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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






2. 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






3. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.






4. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.






5. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.






6. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.






7. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.






8. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.






9. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.






10. Most of the integration of information - learning and ______ occur in the central nervous system.






11. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.






12. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






13. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.






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






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






16. Both barbiturates and _______________ affect the neurotransmitter GABA.






17. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






18. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.






19. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






20. In the US - _______ was first used in psychiatry and as a local anesthetic.






21. Stimulants can maintain wakefulness - give a user a sense of increased energy - decrease ________ and temporarily elevate the mood.






22. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.






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






24. A drug is categorized as Schedule _ if it has a low potential for abuse - a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States - and its abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.






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






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






27. The two main side effects of therapeutic doses of amphetamines are drug abuse and damage to the ______________ system.






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






29. A common lung disease caused by smoking is _________.






30. Ice is also known as '______________'.






31. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






32. Three stimulants used by athletes in the early 1800s and 1900s were __________ - cocaine - and caffeine.






33. Alcohol withdrawal seizures may occur 6 to __ hours after the last drink.






34. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.






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






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






37. The time course of a drug's action depends on many things - including how the drug is administered - how quickly it is ______ - and how it is eliminated from the body.






38. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.






39. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






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






41. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






42. ______________ are unhealthy because they interfere with REM sleep.






43. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.






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






45. The 66 unique chemicals found in cannabis are called ____________.






46. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.






47. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.






48. In a recent survey - __ percent of high-dose marijuana users reported some withdrawal symptoms upon quitting - most commonly nervousness and sleep disturbance.






49. A person who has narcolepsy falls ______ as often as 50 times a day.






50. 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 ____.