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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Nicotine is exceptionally _____ and has been used as an insecticide.
Insomnia
Instrumental
Psychological
Toxic
2. Pharmacological factors refer to how the drug actually affects the ____.
Body
1980
Phyiscal
Pleasure
3. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.
10
Constant
Endorphines
Neurotransmitters
4. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.
Poppers
Breaks down
Dependency
Sinsemilla
5. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.
Thousand
Mesolimbic
Blood pressure
Tax
6. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.
Unknown
Psilocybin
Soft drinks
Endorphines
7. Tremors and rigidity are two symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Similar damage to the dopamine neurons can occur as a side effect of some ______________ drugs.
Psychoactive
Tax
Antidepressant
Antidepressant
8. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.
Asleep
Bupropion
Mental
Antidepressant
9. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.
Coca
Antihistamines
Diminishing
Alcohol
10. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.
Eliminate
Football
Muscle tone
Depressants
11. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.
Medical
Nalorphine
Women
Replacing
12. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.
Parkinson's
Cardiovascular
Cocaine
Soft drinks
13. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.
Peyote cactus
Preoccupation
Marijuana
Drug safety
14. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.
Opioids
Al
Dentists
Sleeping pills
15. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
Psychological
Enzymes
1960
Unknown
16. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.
Medical
Methamphetamine
48
Brain tissue
17. In the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use - only 1.6 percent of U.S. adults reported ever having used Heroin in their lifetimes - with 0.1 percent reporting use in the past ____.
Cumulative
Prescription
Marijuana
Year
18. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.
Abuse
Codeine
Potent
Cocaine
19. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
Social
Tranquilizers
Transdermal patch
Craving
20. A situation where repeated administration of the same dose of a drug results in gradually ___________ effects is called tolerance.
Available
Diminishing
Stimulant
Without
21. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse - no current ________ use in the US and have been declared unsafe.
Breathing
Laughing gas
Medical
Hypoventilation
22. The Native American Church's use of ______ has been controversial throughout the twentieth century.
Peyote
Cocaine
Anorexiants
Relief
23. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Fermentation
Heart attacks
Pharmacodynamic
Black Tar
24. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.
Barbiturate
Environment
Kerosene
100
25. Herbs and _________ were used by early Greeks in Olympic games to enhance their performance.
Breathing
Mushrooms
Inexpensive
Ounces
26. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.
Sinsemilla
PCP
Time course
Legal Instrumental Use
27. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.
Inflammatory
Congeners
Chantix
Heroin
28. The two categories of psychoactive drugs are ______ (legal) and illicit (illegal).
Memory
10
Licit
30
29. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).
Felt tip
Cessation
Recreational
Large
30. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.
Crack
60
Active
Steroids
31. 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.
Andes
10
Lungs
Time course
32. Methyl alcohol is added to grain alcohol for industrial use to prevent _________.
Body fat
Heroin
Amphetamines
Drinking
33. Another way of saying placebo effect is ___________ effect.
Nonspecific
Tobacco
Weight gain
Diminishing
34. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.
Violent
Consequences
Patent medicines
Heroin
35. Toluene is the psychoactive chemical found in many commonly abused inhalants such as glues - paints - thinners and _____ ______.
Methamphetamine
Psychological
Freebase
Nail polish
36. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.
Other's drugs.
Weight gain
Involuntary
Dopamine
37. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.
Temperance
25
Breathing
Environment
38. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.
Lipid soluble
Synthetic
Opioids
Day
39. Half life refers to how long a drug is ______ in the body.
Alcoholic
Crack
Active
Hypoxia
40. ___________ disease is a degenerative neurological disease involving damage to dopamine neurons.
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41. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.
Prescription
Analgesic
Decrease
Paradoxica
42. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.
Sedatives
Heroin
Hallucinogens
Moderate
43. According to a recent survey - __% of Americans have used marijuana in their lifetime.
Sedatives
41
Methamphetamine
Mental
44. A single shot of heroin lasts ___ hours.
Antihistamines
4-6
Withdrawal
Neurotransmitters
45. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.
Norepinephrine
Inhalant
Alcohol
Tobacco
46. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.
25
Norepinephrine
Myopia
Over the counter
47. Alcohol ______ - is the tendency for someone under the influence of alcohol to focus on the here and now and to pay less attention to long term consequences.
Myopia
Inflammatory
Decreased
Women
48. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.
Diagnostic
Gateway
Alcohol
Bipolar disorder
49. ___________________ syndrome (NAS) is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive - illegal or prescription drugs while in the mother's womb.
Congeners
Peyote cactus
Social
Neonatal abstinence
50. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.
Alcohol
Breaks down
Amphetamines
Months