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DSST Substance Abuse

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. With _______ parodoxical effects include bizarre uninhibited behavior - rage - hostility and paranoia.






2. ________ is a drug used for treating alcoholics. It makes them extremely sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.






3. Two consequences of illicit drug use are lost productivity and increased ___________ costs.






4. The amount of alcohol that can be metabolized by the liver is about 0.25 to 0.30 _______ per hour.






5. 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.






6. Molecules that assist in either the metabolism (breaking down) or synthesis (creation) of another molecule are called _______.






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






8. An irregular _____ _____ is called arrhythmia.






9. Dopamine - acetylcholine - norepinephrine - serotonin - GABA - glutamate - and endorphins are all _________________ associated with the actions of the psychoactive drugs.






10. Metabolites refer to the substances that are produced or left over when the body metabolizes (_______ ______) the drugs that have been consumed.






11. College _________ had the lowest rate of current use of illicit drugs.






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






13. Through fermentation - the alcohol concentration is limited to ___%.






14. Marinol is used to relieve nausea/vomiting experienced by _______ patients and to help restore appetite to AIDS patients.






15. Volatile substances will __________ at low temperatures.






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






17. Acne and baldness in men - decreased breast size and facial hair in women are some of the side effects associated with ________________ use.






18. Methyl alcohol is made from ____.






19. Adopted sons whose __________ fathers were alcohol dependent have a much greater than average chance of becoming alcohol dependent than adopted sons of non-alcoholic fathers.






20. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to alcoholic mothers - characterized by facial deformities - growth deficiency - and ____________________.






21. Two OTC smoking _________ aids are nicotine gum and patches.






22. Flashbacks are the recurrence of certain aspects of the drug experience weeks or months after an individual has taken ___.






23. Perceived risk refers to the perceived ______________ of using the drug.






24. Psilocybin is the active psychoactive ingredient in _______________.






25. The important Xanthine varieties are caffeine - theophylline - and _____________.






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






27. Cannabis was declared illegal in the US in the year ____.






28. Drugs are said to be ______ ________ when tolerance to one reduces the effectiveness of each of the others.






29. Drug misuse is the inappropriate use of OTC or ____________ medications.






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






31. The predominant style of tobacco use went from pipes to snuff to _______ to cigars to cigarettes.






32. Opioids ________ the central nervous system (CNS).






33. _______ professionals and their staff are the most likely to abuse nitrous oxide.






34. Despite popular belief to the contrary - heroin is not __________ addictive.






35. The first stage of drug addiction is ______.






36. Examples of damage to the cardiovascular system caused by medical doses of amphetamines include increased heart rate - raised _______ _________ - and damage to veins and arteries.






37. Withdrawal symptoms may begin within hours or days after the smoker quits and may continue for several _______.






38. __________________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.






39. The forming of a neurotransmitter by the action of _______ on precursors is called synthesis.






40. The preoccupation phase is characterized by _________ concern about the drug.






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






42. The active ingredient found in OTC stimulants is ________.






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






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






45. _______ is drinkable - is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages - and is also known as grain alcohol.






46. Injecting an illegal drug intravenously is called __________.






47. drug detoxification often relies upon ___________






48. Severe alcoholism often results in ____________ as a result of decreased caloric intake by alcoholics.






49. Originally - the __________ movement supported the drinking of beer and wine but was strongly opposed to distilled spirits.






50. Nitrous oxide is used by _________ for light anesthesia and can be found as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.