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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____________ classified as Phantastica are not very toxic and allow the user to remain in communication with the present world.
Parkinson's
Hallucinogens
Magic mushrooms
Rate
2. The most common antidepressants used today are ____s.
Decrease
Somatic
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Blindness
3. Heroin illegally imported from Mexico is called _____ ____.
Black Tar
Time course
Constipation
Leave
4. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
Tremors
Withdrawal
Heroin
Pharmacodynamic
5. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.
Opposed
10
Absorbed
10
6. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.
Phenothiazines
Cocaine
Laughing gas
Heroin
7. Psychological dependence develops most rapidly when the drug hits the ______ quickly.
Brain
Opioid
Inhalant
British East India
8. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.
Black Tar
Hemp rope
Hallucinogen
Theraputic
9. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.
Antifreeze
Cocaine
One hour
Antihistamines
10. Although they were originally called _____________ - antipsychotics are drugs used to treat psychosis without producing drowsiness.
Tranquilizers
Dreams
Speedball
Physical
11. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.
Insomnia
Benzodiazepines
Inflammatory
Opium
12. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.
Mental
Mental retardation
Hypnotics
Breathing
13. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.
Soft drinks
Constant
Clove
Myopia
14. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.
Entactogens
Placenta
Codeine
Sedatives
15. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.
Haldol
Detoxification
Craving
Glucosamine
16. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.
Unknown
Insomnia
Depressant
Appetite
17. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Psychotherapeutic
Atypical
Tremors
Myopia
18. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.
Weeks
Addictive
Antipsychotics
Antihistamines
19. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.
Inhalant
PET
Rate
Transdermal patch
20. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.
Sedative
Cessation
Acetylcholine
Day
21. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.
13-14
6 -000
16
Sedative
22. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.
Diarrhea
Neurotransmitters
Decrease
Crack
23. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.
Thousand
Amphetamines
Magic mushrooms
Relaxed
24. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...
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25. Considerable evidence supports the idea that some degree of vulnerability to alcohol dependence might be _________.
Neurotransmitters
Mental retardation
Inherited
Schedule I
26. 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.
Blood pressure
Generic
Psychoactive
Psychotherapeutic
27. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.
LSD
Solvent
Physical
Dangerous
28. Drugs used to relieve _______ are called anxiolytics.
Short term
Anxiety
Autonomic
Steroids
29. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Delirium tremens
Phenothiazines
Medical
Perceived risk
30. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.
Nail polish
Freebase
Breathing
Substitution
31. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).
Motor
Poppers
0.4
Atypical
32. When given ____-nicotine cigarettes - smokers adjust by taking more puffs and inhaling more deeply.
Diarrhea
Benzodiazepines
Low
Fermentation
33. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco
Graduates
Antihistamines
Dangerous
Peers
34. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.
Mucous
Thousands
Methamphetamine
Consequences
35. 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.
Marijuana
Diagnostic
Prescription
Lungs
36. Methods of drug testing include urine - ____ - and saliva.
34
Hair
Day
6 -000
37. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.
Dependence
Graduates
Dangerous
Federal
38. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.
Leave
Molecular
Neurotransmitters
Heroin
39. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.
Peyote
Transdermal patch
Topical anesthesia
Marinol
40. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.
Poorer
Memory
Pleasure
Date rape
41. Heart rate and blood pressure are two of the many functions regulated by the _________ nervous system.
Cross tolerant
Autonomic
Anesthetics
Nicotine
42. 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.
High
V
Black Tar
Cocaine
43. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Theraputic
Fetal Alcohol
Barbiturate
44. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.
Abuse
Caffenism
10
Violent
45. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.
Unknown
Fentanyl
Smoked
Synthetic
46. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.
Freebase
Cannabinoids
Heroin
Dangerous
47. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.
Muscle spasms
Phyiscal
Cannabis sativa
Opioids
48. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.
Stimulant
Medicine
Benzodiazepines
25
49. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.
Slowly
Neurotransmitters
200
LSD
50. ___________________ 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.
Neonatal abstinence
Designer
Toxic
20