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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. A substance that has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II - has a currently accepted medical use in the US - and whose abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence
Cigarettes
Speedball
Alcohol
III
2. Ingesting too much caffeine can result in nervousness - irritability - _______________ and insomnia - etc.
Muscle spasms
Interactions
Equal opportunity
Phyiscal
3. Legal instrumental - illegal instrumental - legal recreational and illegal recreational use are the 4 types of drug use according to ___________.
Solvent
Tissue
Erich Goode
PET
4. Social factors refer to things such as _____ - family background - subculture - etc. that can influence drug use. Cultural factors refer to broader customs and traditions within the society--i.e. in certain cultures - there may be a culture that enco
Mucous membranes
Al
Peers
Behavioral tolerance
5. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.
Caffenism
Opiate
Sedative
6 -000
6. Cardiac arrhythmia is a condition that occurs during ________ ________ ________ syndrome (SSDS)
Decreased
200
Chantix
Sudden sniffing death
7. Amphetamine abusers often use ___________ - such as barbiturates to counteract the hyperactive feelings associated with high doses of amphetamines.
Fermentation
Less
Delirium tremens
Depressants
8. Most studies show that alcohol is involved in about ____ _____ of all suicides.
Lipid solubility
One-third
Toxic
Hydrochloride
9. Nicotine _______ are also known as transdermal nicotine systems.
Dangerous
Patches
Atypical
Memory
10. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.
Heroin
Caffeine
Alcohol
Common
11. 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.
Low
1980
Absorbed
Andes
12. The most common active ingredients contained in OTC sleep aids are ______________.
Evaporate
Pharmacy
6 -000
Antihistamines
13. A key belief of Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcohol dependence is an _________ - progressive disease characterized by a loss of control over drinking.
Tobacco
Incurable
Potent
Positive
14. When nonsmokers inhale cigarette smoke from their ___________ it is called passive smoking.
Depression
Environment
Antidepressant
Depressant
15. Crack is obtained by mixing cocaine with simple _________ chemicals - including baking soda and water - and then drying it--resulting in a lump of smokable cocaine.
Medicinal herbs
Heart attacks
Short term
Household
16. One of the most important factors which determine the potency of CNS drugs is the ________________ of the molecules.
Mesolimbic
Lipid solubility
Constipation
Hepatitis
17. _______________ and Ritalin are two drugs commonly used to treat ADHD.
Sleeping pills
Methylphenidate
Columbus
Other's drugs.
18. 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.
Entactogens
V
Watery
Hair
19. The _____________ curve is a graph comparing the size of response to a drug to the amount of a drug taken.
Heroin
Interactions
Dose response
Sinsemilla
20. The dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest _____ dose is called the safety margin.
Toxic
Indians
Resin
Leave
21. Drugs include any substances which can impair a person's ability to _______ function in society.
10
Safely
Epileptic seizures
Depression
22. ________ is a substance that is responsible for more adverse health consequences and death than any other.
Cumulative
Heroin
Surroundings
Nicotine
23. Jimsonweed a potent hallucinogenic plant and is also known as ____ _____.
Over the counter
41
James
Loco weed
24. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.
Hypoxia
Codeine
Other's drugs.
Kerosene
25. Since 1956 - the leaf tobacco content in cigarettes has been reduced by approximately __ percent.
Instrumental
Alcohol
25
Sedative
26. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.
Psychotherapeutic
Relief
Depressants
Amphetamines
27. CYP450 enzymes ______ toxic chemicals once they are eaten.
Nonspecific
Eliminate
Hypoventilation
Rock
28. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.
Xanthines
Poorer
Blood pressure
Benzodiazepines
29. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
Blood thinners
Nicotine
Hallucinogen
Coca
30. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Sedative hypnotic
I
Opioids
Prostitutes
31. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.
More
Pleasurable
Tissue
Eliminate
32. Most psychoactive drugs are taken by one of three basic routes: by mouth - _________ - or inhalation.
Glucosamine
Injection
Cocaine
Heart Disease
33. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.
Sigmund Freud
Day
Generic
Abuse
34. Tobacco is responsible for ___ thousand US deaths each year.
Decreased
440
Raves
Time course
35. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.
95
Dependence
Distillation
Neurotransmitters
36. The fourth stage of drug addiction is __________.
Social
Dependency
Kerosene
Mucous membranes
37. ________ drugs are developed to eliminate the illegality of a drug by modifying a drug into a new compound.
Designer
Serotonin
Glutamate
Molecular
38. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.
Cancer
Surroundings
10
Raves
39. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.
Phyiscal
Blindness
Long
Prescription
40. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.
Withdrawal
Sigmund Freud
Heroin
Alcohol
41. Transdermal literally means 'through the _____'.
Skin
PET
More
Smoking
42. _________ drugs produce wakefulness and a sense of energy and well-being.
Codeine
Physical
Stimulant
Generic
43. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
Dentists
10
Over the counter
Dopamine
44. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.
Enzymes
Breaks down
Narcan
Enzymes
45. 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.
Psychological
Tremors
Cocaine
Clove
46. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are more severe and more likely to cause death than withdrawal from _______.
Heroin
Prozac
Irritability
Nutrients
47. 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.
Gateway
Solvents
Weight
Opioid
48. Nitrites are sometimes called '________' and come in small vials or tubes.
Cost
Diarrhea
Narcan
Poppers
49. Drug dependence is made up of both ________ and psychological factors.
5
Physical
Recreational
Methylphenidate
50. __________ is the generic name for THC in capsule form and is approved by the FDA for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients.
Special K
Dronabinol
Lipid solubility
Cigarettes
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