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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.






2. Examples of Schedule III substances include anabolic _________ and GHB.






3. LSD is one of the most potent ____________ drugs.






4. Current medical applications for cocaine are as a local __________ for ear - nose - and throat procedures.






5. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






6. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence






7. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.






8. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.






9. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.






10. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.






11. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.






12. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.






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






14. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.






15. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.






16. 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.






17. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






18. The concentration of _______ found in the blood is called the BAC.






19. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






20. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






21. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.






22. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.






23. Cirrhosis is a _____ disease which results from alcohol abuse and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S..






24. using drugs to achieve some goal other than the prescribed use - for example taking pills to stay awake and drive all night.






25. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.






26. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






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






28. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






29. ______ causing chemicals contained in tobacco are called nitrosamines.






30. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.






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






32. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.






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






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






35. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.






36. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.






37. Marijuana is the most commonly used ________ drug.






38. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






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






40. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.






41. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






42. Chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to morphine and other opium derived drugs are called __________.






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






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






45. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.






46. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.






47. It is possible to estimate an individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) by knowing their ______ - gender - and amount of alcohol consumed.






48. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






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






50. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.