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DSST Substance Abuse

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1. ______ is the brand name for naloxone.






2. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.






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






4. 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.






5. MDMA - popularly known as ecstasy - is a drug popular at clubs and '_____' since the 1980s.






6. Studies have shown that it typically takes at least 2 or 3 ______ for a heroin user to become addicted.






7. Varenicline (_______) is a prescription drug used for smoking cessation.






8. The CNS consists of the brain and _____________.






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






10. Cannabis addiction is ______ harmful than addiction to tobacco - prescription drugs or alcohol.






11. Clove cigarettes contain ___% more tobacco as well as more tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.






12. Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.






13. For many years - ___________ sleeping pills were the drug of choice for people wishing to commit suicide.






14. Not everyone praised the use of tobacco; many _______ it.






15. The three types of drug users include: experimenters - compulsive users and ________.






16. With sales exceeding $160 billion a year - the legal ______________ industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States.






17. Physical dependence is related to _______________ tolerance.






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






19. The use of alcohol is statistically associated with homicide - assault - _______ violence and suicide






20. Common opioids include morphine - codeine - _____ and methadone.






21. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to develop with drugs that _____ the system quickly.






22. 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






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






24. Physical dependence involves the need to continue using the drug to avoid __________ symptoms which include sickness and discomfort.






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






26. Hashish comes from the concentrated ______.






27. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.






28. Users of cocaine _____________ either 'snort' (sniff) or inject the drug intravenously.






29. 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.






30. Historically - as _______ use declined - amphetamine use increased.






31. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).






32. 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.






33. Marijuana is known to lower intraocular (within the eye) pressure associated with ________.






34. 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.






35. The most common age group to report the most illicit drug use is 18 to __.






36. _____ drug use refers to using a drug with a specific functional purpose--not for recreation






37. The introduction of antipsychotic drugs have caused a dramatic ________ in the population of mental hospitals.






38. Another word for ____________ is euphorigenic.






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






40. ___________________ syndrome (NAS) is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive - illegal or prescription drugs while in the mother's womb.






41. Men are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than women and pregnant women are less likely to use drugs than women who are not pregnant.






42. The 1914 Harrison Act regulated sales of opiates and _______.






43. Aspirin is one of the most popular OTC drugs in the US. It is used for its analgesic - anti-____________and antipyretic effects.






44. These drugs alter perceptions of reality. They can affect sense of taste - smell - hearing and vision. Sometimes they are called ______________.






45. Bupropion is an ________________ used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.






46. 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






47. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.






48. Beer is created by adding ______ malt to cereal grains.






49. 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.






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