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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






2. The legal opioid methadone - is used to treat heroin dependence by reducing severity of __________ symptoms.






3. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






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






5. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






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






7. The _____ ____ of heroin is 15-30 minutes.






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






9. LSD - PCP and mescaline are _____________.






10. An interesting effect of LSD use is that of ___________ - a 'mixing of senses.'






11. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.






12. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.






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






14. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.






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






16. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.






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






18. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine






19. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.






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






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






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






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






24. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.






25. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.






26. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.






27. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.






28. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.






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






30. ______ cocaine is not water soluble but can be converted to a water soluble cocaine salt if it is dissolved in citric acid ( for example - vinegar or lemon juice).






31. 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






32. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






33. Another word for _________ is painkiller.






34. LSD is a synthetic substance and is the most ______ and notorious of the hallucinogens.






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






36. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






37. ____ - also known as Ecstasy - produces both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.






38. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.






39. Originally marketed as a non-habit-forming substitute for codeine - ______ is derived from opium and is about three times as potent as morphine.






40. Approximately 20 years ago - heroin was replaced by _______ as the most abused illicit drug in the US (other than marijuana).






41. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






42. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.






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






44. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






45. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.






46. A _______ drug is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and influencing the brain's activity.






47. Commonly called '_______ _____' - nitrous oxide is a gaseous anesthetic first used in the early 1800s in medicine and surgery.






48. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






49. Smokers die _____ years earlier than nonsmokers.






50. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide