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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Oral ingestion can be compared to intranasal administration (snorting) in that it is absorbed much more _______ than smoking or IV injection.
Slowly
25
ECT - Electroconvulsive therapy
San Salvador
2. No prescription is required when purchasing ________________ drugs.
Mushrooms
Taxes
Over the counter
Sedative
3. A ________ book written in 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Shen Nung contains the earliest reference to Cannabis.
Receptors
Pharmacy
Neonatal abstinence
Psychological
4. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.
Phyiscal
Medicine
Other's drugs.
Transmitter
5. The two categories of psychoactive drugs are ______ (legal) and illicit (illegal).
Antifreeze
Licit
Generic
Cocaine
6. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.
Mucous membranes
Obesity
Psychological
20
7. In high doses or if combined with alcohol - barbiturates can stop a person's __________.
Relaxed
Medical
Diarrhea
Breathing
8. To remove the caffeine - unroasted coffee beans are soaked in an organic ________.
OTC
PCP
Solvent
Pharmaceutical
9. The Soviets were the first to use ________ to build up their athletes.
Steroids
Peyote cactus
Methamphetamine
Mental
10. 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.
Antabuse
Natural
Placenta
Poppers
11. Drugs which cause a loss of ______ are called Amnesiacs.
Smaller
Memory
1937
GABA
12. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine
Pharmaceutical
Legal Recreational Use
Amphetamines
Withdrawal
13. Alcohol dependence as a disease is also known as disease model of alcohol dependence and this concept did not become really popular until ______________________ began to have a major influence in the 1940s and 1950s
PCP
Alcoholics Anonymous
Clove
1960
14. Its believed that both cocaine and amphetamines interact with a number of _________________ - including dopamine - norepinephrine and serotonin.
Neurotransmitters
Opioids
Positive
Benzodiazepines
15. At first - tobacco was almost universally accepted as a ________.
Alcohol
Depressants
Medicine
Toxic
16. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.
Anesthetic
Detoxification
Marijuana
Opposed
17. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.
San Salvador
200
Antidepressant
Crack
18. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.
Glaucoma
Interactions
Methylphenidate
Employee Assitance Programs
19. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.
Benzodiazepines
Depress
Felt tip
Alcohol
20. Cronic malnutrition causes _______ damage.
Tissue
Dentists
Glaucoma
Opioid
21. Three derivatives of the cannabis plant are __________ - hashish - and ganja.
Speedball
Sinsemilla
Illicit
Depressant
22. Floaters (chippers) usually don't maintain their own supply of drugs but prefer to use...
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23. ___________ is considered the fifth and final stage of drug addiction.
Mescaline
Plants
Withdrawal
Hallucinogens
24. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.
Obesity
Medical
Anorexiants
Hepatitis
25. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.
Synthetic
Months
Psychoactive
Bipolar disorder
26. The primary active ingredients contained in cough suppressants are ____________ and expectorants.
Schedule I
Pinpoint
Brain tissue
Antitussives
27. Opiates are drugs that contain _____ or one of its derivatives.
30
Prescription
Lipid solubility
Opium
28. Cross tolerance exists between LSD - mescaline and __________.
Involuntary
Psilocybin
Mushrooms
Equilibrium
29. The symptoms for withdrawal from any _________________ is similar to symptoms for alcohol withdrawal.
Amphetamines
Short term
Sedative hypnotic
Xanthines
30. Two forms of cocaine which can be smoked are _____ and coca paste.
Blood pressure
Eliminate
Neurotransmitters
Crack
31. The SSRI Fluoxetine is the most widely prescribed ______________ drug.
Withdrawal
Antidepressant
Methamphetamine
Potent
32. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.
Equal opportunity
10
Withdrawal
Months
33. It was also revealed that seventy five percent of the _____________ in major cities are addicted to drugs.
THC
Prostitutes
Antihistamines
Anesthetics
34. Any substance that modifies mind or body function by distorting enhancing - or inhibiting them
Drug
Appetite
Solvents
Toxic
35. Methamphetamine is also known as '______'.
Codeine
Benzodiazepines
Speed
Social
36. Whiskey - Scotch - and Brandy are examples of distilled beverages. They are also called '________'.
Cross tolerant
Spirits
Psychoactive
15
37. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).
Less
Naltrexone
Isopropyl
Psychoactive
38. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.
Alcohol
Strychnine
Synthetic
Ethanol
39. The BBB is very tight and excludes the brain uptake of all ______ molecule drugs and greater than 98% of small molecule drugs.
Large
Strychnine
Addictive
LSD
40. _____ _______ studied cocaine for its potential as a treatment for a variety of ailments including depression and morphine dependence.
Medicinal herbs
Prescription
Spirits
Sigmund Freud
41. The withdrawal symptoms for a ______ user whose drug usage has consisted of a low daily dose resemble a mild case of intestinal flu.
Heroin
Legal Instrumental Use
Amphetamines
25
42. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.
Interactions
Depressants
James
Pleasure
43. Stimulants include cocaine - amphetamines - methamphetamine - caffeine - and ________.
Antihistamines
Day
Nicotine
Steroids
44. Because heroin is more _______ ________ - it is more potent and faster acting than morphine even though the effects of the two substances are identical.
Dopamine
Withdrawal
Pleasure
Lipid soluble
45. The theory that the popularity of marijuana increases when the risk associated with its use decreases is called _________ _____.
Bipolar disorder
Opioids
Glutamate
Perceived risk
46. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.
Time course
Peyote
Mushrooms
Amino acids
47. 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.
Congestion rebound
Myopia
Hair
Psychological
48. Some alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for up to several ______.
Antagonists
Involuntary
Weeks
Psychoactive
49. ____________ drugs are drug compounds (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/or perceptions.
Psychoactive
Hair
Codeine
Inhalant
50. Psychotic behavior resulting from a known ________ cause is called an organic disorder.
Grain neutral
Leukoplakia
Physical
Biological