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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.






3. Federal laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol from 1920 to ____ are called prohibition.






4. Depressants _________ the rate of various vital physiological activities - especially those of the central nervous system.






5. When using snuff or chewing tobacco - nicotine is absorbed through the ______ lining of the mouth.






6. Cause of death with opioid overdose is usually suppressed __________.






7. CNS depressants that promote relaxation and relieve anxiety are called _________.






8. A drug is FDA approved for OTC (Over the Counter) sales only after an advisory panel agrees it can be used safely when following the __________ on the label.






9. ___________________ 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.






10. Urine drug tests are relatively ___________ screening tests that detect a variety of abused substances or their metabolites in urine.






11. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse - the typical narcotic habit costs $100 per ___.






12. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.






13. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.






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






15. ___ was originally used as a surgical anesthetic and has hallucinogenic effects different from LSD and mescaline (peyote cactus).






16. The DSM-IV-TR is a manual which provides criteria for classifying mental disorders into hundreds of specific __________ categories.






17. _________ is a neurotransmitter associated with aggression and regulation of body weight.






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






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






20. The neurotransmitter that is believed to be important for regulating waking and appetite is ______________.






21. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.






22. Ice is also known as '______________'.






23. 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.






24. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.






25. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






26. The active ingredients for half of the prescriptions filled consist of only ____ drugs.






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






28. Inhalant abuse can cause _______ - a state of oxygen deficiency in the body.






29. _________ is often referred to as the brain's major excitatory neurotransmitter.






30. Women are more likely to have problems with ______________ medicines.






31. Introduced as a ____ law - the Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) was not meant to be punitive and it made no reference to users of narcotics.






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






33. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






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






35. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






36. Several studies have found a lower incidence of _____________ in moderate drinkers than in abstainers






37. Amphetamines can be taken orally - intravenously or by _______.






38. When cocaine use is suddenly stopped - a 'crash' follows almost instantaneously that is characterized by an intense ________ for more cocaine.






39. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.






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






41. Another word for ____________ is psychedelic.






42. Almost ___ % of 8th graders have abused an inhalant sometime in their life.






43. Poisonous alcohols include methyl - ethylene glycol and _________.






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






45. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.






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






47. There are several FDA approved prescription drugs used to treat ________ - but only Lunesta has been approved for long term use.






48. Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.






49. The names of barbiturates all end in __.






50. In laboratory studies - the balanced placebo design is used to separate the pharmacological effects of alcohol from the alcohol __________ effects.