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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. In a recent study - 65.6% of full time employees reported _______ use within the past month.






2. Drug assistance programs for drug-dependent employees are called _________.






3. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






4. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.






5. Opium has been used for approximately ____ years for both medical and recreational reasons.






6. The 'cold turkey' method - in which the addict suffers the symptoms of withdrawal until the cravings for the drug are no longer felt - is the most ______ method of heroin detoxification.






7. The __________ of alcohol by the liver occurs at a constant rate that is not much influenced by body size.






8. A person suffering from ________________ will exhibit symptoms of both depression and mania.






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






10. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.






11. The _________ policy of the FDA concerns taking some prescription medications and removing the prescription requirement and making the drug available via OTC.






12. Tranquilizers - sedatives - pain medicines - and amphetamines are abused most often by _____.






13. Some studies have reported both behavioral improvement and noticeable regrowth of _____ ______ in long term alcoholics after several months of abstinence.






14. In the late 1800s the typical ______ user was a middle aged white woman who functioned well and was adjusted to her life as a wife and mother.






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. For some drugs - the dependence is mostly _______________ - whereas for others - a user may develop a heavy physical dependence on the drug with just a few uses.






18. 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.






19. Two major illicit stimulants are _______ and amphetamines.






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






21. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.






22. Marinol is a ____________ controlled substance.






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






24. Originally it was believed that the occurrences of paranoid psychosis in cocaine and amphetamine users was caused by a pre-existing _______ condition or due to sleep deprivation.






25. 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.






26. Benzodiazepines are classified by their ________ of action.






27. Hashish is the most ______ cannabis preparation - it's THC level can be as high as 28%.






28. The freebase method of smoking cocaine can be very dangerous because the combination of fire and ether fumes is extremely __________.






29. The addiction rate for tobacco is 20 to 30% - for alcohol the rate is 15% - and for cocaine its __%.






30. Drugs that block the action of morphine - heroin - or other opioids are called opioid ___________.






31. _______ withdrawal often lacks the severe physical symptoms that occur with heroin or alcohol withdrawal.






32. Drug ____________ occur when a drug enhances or inhibits the effect of another drug.






33. Short acting drugs are used as __________ to treat insomnia and long acting drugs are used as sedatives to give prolonged relief from anxiety.






34. Because inhalants are so readily _________ - they present a special problem for prevention.






35. The psychoactive ingredient found in the _____________ is mescaline.






36. Most heroin users need 3 or 4 injections a ___ to avoid withdrawal.






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






38. 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.






39. LSD and other hallucinogens typically do not produce physical __________.






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






41. Both tricyclics and MAO inhibitors interfere with the reuptake of the neurotransmitters ______________ - dopamine - and serotonin.






42. ______ is an antipsychotic medication used for treating psychotic disorders including Tourette's syndrome.






43. Drug testing in sports began in the ____s.






44. Clonidine can be administered by a _____________ ______ - which gradually releases the drug over a seven day period.






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






46. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.






47. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.






48. CNS depressants include: alcohol - ______________ - opioids - benzodiazepines and barbiturates.






49. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.






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