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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. ______________ do not cure mental illnesses but they do control the symptoms sufficiently to permit patients to live and work in society.






2. 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






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






4. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee to make it decaffeinated is used mostly in _____ ______.






5. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).






6. Opioid overdose can be diagnosed on the basis of the opioid triad: coma - depressed respiration - and ________ pupils.






7. When alcohol is heated and the vapors are condensed into liquid form again - the process is called ____________.






8. Occasionally drugs can have ___________ effects--an opposite effect to what is normally expected.






9. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.






10. There are currently no FDA approved OTC drugs for ______________.






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






12. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.






13. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.






14. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.






15. The autonomic nervous system - also referred to as the ANS - regulates the _____________ functions of the body and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.






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






17. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.






18. _______________ are the most widely prescribed types Sedative-Hypnotics.






19. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






20. According to a recent study - men and women from ______ backgrounds are more likely to smoke and less likely to quit the habit.






21. CNS ___________ that cause drowsiness and promote sleep are called hypnotics.






22. Drugs which enhance the sense of touch are called ___________.






23. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.






24. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.






25. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.






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






27. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






28. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.






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






30. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






31. The ratio of LD50 to ED50 is one indication of the relative safety of a drug for a particular use or effect and this is called the ___________ index.






32. The substitution method of drug detoxification involves _________ the abused substance with a new - less-addicting drug.






33. The part of the brain which controls ___________ is called basal ganglia.






34. Kava Kava and St John's Wort are both _______ _______ - often used to treat mild depression.






35. The exact mechanism by which alcohol exerts its effects in the ______ _______ _______ is unknown - but it is believed that its interactions with the GABA receptor are important.






36. 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 ______________.






37. The psychological effects of LSD - mescaline - and psilocybin can be blocked with ________.






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






39. In order to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in pharmacologically significant amounts - the drug must be lipid soluble and have a molecular weight ____ than 400 Daltons.






40. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).






41. Excessive use of either cocaine or amphetamine can result in paranoid psychosis in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory ______________.






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






43. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.






44. CNS ___________ - including barbiturates - inhalants and benzodiazepines all have effects similar to alcohol.






45. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.






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






47. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






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






49. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.






50. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.







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