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DSST Substance Abuse
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1. Prior to the 1980s - ________ was a popular way to smoke cocaine. It involved extracting cocaine into a volatile organic solvent - such as ether.
Short term
Chantix
Absorbed
Freebase
2. Small doses of ______________ help narcoleptics stay alert.
Sedatives
Amphetamines
Natural
Sleeping pills
3. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.
Steroids
Anabolic steroid
Amphetamines
Atypical
4. The ______ ______ ______ company was responsible for the smuggling of opium into China during the 1800s.
Antifreeze
Clove
British East India
Legal Recreational Use
5. Drugs prescribed to control symptoms associated with ______ problems are called psychotherapeutics.
Mental
Tremors
Pleasure
Behavioral tolerance
6. 95% pure alcohol is called _____________ spirits
Addiction
Women
Grain neutral
Synthetic
7. 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.
Incurable
Depressant
Isopropyl
Placenta
8. _________ are the oldest stimulants known. They are found in tea - coffee - soft drinks and chocolate.
Illegal Instrumental Use
Psilocybin
Xanthines
Alcohol
9. Synthetic drugs which result from the altered chemical structures of illicit drugs are called __________________.
Nalorphine
Schedule II
Prozac
Structural analogs
10. For a given class of ___ drug - all the competing brands contain the same few active ingredients.
OTC
Abuse
Lungs
Anabolic steroid
11. When an alcoholic learns to modify his behavior to compensate for motor impairments associated with being intoxicated this is called _____ _____.
Behavioral tolerance
Cocaine
Memory
Norepinephrine
12. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.
Strychnine
Mucous membranes
Depressants
Benzodiazepines
13. In the 1960s and 1970s an ergogenic drug commonly used by American ________ players was amphetamines.
Detoxification
Asleep
Antipsychotics
Football
14. A person under the influence of CNS depressants will appear drunk. Intoxicating effects include drowsiness - slurred speech - and ___________.
Caffeine
Staggering
Abuse
One-third
15. Experimenters primarily restrict drug usage to ______________ settings and are motivated by peer pressure and curiosity.
Months
Thousand
Recreational
Cocaine
16. American _______ / Alaska Natives are the racial ethnic group that report the highest illicit drug use for the past month.
Smoked
Indians
90
Inflammatory
17. After a patient receives their first dose of lithium it takes at least __ days to see results.
Leukoplakia
OTC
Psychedelics
10
18. Natives of the ______ mountains in Bolivia and Peru today still use coca as their ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Addiction
Malnutrition
Andes
Psychotherapeutic
19. For a drug to be ____________ - its molecules must be capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier.
Dopamine
Psychoactive
Natural
Healthcare
20. The amount of drug that must be given to obtain a particular response is called _______.
Potency
Withdrawal
Antagonists
Prozac
21. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.
Stimulant
Receptors
1980
Wood
22. Another principal factor that affects drug use is __________.
Contextual
Healthcare
Bupropion
Half life
23. Drugs with a high potential for abuse - with a currently accepted _______ use in the US - whose abuse may lead to severe physical or psychological dependence are listed under Schedule II.
Reducing
Antidepressant
Medical
Enzymes
24. 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.
Schedule I
10
Marijuana
Fentanyl
25. Most psychoactive drugs can be categorized as stimulants - depressants - opioids - hallucinogens - or _________________ agents.
Clove
Irritability
Psychotherapeutic
Antihistamines
26. Many drug users are 'controlled' users and their drug use is _______ to those around them.
Unknown
Leave
Placebo
Pleasure
27. A recent study indicated that persons aged 26 to __ were most likely to have used marijuana sometime during their life.
34
25
Designer
Weight control
28. _______ % of all US deaths are tobacco-related.
Tranquilizers
James
20
Peyote cactus
29. GABA is a very widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter and ________ tends to have widespread inhibitory effects on neurons in the brain.
Drug safety
Hemp rope
Hypnotics
Alcohol
30. Schedule IV drugs have a slightly higher chance of abuse than the Schedule V drugs. What most specifically distinguishes Schedule V drugs from the other schedules is that the drugs are regulated but don't require a ______________.
Somatic
Hallucinations
Rapid
Prescription
31. The two major ________ pathways damaged in Parkinson's disease are acetylcholine and the nigrostriatal pathways.
Psychoactive
OTC
Heart beat
Dopamine
32. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.
Muscle
Heart beat
Mental retardation
Al
33. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.
Speedball
1960
Malnutrition
Stimulant
34. ___ is sometimes known as angel dust.
Leave
Positive
PCP
Medical
35. Ice is a form of methamphetamine that can be ______.
Employee Assitance Programs
Smoked
Felt tip
PCP
36. BAC level in an individual is influenced by drinkers body type - food in the stomach - concentration of alcohol - and ____ of consumption.
Homeostasis
Dependence
Amphetamines
Rate
37. Many _________ drugs act by enhancing GABA inhibition.
Sedative
Raves
Cancer
Pharmacological
38. _____________ are drugs which cause hallucinations. They alter the way a user perceives reality and can affect emotions.
Emphysema
Sedative
Hallucinogens
Tax
39. The opioid antagonist __________ selectively blocks opioid effects - preventing the user from experiencing the reinforcing effects of the abused drug (for example - heroin).
Speed
Neurotransmitters
100
Naltrexone
40. Legal _______ drugs - ranked by amount of money spent each year: Alcohol ($104 billion) Tobacco ($51.9 billion) Coffee - Tea and Cocoa ($5.7 billion)
200
Dreams
Resin
Social
41. Cocaine is derived from the ____ plant.
Ounces
Cancer
Coca
Naloxone
42. King ______ of England wrote a antitobacco pamphlet and he taxed tobacco to attempt to limit its use.
Positive
James
Pharmaceutical
Hypnotics
43. ________ _________ is the biological name for marijuana.
Cannabis sativa
Xanthines
Absorbed
Black Tar
44. The effective dose (ED50) for LSD is many __________ of times smaller than that of other psychoactive drugs.
Staggering
Thousands
Obesity
Overdose
45. licit drug use - alcohol - tobacco - caffeine
Legal Recreational Use
20
Dose dependent
Peers
46. All reinforcing drugs (drugs that reinforce their use) stimulate dopamine neurons in the __________ system.
Mesolimbic
Structural analogs
Withdrawal
Steroids
47. The time from the patient receiving their first dose of antipsychotic medication until the first result is seen is at least __ days.
Heart beat
Duration
10
Blood-brain
48. Many plant-produced chemicals have effects on the intestines or muscles; others alter ______ biochemistry.
Emphysema
One-third
48
Brain
49. The opium plant contains both morphine and _______.
Mental
Physical
Placenta
Codeine
50. ______ factors refer to how the drug actually affects the body.
Pharmacological
Atypical
Stimulant
Short term
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