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DSST Substance Abuse
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Onset of drug effects via inhalation is quite rapid because the capillary walls are very accessible in the _____ - and the drug thus enters the blood quickly.
Lungs
Malnutrition
Household
Codeine
2. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.
Tax
Sedatives
More
Expectancy
3. Medical uses of _______________ include muscle relaxants - sleeping pills - treatment for convulsive disorders (epilepsy) - alcohol detoxification - and preoperative anesthesia (amnesiac).
Benzodiazepines
Taxes
Temperance
Psilocybin
4. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.
Toluene
Cannabis sativa
Serotonin
Antidepressant
5. Psychological dependence is closely related to the concept of _________ reinforcement - which states that if a behavior is reliably followed by a stimulus - it leads to an increase in the behavior.
Ounces
Generic
Positive
Cocaine
6. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
Social
Steroids
Cancer
Bupropion
7. The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.
More
Breathing
Special K
Depression
8. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.
Peyote cactus
Erich Goode
Benzodiazepines
Antipsychotics
9. Anabolic steroids are _________ drugs designed to build muscle mass while minimizing masculinizing effects attributed to testosterone.
Synthetic
Poorer
Sudden sniffing death
Liver
10. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.
Structural analogs
Transdermal patch
Benzodiazepines
James
11. Hormones and _________________ are two types of chemical signals important for maintaining homeostasis.
Breathing
1937
Neurotransmitters
Schedule III
12. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.
Metabolism
Illegal Instrumental Use
Consequences
Norepinephrine
13. Alcoholics - who experience mild to _________ alcohol withdrawal symptoms - can usually be treated on an outpatient basis by a healthcare professional.
Erich Goode
Licit
Moderate
One hour
14. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Spinal cord
20
Perceived risk
Depressants
15. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them
Cannabis sativa
Contextual
Drug
Toxic
16. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.
10
Spinal cord
25
Cancer
17. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.
Topical anesthesia
Homeostasis
48
Depressants
18. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
Licit
Mental retardation
Tardive dyskinesia
Fentanyl
19. According to a 1997 report - alcohol is involved in more than ___ thousand deaths in the US each year.
Abuse
100
Amphetamines
Overdose
20. Examples of opioid antagonists are _________ - nalorphine and naltrexone.
Lipid soluble
Body
Naloxone
25
21. The pharmacological term for alcohol is _______.
Ethanol
Instrumental
Depression
Withdrawal
22. 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.
Absorbed
Blood-brain
Blood pressure
Schedule III
23. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.
I
Cocaine
Skin
Neurotransmitters
24. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.
Synthetic
Cocaine
Dropouts
Tardive dyskinesia
25. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.
20
Mental
Hallucinogens
Mushrooms
26. Drugs designed to treat _________ _________. are being used as effective mood stabilizers.
Epileptic seizures
Hallucinogens
Phenothiazines
Date rape
27. Other alcohols and oils contained in alcoholic beverages are called _________.
Dose dependent
Congeners
Amphetamines
Malnutrition
28. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.
British East India
Common
Raves
Barley
29. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.
Opposed
Marinol
Muscle tone
Replacing
30. Most illicit _______________ consumed in the United States is produced in small laboratories which might exist for only a few days in a remote area before moving on.
Transmitter
Behavioral tolerance
Methamphetamine
One-third
31. Most illicit drugs cause an addiction in both the mother and the infant because drugs (cocaine - barbiturates - heroin - etc) pass through the _________ and reach the baby.
Nutrients
Synthetic
6 -000
Placenta
32. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with miscarriage - reduced birth weight - differences in body size and negative effects on physical / ______ development of the child.
Mental
Muscle tone
5
Date rape
33. ___________ is a precancerous lesion caused by chewing tobacco.
Cardiovascular
Staggering
San Salvador
Leukoplakia
34. When someone overdoses on opiates (heroin - codeine - morphine - etc) Narcan can be injected into a muscle to get the victim __________ again.
Intoxicating
48
Breathing
Alcohol
35. 'Opioid' is another word for '_____'.
Smoking
Illicit
Opiate
Rapid
36. ______________ are significantly better than placebo treatments in reducing psychotic behaviors.
Addiction
Phenothiazines
Irritability
Common
37. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.
1933
Crack
Amino acids
Cardiovascular
38. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.
Pharmacy
Illicit
Diagnostic
Bipolar disorder
39. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.
Antagonists
Loco weed
Cocaine
Nicotine
40. In a double blind procedure - neither the patient nor the doctor know whether the subject is receiving a _______ or an experimental drug.
Hypoxia
Metabolism
Placebo
Glaucoma
41. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.
Potency
Psychoactive
Intoxicating
Grain neutral
42. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.
Prostitutes
Barbiturate
Memory
Tardive dyskinesia
43. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.
1960
Amino acids
Dependence
Cocaine
44. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
Addictive
Placenta
Coca
Over the counter
45. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.
Heart beat
4-6
Malnutrition
Day
46. ________ _______ is another term for alcohol withdrawal symptoms - especially fever - trembling and hallucinations.
Delirium tremens
Pharmacodynamic
Tardive dyskinesia
Fetal Alcohol
47. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.
Glutamate
Decrease
Nalorphine
Plants
48. High School ____ had the highest rate of current use of illicit drugs (9%).
Toluene
Steroids
Dropouts
Stimulant
49. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.
Codeine
Resin
Anesthetic
Mental retardation
50. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.
Tissue
Schedule I
Healthcare
Switching