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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.






2. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






3. _____________ Syndrome is a collection of physical and behavioral abnormalities that seems to be caused by the presence of alcohol during development of the fetus.






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






5. The shorter the drug half life - the more __________ it is.






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






7. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.






8. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






9. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.






10. 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.






11. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






12. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.






13. The primary psychoactive ingredient in tobacco is ________.






14. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.






15. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






16. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.






17. Prodrugs are inactive in the original form and become active only after they are altered by the liver _______.






18. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.






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






20. 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 ______________.






21. Examples of ilicit drugs - include alcohol - tea - coffee - _______ and over the counter (OTC) drugs.






22. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






23. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.






24. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.






25. Fluoxetine (_______) is safer than tricyclic antidepressants as it is less likely to lead to overdose death.






26. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.






27. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






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






29. Also known as synthetic drugs or synthetic ________ - these are designed to get around existing drug laws. Often they involve modifying the molecular structure of an existing drug. Ecstasy is an example of a designer drug (today it's illegal and is a






30. By the 1850s - the temperance movement supported not only a ban on distilled spirits but also a ban on all __________ beverages.






31. The half life of _______ is 60 to 90 minutes.






32. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






33. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.






34. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.






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






36. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.






37. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.






38. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






39. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






40. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






41. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






42. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.






43. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.






44. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.






45. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






46. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.






47. Excessive use of caffeine is called _________.






48. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both medicinal herbs - often used to treat mild






49. The neurotransmitter ____ is found in most areas of the CNS and exerts generalized inhibitory functions.






50. _________________ are commonly prescribed for anxiety disorders.