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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Chlorpromazine
Perceived risk
Narcan
Relief
2. The remaining two principal factors affecting drug use are ______ and cultural.
Special K
Epileptic seizures
Social
Equal opportunity
3. Diphenhydramine - hydroxyzine and promethazine are examples of OTC and prescription ______________ used as CNS depressants.
British East India
Antihistamines
Marijuana
Illegal Recreational Use
4. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.
Chewing
Schedule II
Placenta
Eliminate
5. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Antidepressant
Smaller
Increase
Pharmacy
6. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.
Clozapine
Schedule II
Opioids
Phenothiazines
7. ______ 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).
Crack
Instrumental
More
440
8. Heroin is classified as a schedule __________ drug.
MDMA
Inflammatory
Schedule I
Cigarettes
9. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.
Opiate
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Glucosamine
Physical
10. The human body strives to maintain its internal environment within a certain range (temperature - blood pressure - etc); this ___________ is called homeostasis.
Bipolar disorder
Commonly
Equilibrium
Dependence
11. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.
Eliminate
MDMA
Psilocybin
Antifreeze
12. The four stages of alcohol withdrawal are _______ - hallucinations - delusions and seizures.
Congeners
Tardive dyskinesia
Tremors
Enzymes
13. Medical science has used opium as a pain reliever and also to treat _________ and dehydration caused by dysentery.
Alcohol
Sinsemilla
Psychological
Diarrhea
14. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.
Crystal meth
Weight gain
Relief
Expectancy
15. ________ antipsychotics are effective at reducing both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Brain
Hydrochloride
Slowly
Atypical
16. Timothy Leary was a well known psychologist and proponent for the use of ___ in the 1960s.
Pleasurable
Laughing gas
Toxic
LSD
17. ___________________ are not regulated as OTC drugs. They don't have to be shown to be effective - and the amount of supposed active ingredient varies extensively.
30
Steroids
Magic mushrooms
Dietary supplements
18. Drug _____ is to use a drug in a situation - manner or amount that it causes social - psychological - physical or occupational problems.
Fermentation
Abuse
Solvents
Anesthetic
19. To make coca paste - coca leaves are mixed with _________ or gasoline and then filtered to form the paste.
Homeostasis
Freebase
Epileptic seizures
Kerosene
20. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Constant
Sedative hypnotic
Consequences
Muscle
21. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.
Biological
Endorphines
Heroin
Equilibrium
22. Physiological effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) include ________ in body temperature - heart rate and blood pressure - sweating and dilation of eye pupils.
Norepinephrine
Medicine
Increase
Chewing
23. FDA approved THC in capsule form is called _______.
Steroids
Hypoxia
Marinol
120 pound woman
24. Gender affects BAC because the average female has a higher proportion of _________ and therefore - for a given weight has less volume in which to distribute the alcohol.
Cocaine
Body fat
Autonomic
Tremors
25. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.
Depressants
Reducing
Heart beat
10
26. 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
Depressants
PET
16
Peers
27. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.
10
Theobromine
Leukoplakia
Addiction
28. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.
Designer
Alcohol
Bupropion
Inexpensive
29. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.
25
Opium
Chewing
James
30. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.
Chewing
Glutamate
Recreational
Myopia
31. ________ is used primarily in conjunction with surgical anesthesia and is approximately a hundred times as potent as morphine.
15
Strychnine
Fentanyl
Peers
32. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Neurotransmitters
Epileptic seizures
Prescription
Medical
33. Age ___ and older showed sharp drop in use.
Nail polish
26
Autonomic
Smoking
34. The three types are drug disposition tolerance - behavioral tolerance - and _________________ tolerance.
Pharmacodynamic
Heart Disease
Somatic
Alcoholic
35. Over the counter drugs are often simply referred to as ____ drugs.
Enzymes
OTC
Leave
Cardiovascular
36. Generally addiction refers to the ______ attachment to a drug.
Psychological
Epileptic seizures
Thousands
Benzodiazepines
37. Because their effect varies depending on the dose - CNS depressants are said to be _____ ________.
Medical
Depressants
Long
Dose dependent
38. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.
Pleasurable
Weight control
Steroids
Psychoactive
39. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.
Large
Neonatal abstinence
Chewing
Xanthines
40. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.
Antagonists
Moderate
Chlorpromazine
Spirits
41. 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.
Withdrawal
Alcohol
Temperance
Preoccupation
42. Cannabis withdrawal syndrome (is or is not) listed in the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).
Andes
Substitution
Is Not
Caffenism
43. Examples of Schedule I drugs include _______ - LSD - and marijuana.
GABA
Codeine
Heroin
Muscle tone
44. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits
Peyote
Grain neutral
Resin
Physical
45. Nicotine affects the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward/________ pathways of the brain.
Pleasure
Peers
Raves
Explosive
46. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.
Wood
Benzodiazepines
Consequences
Alcohol
47. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.
10
Stimulant
Rate
Less
48. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.
Recreational
Natural
Patches
Gateway
49. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
Pleasurable
Withdrawal
Time course
Dependence
50. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.
Detoxification
Amphetamines
Pharmaceutical
Escaping
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