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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






2. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.






3. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.






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






5. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.






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






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






8. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana and hashish is ___.






9. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.






10. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.






11. ___ involves using electric shock to induce convulsions in mental patients.






12. Antipsychotic drugs are grouped into two categories--conventional antipsychotics and ________ antipsychotics.






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






14. Inhalant abuse can begin as early as __________.






15. Marijuana (Cannabis) and hashish are both __________ controlled substances.






16. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






17. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.






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






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






20. Some examples of stimulants include cocaine - ______________ - and caffeine.






21. Millions of marijuana users never go beyond the _______ drugs.






22. ______________ and antipsychotics are two groups of drugs used to treat the symptoms associated with psychosis.






23. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






24. The most commonly abused types of drugs include _______ - tobacco - stimulants - hallucinogens and depressants.






25. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).






26. 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 ____.






27. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






28. There are more than one ________ products currently abused as inhalants.






29. Alcohol - barbiturates - inhalants - and sleeping pills and sedatives are all ___________.






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






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






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






33. The white powder that you generally associate with cocaine is the _____ form of cocaine known as cocaine hydrochloride.






34. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






35. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






36. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






37. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.






38. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.






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






40. MAO inhibitors - tricyclics and selective reuptake inhibitors are three types of ______________ drugs.






41. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.






42. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.






43. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.






44. Drug use can be detected in urine for up to 5 days - in saliva for up to 1 day and in hair samples for up to ___ days.






45. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






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






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






48. The somatic system carries sensory information into the CNS and carries ______ (movement) information back out.






49. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






50. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.