3. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.
Alcohol
Liver
Wood
Physical
4. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.
Brain
Natural
Toxic
Preoccupation
5. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
1960
Day
Fermentation
HCL
6. 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).
Barley
Laughing gas
120 pound woman
Women
7. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.
Evaporate
High
Medical
Resin
8. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.
V
Day
Hepatitis
PCP
9. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.
Distillation
Mesolimbic
Benzodiazepines
Contextual
10. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.
Hypnotics
Neurotransmitters
Poorer
Illegal Recreational Use
11. 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.
Common
Addiction
Surroundings
Fluoxetine
12. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.
Illegal Instrumental Use
Sleeping pills
Day
Leukoplakia
13. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)
Nutrients
Sudden sniffing death
Antagonists
Over the counter
14. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.
Violent
Sudden sniffing death
Cocaine
Physical
15. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.
Felt tip
Tremors
60
Placebo
16. Damage to the neurotransmitter _____________ is associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Decreased
Methamphetamine
Acetylcholine
Breathing
17. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.
Delirium tremens
Decrease
MDMA
Breathing
18. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.
Depressant
Preoccupation
Phyiscal
Benzodiazepines
19. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.
Hallucinogen
Day
Day
Antihistamines
20. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.
Commonly
Pinpoint
Physical
Withdrawal
21. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.
Naltrexone
Cancer
Erich Goode
Reducing
22. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.
Antihistamines
48
Dopamine
Cocaine
23. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.
Bupropion
Endorphines
Methylphenidate
Nicotine
24. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
Solvent
Hallucinogen
Weight
Topical anesthesia
25. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..
Neurotransmitters
1980
Liver
440
26. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.
Instantly
Anesthetic
Withdrawal
Rate
27. Cocaine is absorbed so well into ________ __________ that it remains in use for surgery in the nasal - laryngeal - and esophageal regions.
Mucous membranes
Heroin
Plants
Psychoactive
28. Examples of Schedule II drugs include ________ - opium - and amphetamines.
Nutrients
Antitussives
Cocaine
Receptors
29. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.
Day
1933
Smoked
Psychedelics
30. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.
Toxic
Norepinephrine
Long
Year
31. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.
GABA
Solvents
Psychotherapeutic
Hair
32. 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.
Environment
Surroundings
Nutrients
Schedule I
33. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.
Taxes
Salt
Laughing gas
Decrease
34. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.
Psychological
Psychoactive
Antidepressant
Sinsemilla
35. 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
16
LSD
Cannabinoids
36. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.
Craving
Leave
Weight control
13-14
37. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.
Prescription
Anorexiants
Neurotransmitters
Relief
38. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.
Ethanol
Cancer
Half life
Medical
39. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________
Ethanol
Substitution
Muscle
Active
40. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.
Medicinal herbs
Perceived risk
Commonly
20
41. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
Perceived risk
Cancer
I
42. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.
Enzymes
Lipid soluble
Constant
Sigmund Freud
43. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.
100
Thousand
Theobromine
Brain tissue
44. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.
Mental
Magic mushrooms
Ethanol
Stimulant
45. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.
Glutamate
Homeostasis
Dependency
Mescaline
46. The idea that alcohol dependence is a _______ goes back at least to the 1700s.
Depressant
Household
Licit
Disease
47. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
13-14
Women
Antagonists
Mental
48. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
Sinsemilla
Autonomic
Muscle
Drug safety
49. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.
Dopamine
Relaxed
Clozapine
Cocaine
50. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.
Antidepressant
Opioids
Amphetamines
Tardive dyskinesia
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