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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.






2. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.






3. Crack is obtained by mixing cocaine with simple _________ chemicals - including baking soda and water - and then drying it--resulting in a lump of smokable cocaine.






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






5. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






6. The two ways psychoactive drugs achieve their effect is either by altering availability of the ___________ or by acting directly on the receptor.






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






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






9. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.






10. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.






11. This type of alcohol can be added to gasoline to reduce pollution - used in cleaners and _________ - as well as in medical research.






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






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






14. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.






15. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.






16. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include craving for tobacco - ____________ - restlessness - and anxiety.






17. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.






18. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.






19. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.






20. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






21. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






22. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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






24. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






25. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)






26. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.






27. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.






28. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






29. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






30. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






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






32. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.






33. 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.






34. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.






35. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






36. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






37. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.






38. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






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






40. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.






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






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






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






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






45. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






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






47. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.






48. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.






49. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.






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