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DSST Substance Abuse

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






2. ________ - tobacco and marijuana are commonly called gateway drugs.






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






4. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






5. Cannabis (marijuana) - Anabolic Steroids - Inhalants/Organic Solvents and narcotics are also found to be among the most ________ abused drugs.






6. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.






7. The timing of the onset - duration - and termination of a drug's effect is called the ___________.






8. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.






9. Approximately _% of alcoholics - who experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms - must be treated in a hospital or in an alcohol rehabilitation facility that specializes in detoxification.






10. higher tolerance to heroin also results in higher tolerance to morphine and ________.






11. 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.






12. In addition to vitamins and minerals - the FDA defines dietary supplements as substances such as herbs - extracts of herbs - ___________ and concentrates.






13. The four ways to administer heroin are sniffing - _______ injection (intramuscular) - smoking - and intravenous injection (mainlining).






14. The dried crushed leaves - flowers - stems and seeds of the cannabis sativa plant is called _______.






15. The three components of the nervous system are the central nervous system - the _______ system - and the autonomic system.






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






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






18. Alcohol is the drug most often associated with _______ crimes; in many cases - it is present in both the assailant and the victim.






19. Prozac is the brand name for the antidepressant drug __________. It inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.






20. Pharmacodynamic tolerance occurs when the brain attempts to maintain _____________ by altering the nervous system's sensitivity.






21. The blood-brain barrier is a semipermeable structure that protects the brain from potentially ______ chemicals circulating in the blood.






22. Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.






23. 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






24. Many ________ remedies have been used for anxiety disorder and depression. These include Kava Kava (also known as Kava Root) and St John's Wort.






25. The basic __________ skeleton of an illicit drug is modified to form a new compound. PCP and Ecstasy are probably the most well known examples of synthetic drugs.






26. Precursors are the raw materials from which _________________ are made and are found circulating in the blood supply and generally in the brain.






27. Naloxone or __________ is used to reverse the depressed respiration resulting from an opioid overdose.






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






29. Alcoholic fatty liver - alcoholic _________ - and cirrhosis are all liver disorders associated with heavy use of alcohol.






30. Cocaine is used for _________ ___________ and vasoconstriction for surgery of the mouth - nose - and throat.






31. Respiratory depression is the most common type of drug _________ death--people simply stop breathing.






32. Cocaine is a ___________ controlled substance.






33. The most _________ form of alcohol withdrawal is called delirium tremens and occurs in about 5 percent of people who have withdrawal symptoms.






34. In 1970 - the FDA limited the legal use of ____________ to three medical conditions: narcolepsy - ADHD - and short term weight reduction programs.






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






36. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.






37. Usually it takes approximately ___ years of heavy drinking of the equivalent of a pint or more of whiskey a day to develop cirrhosis of the liver.






38. Drug induced respiratory depression is also called _______________ and is a common type of drug overdose death.






39. One of the most common opioid side effects is ____________.






40. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits






41. 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.






42. ________ symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations - delusions - disorganized speech and behavior.






43. _________ is an effective antipsychotic drug with the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting white blood cell production.






44. A BAC of 0.05 results in lowered alertness and a BAC of ____ results in death (lethal dose).






45. Anabolic steroids build muscle mass by stimulating the conversion of _________ into tissue.






46. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






47. Generally _________ refers to the psychological attachment to a drug.






48. The FDA restricted amphetamine use to _____ ______ weight reduction programs in 1970.






49. The most widely used licit social drug is _______.






50. Psychotic behavior when there is no known ________ cause refers to functional disorders.






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