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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






2. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.






3. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






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






5. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...

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6. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.






7. Methylphenidate and Ritalin are both ______________.






8. _______________ is a highly addictive stimulant that is cheaper and much longer lasting than cocaine.






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






10. Most drugs are derived directly or indirectly from ______.






11. _______ is absorbed most quickly through smoking and intravenous injection.






12. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






13. Drugs with a long half life stay in the body for a very long time without significantly diminishing in strength - for example - ________ ________.






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






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






16. Ice is also known as '______________'.






17. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.






18. The primary purpose for the creation of the 1938 Federal Food - Drug - and Cosmetic Act was ___________.






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






20. Marinol is a ____________ controlled substance.






21. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic system stimulates digestion - slows the heart - and has other effects associated with a _______ physiological state.






22. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






23. The antidepressant drug __________ was originally used to treat tuberculosis.






24. The 3 groups of inhalants include volatile substances - ___________ and Nitrites.






25. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






26. The category of volatile substances includes adhesives (glues) - aerosols (hair spray - spray paint) - fuels (gasoline - propane) - and office supplies (____ ____ markers).






27. GHB is a clear - colorless - odorless liquid associated with _____ ____.






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






29. GHB is most well-known for its use in substances that disable users and make them vulnerable to sexual assault. _________ is another drug of this type.






30. Nicotine nasal spray - nicotine inhalers and _________ are smoking cessation aids which require a doctor's prescription.






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






32. Alcohol ______ - is the tendency for someone under the influence of alcohol to focus on the here and now and to pay less attention to long term consequences.






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






34. Smokers often report ________ _____ when they quit smoking.






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






36. taking prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drugs for illness






37. Alcohol is the second leading substance abuse related cause of premature death among Americans (________ is first).






38. Some smokers believe that _____ cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.






39. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them






40. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.






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






42. The most widely used __________ is alcohol.






43. Two brain imaging techniques are ___ and MRI.






44. Even the newest ______________ drugs are only a little better than placebo.






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






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






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






48. Naltrexone is used to block opioid effects so that a user doesn't feel any of the reinforcing _____________ effects of using an opioid.






49. Because drug use can be found in all parts of society regardless of income - education - occupation - social class - and age - it is called an ________ ________ affliction.






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